Center for Free Enterprise

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Casey Lartigue will be discussing the writings of Harvard University professor Michael Sandel at a book discussion on July 11 from 7:30 p.m. at the Ewha Study Center near Ewha Woman's University (line 2, exit 2). See the link here: http://tinyurl.com/7fthhlk

This session will focus on Prof. Sandel’s recent essay in The Atlantic Magazine (that is also the introduction of his book), but readers of Prof. Sandel’s other writings are welcome to discuss those. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/04/what-isn-8217-t-for-sale/8902/

The cost of the event is 8,000 won per person. 02-362-7653 or [email protected]. The event is limited to 10 people. You can pay in advance to reserve a seat or can pay at the door.

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Economic Freedom Conference : "Free Market Interpretation of Western Financial Crisis" roundtable di ¡¤ Author of The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey (published in 45 languages) and Shogun's Ghost: The Dark Side of Japanese Education

Casey Lartigue discusses the writings and public speeches of Andrei Lankov in today's Korea Times. He argues that Lankov uses common sense and doesn't shift his views based on the latest headlines coming out of North Korea. http://eng.cfe.org/mboard/bbsDetail.asp?cid=mn2007713123749&idx=2086

CFE Viewpoint : `Common Sense" on North Korea (Korea Times) by Casey Lartigue Jr. One of my favorite quotes is from philosopher Eric Hoffer: ``It is not actual suffering but a taste of better things which excites people to revolt." You don't hurt a hermit by locking him in his room or threatening to starve a man who has lived with starvation for years or decades. It is the taste ...

CFE is hosting a special roundtable discussion with a dynamic escapee from North Korea. http://www.facebook.com/events/304647742942407/ Check here for more details. http://eng.cfe.org/mboard/bbsDetail.asp?cid=mn2007430103030&idx=2085

Economic Freedom Conference : Nothing to Envy? Roundtable with a North Korean escapee: Life on both. She will be joined by Ms. Eun-young Kim, a Program Officer at the Citizens` Alliance for North Korean Human Rights. She will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how her organization is assisting North Koreans who are desperately seeking to escapee to freedom and how her organization is assisting those...

http://eng.cfe.org/mboard/bbsDetail.asp?cid=mn2007713123749&idx=2083 (In today's Korea Times, Casey Lartigue of the Center for Free Enterprise explains why he has joined the fight to help rescue people trying to escape from North Korea.

CFE Viewpoint : Helping North Koreans `strike the blow` (Korea Times) Have you ever engaged in action not because you were sure it would change the world, but to satisfy your own heart? That, I emailed to an American friend, is why I have joined the effort to help North Koreans who are trying to escape from their homeland. I can't change the direction of policy in Nor...

Featuring Swedish parliamentarian Johnny Munkhammar. Event summaries, videos, press releases available at: http://eng.cfe.org/mboard/bbsDetail.asp?cid=mn2007430103030&idx=2076

http://cfekorea.com/2012/03/12/all-munkhammar-all-the-time/ Links to video, radio interview, photos and media coverage of Swedish Congressman Johnny Munkhammar's visit to South Korea.

All Munkhammar, All The Time! Last week’s visit to South Korea by Swedish parliamentarian Johnny Munkhhammar was a tremendous success! We had an overflow crowd and plenty of media. Roundup from Mr. Munkhammar’s visit “SWE...

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Mything the Point on Sweden (The Korea Times) By Casey Lartigue, Jr. The message was clear: “Don’t do what we’re doing” when it comes to welfare and economic policies. That’s what (former) Senator Franco Debendetti and lawyer Ale...

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Mr Johnny Munkhammar, Member of the Moderate Party to Korea

Casey Lartigue, Director for International Relations at the Center for Free Enterprise, argues that non-political people escaping from North Korea should not be called "defectors."
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CFE Viewpoint : Freedmen from North Korea

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The Seoul Times online newspaper published an article in anticipation of our event on Sweden's Welfare State. Hope to see you all there, President's Hotel on Monday, March 5 at 2 PM

The Seoul Times Swedish MP to Speak on Welfare in Seoul

Interesting post by Libertarianism.org.

Why We Get Mad at (some kinds of) Rich People I’m intrigued by a disconnect between the general rhetoric of anger toward the rich by folks like the Occupy movement and the actual categories of rich people they seem to be mad at. Occupy Wall Street rails against the “1%,” which would presumably include anyone and everyone ri...