Freedom to Create Value
Serving others embodies the essence of capitalism and free enterprise. The best way to meet my individual
needs, wants and desires is to find a way to meet someone else's needs, wants and
desires and do that better than anyone else.
ISFE / FES Scholarships:
Up to $1,500 per Academic Year
Click the box below to get additional info or to apply for an ISFE / FES scholarship
for the 2025-2026 academic year.
NOTE: ISFE / FES scholarship quotas for PhD & Masters students for 2025-2026 have already been met. You may apply to join the waitlist, but inclusion is doubtful.
NOTE: ISFE / FES scholarship quotas for PhD & Masters students for 2025-2026 have already been met. You may apply to join the waitlist, but inclusion is doubtful.
Our planned activities for the Spring 2026 semester
- Guest Speakers
- Thursday, 2/5 (BU 201, 7:00-8:15p) -- Dr. Per Bylund: What the Heck is "Say's Law" and Why is it Important?
- Wednesday, 4/8 (TBD, 7:30-8:45p) -- Dr. Jay Richards: The Big Blob: How Regulatory Capture and a Corporate State Make Americans Sick and
Sad
- Thursday, 4/9 (TBD, 10:30-11:45p) -- Dr. Jay Richards: Will Smart Machines or AI Take Our Jobs?
- Thursday, 4/9 (TBD, noon-1:15p) -- Dr. Jay Richards: Will Smart Machines or AI Take Our Jobs?
- Thursday, 4/9 (TBD, 1:30-2:45p) -- Dr. Jay Richards: Will Smart Machines or AI Take Our Jobs?
- Friday, 4/17 (TBD, TBD) -- Free Market Road Show (featuring Barbara Kolm, Dan Mitchell, & Per Bylund)
- Small-Group Discussions
- TBD (TBD, General Academic Building 435) -- small-group discussion about Say's Law.
- Friday, 4/10 (TBD, General Academic Building 435) -- small-group discussion about regulatory capture.
- Friday, 4/10 (TBD, General Academic Building 435) -- small-group discussion about smart machines and AI.
- Monday, 4/20 (TBD, General Academic Building 435) -- small-group discussion about free markets & education.
- Academic Discussion Sessions
- TBD
- Book Discussion Groups
- TBD
Our Mission
Promote economic freedom, competitive markets, private ownership, and individual choice
We work to facilitate campus-wide discussions on issues related to value creation
in society, competitive markets, economic freedom, personal liberty and human flourishing.
We coordinate OSU courses related to free enterprise, sponsor the Free Enterprise
Society (FES), provide scholarships and fellowships for all students interested in
free enterprise principles, and support faculty and student research.
Our People
Our students, faculty and administrators focus on teaching and research related to
entrepreneurship and innovation, markets and morality along with regulation.
Empowering The Individual
We seek to provide opportunities and resources to all individuals interested in learning about or promoting the principles of a free society. To explore some relevant opinion pieces, click the link below.
Opinion Pieces