Fall 2020 FES Meeting Schedule

The Free Enterprise Society is sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise at OSU.

The Free Enterprise Society will generally be meeting on select Monday evenings (as shown below) (7:30 - 8:45 pm) during the Fall 2020 semester. Location of the meetings will be Student Union 280 (Sequoyah Room) (except as otherwise noted).

Meeting Dates (Fall 2020):

Monday, 8/24 (7:30-8:30p, SU 280) -- Fall 2020 FES Kickoff Meeting and election of additional officers (e.g. Marketing Chair, Social Media Chair)
Friday, 9/11 (11:15a-12:45p, SU 280) -- Dr. Sean Flynn (Healthcare Reform: How Singapore Provides UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE at 1/4 the U.S. Per Capita Cost)
Monday, 9/21 (7:30-8:45p, SU 280) -- Michael Shellenberger (The Science, Economics, & Ethics of Climate Change & Environmental Alarmism)
Monday, 10/5 (7:30-8:45p, SU 280) -- Documentary film screening: They Say It Can't Be Done, followed by Q&A with Producer, Patrick Reasonover
Monday, 10/19 (7:30-8:45p, SU 280) -- TBD
Monday, 11/2 (7:30-8:45p, SU 280) -- Dr. William Luther (bitcoin & beyond: the future of digital currency)
Thursday, 11/5 (3:30-5:00p, SU 280) -- Matt Ridley (How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom)
Monday, 11/16 (7:30-8:45p, SU 280) -- Matt Ridley (How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom)

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Book Studies (Fall 2020) (Fridays, 11a-1p, Student Union 280):

The Cure That Works: How to Have the World's Best Healthcare -- at a Quarter of the Price (by Dr. Sean Flynn) -- 8/28 & 9/4,18,25
- live, in-person lecture by the author on Friday, 9/11 (SU 280), 11:15a-12:45p (will also be livestreamed on OStateTV)
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Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All (by Michael Shellenberger) -- 10/2,16,30 & 11/13
- live lecture by the author on Monday, 9/21 (SU 280), 7:30-8:45p (will also be livestreamed on OStateTV)
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How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom (by Matt Ridley) -- 10/9,23 & 11/6,20
- live lecture by the author on Thursday, 11/4 (SU 280), 3:30-5:00p (will also be livestreamed on OStateTV)
- pre-recorded lecture by the author on Monday, 11/16 (SU 280), 7:30-8:45p
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Book Studies: Chapter Discussions and Lectures

Friday, 8/28 -- The Cure That Works (Chapters 1-6)

Friday, 9/4 -- The Cure That Works (Chapters 7-12)
Friday, 9/11 -- The Cure That Works (Lecture & Q&A with Dr. Sean Flynn)
Friday, 9/18 -- The Cure That Works (Chapters 13-18)
Monday, 9/21 -- Apocalypse Never (Lecture & Q&A with Michael Shellengerger)
Friday, 9/25 -- The Cure That Works (Chapters 19+)

Friday, 10/2 -- Apocalypse Never (Chapters 1-4)
Friday, 10/9 -- How Innovation Works (Chapters 1-4)
Friday, 10/16 -- Apocalypse Never (Chapters 5-8)
Friday, 10/23 -- How Innovation Works (Chapters 5-8)
Friday, 10/30 -- Apocalypse Never (Chapters 9-12)

Thursday, 11/5 -- How Innovation Works (Lecture & Q&A with Matt Ridley)
Friday, 11/6 -- How Innovation Works (Chapters 9-12)
Friday, 11/13 -- Apocalypse Never (Chapters 13+)
Monday, 11/16 -- How Innovation Works (Pre-Recorded Lecture & Q&A with Matt Ridley)
Friday, 11/20 -- How Innovation Works (Chapters 13+)

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