In Conversation with David Friedman

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with David Friedman’. This event will occur on Wednesday, 7^th May, from 18:00 – 20:30 at the IEA (2 Lord North Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3LB).

David D. Friedman, son of Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, is a leading proponent of anarcho-capitalism, the theory that the state is an unnecessary evil and that all services, including the law itself, can be provided by voluntary cooperation in the private economy.

While Friedman holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, he is chiefly known for his scholarly contributions to economics and law. Friedman stands in contrast to many other anarchists because of his “consequentialist” approach. Rather than argue that humans have inviolable natural rights, which it is always wrong to violate, he uses cost-benefit analysis to assert that a world without government is measurably better than one ruled by states.

The discussion starts at 18:30 and will be preceded by drinks from 18:00. Spaces are limited and will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Full details are below for reference.

IEA ‘In Conversation with David Friedman’

Date: Wednesday, 7^th May

Time: 18:00 drinks, 18:30 discussion start

Location: IEA (2 Lord North Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3LB)