Steven Horwitz
I'm currently in Brazil at a summer seminar for young Brazilians interested in libertarian ideas sponsored by the Atlas Foundation and OrdemLivre.org in the beautiful mountain town of Petropolis outside of Rio. On Thursday, I participated in a debate at the equivalent of the Chamber of Commerce in Sao Paulo celebrating the Mises-Brazil Portuguese translation of Ron Paul's End the Fed. Around 70 people stuck around for almost 3 hours to listen to me give a 45 minute talk on why we don't need a central bank, followed by commentary and discussion from other participants. The event was well-covered by the Brazilian press, including a nice story in the top economics paper in the country that included a picture pairing that I just loved (that's a Facebook link as I can't find it online).
There was also some TV coverage. My bit is, in fact, in English.
It's amazing to think that a debate like this could draw this much attention in a part of the world not known for skepticism about central banking. That, I think, is a good sign.
Coincidentally, just as you talk was coming online I posted this:
http://thefaintofheart.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/ponnuru-on-ron-paul/
Posted by: marcus nunes | February 04, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Congratualtions. This was great. What you guys should really try to do is get in with the leaders of developing countries. Should not be too hard if you guys organize some "foundation" and present your extensive academic and professional "American PhD-esque" achievements. Then, try to implement some of these policies in legislative measures (i.e. elimination of a central bank, etc.).
Surely, that is not beyond the realm of the possible, and would actually be kind of interesting to study from a practical point of view. Call up the government offices of the country of Moldova, or some similar country.
Posted by: austrian away | February 04, 2012 at 04:51 PM
Steve Horwitz, rock star! Congratulations on a successful trip, Steve.
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