Note: Clemson University currently has a mask mandate that requires all visitors, students, faculty, and staff to wear a mask indoors.
Description: The most effective means of suppressing the spread of dangerous pathogens does not require government suppression of personal interactions. This truth holds with even greater force today, given modern medicine, communications, and affordable personal protective equipment. While it’s imaginable that pathogens of such virulence and lethality will arise that call for military-like regimentation of society, most pathogens—including SARS-CoV-2—are best countered by decentralized individual responses. Government’s role during a pandemic should be confined to the task of ensuring maximum possible scope for such responses.
Parking Information: There is limited metered parking outside Self Auditiorium along Kappa St. for $2.00/hour. Other metered parking is also available across campus. To view available metered spots, go here and select "metered permit."
About Dr. Donald J. Boudreaux: Dr. Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a Mercatus Center Board Member, and a Professor of economics and former economics department chair at George Mason University. He is the author of the books Hypocrites and Half-Wits: A Daily Dose of Sanity from Cafe Hayek and Globalization. His articles appear in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report as well as numerous scholarly journals. Dr. Boudreaux writes a blog (with Russell Roberts) called Cafe Hayek and a regular column on economics for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Previously, he was president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an associate professor of legal studies and economics at Clemson University. Dr. Boudreaux also serves as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He earned a PhD in economics from Auburn University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
This in-person event is made possible with support from the John W. Pope Foundation.