Wichita: Evasive Entrepreneurs and the Future of Governance

4110-4526 East 17th Street North,Wichita KS 67208

15 April, 2021

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Join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Wichita for a talk with Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center. Please join AIER's Bastiat Society program in Wichita and The Institute for the Study of Economic Growth at WSU for a talk with Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center. Thierer will make the case that we should accept—and often even embrace—a certain amount of disruptive entrepreneurship that drives economic growth, and makes government accountable to the governed. He examines how “evasive entrepreneurs”—innovators who don’t always conform to social or legal norms—are changing the world and challenging the status quo of governance, culture, and the way we earn a living. Cost is $20 for members // $25 for non-members // Free for Teachers and Students _______________________ Schedule: 6:00 pm Reception - Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic refreshments 6:45 pm Adam Thierer lecture and Q&A _______________________ More about the speaker: Adam Thierer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He specializes in innovation, entrepreneurialism, the Internet, and free-speech issues, with a particular focus on the public policy concerns surrounding emerging technologies. See Full Bio