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Join us Monday for a conversation on free speech, disagreement, and what it means to live together as a pluralistic society, moderated by Judge Thomas Hardiman. This event is free and open to the public. 📅 October 19 🕓 4 PM ET 📍 University Club, Ballroom A, University of Pittsburgh

📅 October 19 ⏰ 12 PM ET 📌 Posvar 3911 Register here: forms.monday.com/forms/51237…

Can Foucault help us defend freedom better than Hayek alone? Mark Pennington (King's College London) argues they can. Join us for his book talk on "Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge and Freedom." If you're curious about political economy, social theory, or challenging threats to freedom, this event is for you.

On Oct 19, Mark Pennington (@KingsCollegeLon) will discuss his book "Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge and Freedom," asking what Foucault can add to Hayek's liberalism, and how both help us spot "over-government." 📅 October 19 ⏰ 12 PM ET 📌 Posvar 3911

Yesterday, @sladesr joined us on campus to make the case for a forgotten ideal of American conservatism, drawing on her book "Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right." Moderated by CGM's Founding Director @jmurtazashvili, the conversation explored where the conservative movement began, how it has changed in fundamental ways, and what the cost to our country will be if a classically liberal, or "fusionist," conservatism is abandoned. Thank you to all who joined us, and to Stephanie for such a thoughtful conversation.

Congratulations to @HasinaJalal for winning the 2026 Carolyn B. Dexter Award for Best International Paper for her work: "When All Hope Seems Lost: Sustaining Learning Motivation in the Absence of Educational Pathways." The paper shows how Afghan women banned from formal education keep their motivation to learn alive through small, safe wins and quiet peer support that build momentum.

Is AI governance a constitutional problem? Senior Non-Resident Scholar Paul Dragos Aligica says yes. In this article for @EconLib, he turns to Buchanan and Ostrom to ask what classical liberal principles, values, and institutional arrangements can offer in the AI era.

This Wednesday, Center for Governance and Markets welcomes @sladesr of @reason to discuss her book “Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right.” Explore what's at stake if classically liberal conservatism is abandoned. First attendees get a free book.

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The Center for Governance and Markets is seeking to hire a student worker to provide event and program operations support for convenings — including workshops, guest lectures, conferences, and other programs. The successful candidate will: • Provide on-site operational support for CGM events • Communicate with guest speakers to collect materials ahead of events • Support events across their full lifecycle, from planning through wrap-up

Trust in government in the US and around the world has been falling for decades. PittWire reports on a new $1.8M grant from @templeton_fdn to advance the Center for Governance and Markets study on how public institutions can earn it back: through results, local knowledge, and real agency for citizens and public servants.