LIBERTY
AND THE
AMERICAN
WEST
FEATURING
Dr. P.J. Hill
Economics Professor at Wheaton College
WHO
Students
WHAT
Dr. Bruce Benson
An engaging weekend of lectures and discussions
Dr. Phil Magness
WHEN
Visiting Scholar at Texas Tech University
Academic Program Director
at the Institute for Humane Studies
TOPICS
February 5-6, 2016
WHERE
Texas Tech University
Vigilantes: Private Solutions to
Government Failure in Law Enforcement
COST
The Not So Wild Wild West: America's Experiment
with Anarcho-Capitalism
Free! All meals and materials will be provided.
Native American Customary Legal Systems
REGISTER
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This project is made possible by generous support
from the John Templeton Foundation.
WEEKEND EXPLORING LIBERTY:
LIBERTY AND THE AMERICAN WEST
FREE MARKET INSTITUTE – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES – GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
JERRY S. RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 5-6, 2016
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH
4:00 – 4:15 PM
SEMINAR REGISTRATION
RAWLS ATRIUM
4:15 – 4:30 PM
INTRODUCTION
BENJAMIN POWELL, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
AMY PROULX, INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES
ROOM #101
4:30 – 5:45 PM
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND SOCIAL COORDINATION
P.J. HILL, PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER
ROOM #101
5:45 – 7:00 PM
DINNER
RAWLS ATRIUM
7:00 – 8:15 PM
VIGILANTES IN THE AMERICAN WEST: PRIVATE SOLUTIONS
FOR GOVERNMENT FAILURE IN THE PROVISION OF JUSTICE
BRUCE BENSON, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
ROOM #101
8:15 – 9:30 PM
RECEPTION
RAWLS ATRIUM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
11:00 – 12:15 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RIGHTS AND RIGHTS TO
DEVELOP MINERALS
TIMOTHY FITZGERALD, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
ROOM #101
12:15 – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
RAWLS ATRIUM
1:30 – 2:45 PM
DISENTANGLING SLAVERY, WESTWARD EXPANSION, AND
LIBERTY IN TEXAS FROM THE ALAMO TO THE CIVIL WAR
PHILLIP MAGNESS, INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES
ROOM #101
2:45 – 3:00 PM
BREAK
3:00 – 4:15 PM
JUSTICE AND ORDER WITHOUT COERCIVE GOVERNMENT:
CUSTOMARY LAW IN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL SOCIETIES
BEFORE SUBJUGATION
BRUCE BENSON, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
ROOM #101
4:15 – 4:30 PM
BREAK
4:30 – 5:45 PM
THE NOT SO WILD, WILD WEST: PROPERTY RIGHTS ON THE
FRONTIER
P.J. HILL, PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER
ROOM #101
5:45 – 6:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
BENJAMIN POWELL, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
AMY PROULX, INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES
ROOM #101
6:00 – 8:00 PM
DINNER AND RECEPTION
RAWLS ATRIUM