FreedomFest 2025

Dr. Mark Skousen is a leading economist, financial publisher, and tireless advocate for liberty whose work bridges the worlds of academia, business, and public policy. As the founder and producer of FreedomFest, Mark has created one of the largest gatherings of free minds in the world—a... Read More →

Few voices in business and economics carry the weight of Steve Forbes. As Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, he has spent decades shaping the conversation around entrepreneurship, capitalism, and the forces driving global markets.A tireless advocate for free markets, sound... Read More →

Few have done more to champion Austrian economics and free-market principles on the world stage than Barbara Kolm. As President of the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institute and Founding Director of the Austrian Economics Center, she has been a driving force for economic liberty and sound... Read More →

When it comes to modern economic thought, few names hold as much weight as Arthur B. Laffer. Best known as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics,” he revolutionized tax policy with the Laffer Curve, a concept that shaped President Reagan’s economic agenda and ignited a global... Read More →

Helen Raleigh is a relentless advocate for freedom, opportunity, and the American dream, drawing from both her personal journey and deep policy expertise. As an entrepreneur, author, and political commentator, she speaks hard truths about China’s aggression, America’s broken immigration... Read More →