FreedomFest 2025: Full Schedule

7:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Wednesday June 11, 2025 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT

Don’t miss the FreedomFest Book Signings, where you can meet our incredible speakers and get signed bookplates for their latest works! Browse through physical copies of the books in our on-site bookstore, and if you find a title you love, you can easily purchase it through our digital store. Your books will be shipped directly to your home after the event. It’s a great way to connect with the authors, take home new insights, and add some amazing books to your collection—all without the hassle of carrying them around the event. Stop by, meet the authors, and celebrate the power of ideas!

Speakers

Wang Dan

From Tiananmen to the World Stage: A Voice for Freedom in Exile

Dr. Wang Dan is one of the most recognized figures in the global fight for democracy and human rights in China. As a leading student organizer of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Wang became the number one target on China’s most-wanted list, ultimately enduring two prison sentences... Read More →

Daryl Davis

Breaking Barriers, One Conversation at a Time

Best known for his jaw-dropping mastery of Blues, Boogie Woogie, and Rock ‘n’ Roll piano, Daryl Davis is more than just a world-class musician—he’s a man who has turned dialogue into a weapon against hate.His journey into race relations began in the most unexpected way—when... Read More →

William Deresiewicz

Reclaiming Individuality in an Age of Conformity

William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist, critic, and former English professor at Yale University. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, and The End... Read More →

Andrew Gruel

Champion of Food Freedom and Healthy Living

Chef Andrew Gruel is a restaurateur, television personality, and outspoken advocate for food freedom and entrepreneurship. Best known as the founder of the award-winning Slapfish restaurant chain, Gruel has become a national voice for small business owners and chefs navigating the... Read More →

Joel Salatin

The Rebel Farmer Redefining Agriculture

Joel Salatin is no ordinary farmer—he’s a revolutionary force in agriculture, food freedom, and sustainability. A self-proclaimed “Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer,” he has been both celebrated and vilified for his bold stance against industrial... Read More →

Jennifer Sey

Fearless Advocate, Brand Builder, and Truth Teller

For nearly two decades, Jennifer Sey has been speaking truth to power—no matter the cost. As a 7-time National Team member and 1986 National Gymnastics Champion, she exposed abusive coaching practices in her 2008 memoir Chalked Up, refusing to stay silent even when the gymnastics... Read More →

Mark Skousen

America's Economist

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 →

Wednesday June 11, 2025 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning

12:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Thursday June 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Twila Brase

The Watchdog of Medical Freedom

For decades, Twila Brase has been on the front lines of the fight for patient and doctor autonomy, challenging government overreach in healthcare and advocating for medical freedom. As the president and co-founder of the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), she has led efforts... Read More →

Steve Forbes

The Capitalist’s Capitalist

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 →

Stephen Kent

The Geeky Stoic

Stephen Kent is the author of How The Force Can Fix The World: Lessons on Life, Liberty and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a groundbreaking book about the power of the Star Wars story and the real impact its universalist message can have on political polarization. From hi... Read More →

Lou Perez

Comedy’s Free-Speech Firestarter

Lou Perez is on a mission to revive comedy in an age of censorship—and he’s doing it with sharp wit, fearless satire, and an unapologetic love for free expression. As a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy, Lou has been at the frontlines of the free speech battle, proving that comedy should challenge, not conform.A Webby Award-winning writer and producer, Lou made waves as the creative force behind We the Internet TV, where his comedy took on politics, culture, and everything in bet... Read More →

Joel Wade

Coaching Happiness, Mastering Life

Dr. Joel F. Wade is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Life Coach, and author dedicated to helping people cultivate resilience, joy, and a deep sense of fulfillment. Drawing from decades of experience in psychology—particularly positive psychology—his work blends research-based... Read More →

Eric Weiner

Exploring the World, One Idea at a Time

Eric Weiner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and global explorer of ideas. His works, including The Geography of Bliss, The Geography of Genius, Man Seeks God, and The Socrates Express, blend travel, philosophy, and humor to uncover the hidden forces that shape... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning

3:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Thursday June 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Tim Anaya

Voice Of Reason In The Golden State's Policy Battles

Tim Anaya is Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Pacific Research Institute and co-author of the Amazon #1 new release The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide. With over 25 years of front-row experience in California politics, Tim has built a reputation as one... Read More →

Marc Eliot

The Storyteller of Hollywood’s Legends

Few writers have captured the essence of America’s cultural icons like Marc Eliot. A New York Times bestselling author, he has chronicled the lives of some of the most influential figures in film and music, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the legends who shaped entertainment... Read More →

Scott Horton

Relentless Truth-Teller on America’s Wars

Scott Horton is the director of The Libertarian Institute, host of the long-running Scott Horton Show, and one of the most prolific and respected voices in antiwar journalism today. With more than 5,000 interviews under his belt, Horton has spent the last two decades cutting through... Read More →

Art Laffer

The Architect of Supply-Side Economics

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 →

Sean Worthington

Redefining Money

Sean Worthington is the author of Perfect Money: How Your Enslavement Ends and a leading expert in digital currencies. With over 20 years of experience teaching computer science at community colleges, Sean's revolutionary thinking led him to recognize that monetary systems are, in... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning

12:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Marc Eliot

The Storyteller of Hollywood’s Legends

James Lindsay

Exposing the Ideologies Undermining Liberty

Dr. James Lindsay is a political and cultural critic, author, and founder of New Discourses, a platform dedicated to advancing reason, free speech, and classical liberal values in a time of growing ideological conformity. With a background in mathematics and a sharp analytical mind... Read More →

Peter Schiff

The Sound Money Rebel of Wall Street

Peter Schiff is one of the most provocative and unwavering economic commentators of our time. As CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, he has been a relentless critic of unsound monetary policy, runaway debt, and fiat currency manipulation—predicting the 2008... Read More →

Michael Shermer

Champion of Reason and Inquiry

Dr. Michael Shermer has built a career on questioning assumptions and challenging belief systems. As the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, longtime Scientific American columnist, and host of The Michael Shermer Show, he has dedicated his life to exploring why people believe... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning

3:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Friday June 13, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Brian Doherty

Chronicler of the Libertarian Movement

Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and one of the foremost historians of the modern libertarian movement. With a sharp pen and a deep understanding of American political thought, he has spent decades documenting the ideas, icons, and inflection points that have shaped... Read More →

Robert P. George

The Conscience of American Law and Liberty

Few scholars have shaped the intellectual foundations of law, morality, and civil discourse like Robert P. George. As McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and Director of the James Madison Program, he is one of America’s foremost legal minds, challenging... Read More →

George Gilder

The Prophet of Technology and Capitalism

For decades, George Gilder has been deciphering the future before it happens. A visionary investor, economist, and technology futurist, Gilder has a legendary track record of predicting game-changing innovations—from the rise of the microchip, which he tipped off to President Reagan... Read More →

Andrew Mayne

Founder, Interdimensional and Best Selling Author

Few people bridge the worlds of artificial intelligence, storytelling, and deep-sea adventure quite like Andrew Mayne. As the founder of Interdimensional, he helps companies deploy AI solutions that shape the future. Before that, he was OpenAI’s first prompt engineer and played... Read More →

Cornel West

A Radical Voice for Truth, Justice, and Love

Dr. Cornel West—affectionately known as Brother West—is a philosopher, theologian, scholar, activist, and one of the most electrifying public intellectuals of our time. Holding the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, he teaches on religion, philosophy, politics... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning

1:00pm PDT

FreedomFest Booksigning

Saturday June 14, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Book Store

Speakers

Jeff Berwick

Championing freedom through decentralization and disruption

Jeff Berwick is the founder of The Dollar Vigilante, a global financial and political media platform that advocates for personal liberty, cryptocurrency, and economic freedom. Known as “The Anarchast,” Jeff is an outspoken critic of government control, the financial system, and... Read More →

Adam Coleman

Challenging Narratives, Championing Truth,

Adam B. Coleman is the author of Black Victim to Black Victor, a passionate op-ed writer, public speaker, and the founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. His writing challenges conventional narratives and dives deep into the societal issues that shape our world, particularly focusing on... Read More →

Dominic Frisby

Where Money, Comedy, and History Collide

Author, comedian, and financial commentator Dominic Frisby is a rare blend of wit and wisdom. Whether he's breaking down the mysteries of money in Bitcoin: The Future of Money? or uncovering the rebellious roots of taxation in Daylight Robbery, Frisby makes economics as entertaining... Read More →

Kent Heckenlively

Unmasking Corruption

Kent Heckenlively, JD, is an attorney, science teacher, and two-time New York Times bestselling author. He is best known as the coauthor of the PLAGUE series (PLAGUE, PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION, and ENDING PLAGUE) with Dr. Judy Mikovits and Dr. Francis Ruscetti, winner of the Distinguished... Read More →

Michael Malice

The Ultimate Agent of Chaos and Clarity

Michael Malice has made a career out of disrupting narratives and dismantling power structures. As the author of The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil, The Anarchist Handbook, Dear Reader, and The New Right, he explores the history, philosophy, and mechanics of authoritarianism... Read More →

Kat Timpf

Unfiltered, Unapologetic, and Uniting Through Laughter

With her signature raw honesty and sharp wit, Kat Timpf dismantles the barriers of political and cultural division, proving that humor is one of the last unifying forces in an increasingly polarized world. Whether taking on politics, pop culture, or personal experiences, she brings... Read More →

Rainer Zitelmann

A Bold Champion for Capitalism and Prosperity

Dr. Rainer Zitelmann is a historian, sociologist,, and bestselling author, whose work has reshaped the conversation on capitalism, economic freedom, and historical analysis. With 30 books translated into 30 languages, including, The Origins of Poverty and Wealth, Hitler's National... Read More →

Saturday June 14, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Book Store

Booksigning