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Register today for MPS INDY 2026

The Westin, Indianapolis
11th – 15th  October 2026

Four Days of Insight and Exchange

Program schedule

DAY ONE 1
DAY TWO 2
DAY THREE 3
DAY FOUR 4
Time
Topic
Speaker
Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
Topic
Speaker
Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
Topic
Speaker
Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
Topic
Speaker
Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
Time
18:00 - 22:00
Topic
Reception & Dinner
Speaker
Dr. Nouh El Harmouzi
Hall
Main Hall
6:30 PM
 - 
9:00 PM

Closing Reception and Dinner

Randall Holcombe
Randall Holcombe
Florida State University
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October 15, 2026
4:45 PM
 - 
6:30 PM

Free Time

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October 15, 2026
4:15 PM
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4:45 PM

Coffee Break

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October 15, 2026
3:00 PM
 - 
4:15 PM

Inequality, Prosperity, and the Free Society

Thomas Mulligan
Thomas Mulligan
RAND Corporation
Catherine Pakaluk
The Catholic University of America
Marco Magnani
Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment
Jeremy Horpedahl
Jeremy Horpedahl
University of Central Arkansas
Martin Krause
Martin Krause
Universidad del CEMA
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October 15, 2026
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM

Education for a Free Society: Approaches and Opportunities

Marion Smith
Common Sense Society
Jessica Hooten Wilson
Jessica Hooten Wilson
Pepperdine University
Edwige Kacenelenbogen
Edwige Kacenelenbogen
Tony Sewell
Tony Sewell
House of Lords
Marsha Familaro Enright
Marsha Familaro Enright
Reliance College Fund
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October 15, 2026
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM

AI, Defending Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness

Matthew Mohlman
Matthew Mohlman
Monument Ventures
Malia Marks
Malia Marks
University of Cambridge
Geoff Cubitt
StrmMusic
Rachel Lomasky
Rachel Lomasky
Delphos Labs
Felix Hosse
Clear Conscience
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October 15, 2026
2:30 PM
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3:00 PM

Coffee Break

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October 15, 2026
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM

MPS Members' Meeting

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October 15, 2026
12:00 PM
 - 
1:30 PM

Lunch

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October 15, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Was 1776 Too Successful? Equality, Hierarchy, and the Fate of Liberty

Daniel Mahoney
The Claremont Institute
Bradley Birzer
Hillsdale College
Allen Mendenhall
Allen Mendenhall
The Heritage Foundation
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October 15, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Author Conversation

Bruce Caldwell
Duke University
Patrick Lynch
Liberty Fund
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October 15, 2026
10:15 AM
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10:45 AM

Coffee Break

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October 15, 2026
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM

1776, Constitutionalism, and Ordered Liberty

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October 15, 2026
3:00 PM
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7:00 PM

Excursion: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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October 14, 2026
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM

Young Scholars Sessions

Leonidas Montes
Leonidas Montes
Centro de Estudios Públicos
Dominique Lazanski
Dominique Lazanski
Last Press Label
Parth Shah
Parth Shah
Centre for Civil Society
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October 14, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Constitutional History and Ordered Liberty

Adam MacLeod
Adam MacLeod
St. Mary's University
James Allan
University of Queensland
Geoff Sigalet
UBC Research Group for Constitutional Law
Helen Dale
Helen Dale
Liberty Fund
Richard Reinsch
Richard Reinsch
Civitas Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
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October 14, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Author Conversation

Doug Den Uyl
Doug Den Uyl
Liberty Fund
Doug Rasmussen
Roberto Salinas Leon
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October 14, 2026
10:15 AM
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10:45 AM

Coffee Break

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October 14, 2026
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM

The Powers of the Earth: Nationalism and Great Power Politics

Tyler Goodspeed
Exxon Mobil Corporation
William Anthony Hay
Arizona State University
Furman Daniel
Furman Daniel
Concordia University
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October 14, 2026
3:45 PM
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5:00 PM

Times that Try Men's Souls: A Conversation on Authoritarian Threats to Liberty

Matthew Kroenig
Matthew Kroenig
Georgetown University
David Bahnsen
David Bahnsen
The Bahnsen Group
Kristen Waggoner
Kristen Waggoner
Alliance Defending Freedom
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Hoover Institution
Samuel Gregg
Samuel Gregg
American Institute for Economic Research
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October 13, 2026
3:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Coffee Break

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October 13, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

Debt, Banking, and the Future of Liberty

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October 13, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

A Revolution in Thinking: Colonialism, Mercantilism, and Liberty after 1776

Steven Sarson
Steven Sarson
Université Jean Moulin Lyon
Sandra Peart
University of Richmond
Samuel Gregg
Samuel Gregg
American Institute for Economic Research
Hernan Bonilla
Hernan Bonilla
CED
Roberta Herzberg
Roberta Herzberg
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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October 13, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

Arts and the Present and Future of Liberty

Leigh Stein
Leigh Stein
Novelist
Aaron Gwyn
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kat Rosenfield
Kat Rosenfield
Writer
Adam Simon
Independent Screenwriter
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October 13, 2026
1:15 PM
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1:45 PM

Coffee Break

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October 13, 2026
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM

Lunch

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October 13, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

All Men Are Created Equal: Individual Liberty, Flourishing, and Justice

John Pinheiro
Acton Institute
Barry Shain
Barry Shain
Colgate University
Matt Beech
Matt Beech
University of Hull & University of California, Berkeley
Fernando Schuler
Fernando Schuler
Insper
Doug Den Uyl
Doug Den Uyl
Liberty Fund
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October 13, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Author Conversation

Timothy Congdon
Institute of International Monetary Research at University of Buckingham
Vladimir Maciel
Vladimir Maciel
Mackenzie Center for Economic Freedom
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October 13, 2026
10:15 AM
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10:45 AM

Coffee Break

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October 13, 2026
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM

Economic Stagnation and the Pursuit of Happiness

Hannes Gissurarson
Hannes Gissurarson
University of Iceland
Michael Munger
Michael Munger
Duke University
Randall Holcombe
Randall Holcombe
Florida State University
Benjamin Powell
Benjamin Powell
Texas Tech University
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October 13, 2026
5:15 PM
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6:30 PM

The Intellectual Origins and Global Legacy of America’s Founding: A Conversation

Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
Hoover Institution
Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Liberty Fund
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October 12, 2026
4:45 PM
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5:15 PM

Coffee Break

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October 12, 2026
3:30 PM
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4:45 PM

The Milieu of 1776: Sources and Inspirations

Christa Dierksheide
Christa Dierksheide
University of Virginia
Henry C. Clark
Henry C. Clark
Dartmouth College
Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
UK Parliament, Oxford University
David Womersley
David Womersley
University of Oxford
Sarah Skwire
Sarah Skwire
Liberty Fund
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October 12, 2026
3:30 PM
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4:45 PM

Author Conversation

Eamonn Butler
The Adam Smith Institute
Debbi Gibbs
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October 12, 2026
3:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Coffee Break

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October 12, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

Grappling with Postliberalism, Right and Left

Avik Roy
Avik Roy
The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
James Patterson
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Daniel Hannan
Institute for Free Trade
Stephanie Slade
Stephanie Slade
Reason
Andrew Graham
Andrew Graham
Alliance Defending Freedom
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October 12, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

The Foundations of Liberty: 18th Century Lessons for the Present

Kevin Brookes
Montreal Economic Institute
Emilie Mitran
Emilie Mitran
University of Toulon
James Otteson
James Otteson
University of Notre Dame
Jay Bruce
Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church
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October 12, 2026
1:45 PM
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3:00 PM

Adam Smith, Mercantilism, and Economic Nationalism

Adam Dixon
Adam Dixon
Adam Smith's Panmure House
Edwin van de Haar
Edwin van de Haar
Independent Scholar
Maria Pia Paganelli
Maria Pia Paganelli
Trinity University
Leonidas Montes
Leonidas Montes
Centro de Estudios Públicos
Pierre Garello
Pierre Garello
Aix-Marseille Université
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October 12, 2026
1:15 PM
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1:45 PM

Coffee Break

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October 12, 2026
12:00 PM
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1:15 PM

Lunch

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October 12, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Slavery and the New Histories of Capitalism

Daniel Gullotta
Daniel Gullotta
Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University
Susan Love Brown
Susan Love Brown
Florida Atlantic University
Phillip Magness
Phillip Magness
Independent Institute
Hannah Spahn
Freie Universität Berlin
Hans Eicholz
Liberty Fund
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October 12, 2026
10:45 AM
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12:00 PM

Author Conversation

Doug Den Uyl
Doug Den Uyl
Liberty Fund
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October 12, 2026
10:15 AM
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10:45 AM

Coffee Break

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October 12, 2026
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM

The Spirit of 1776 and the Ideal of Liberty

Craig Smith
Craig Smith
University of Glasgow
Jane Calvert
Jane Calvert
John Dickinson Writings Project
Gabriel Calzada Alvarez
Gabriel Calzada Alvarez
Universidad de las Hespérides
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October 12, 2026
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM

Opening Reception and Dinner

Deirdre McCloskey
Deirdre McCloskey
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October 11, 2026
12:00 PM
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9:30 PM

Registration

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October 11, 2026
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