EVENTS
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco provides a platform for scholars, business owners, entrepreneurs, members of the community, industry experts, and policy experts to share their insights, ideas, and experiences with the business community and public.
Our events cover an array of subjects such as entrepreneurship, sound economic principles, law, international current events, and philosophy.
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Life Changing Secrets of Mastering Difficult Conversation
Dr. Peter Boghossian
Thu May 2nd 5:00pm - 9:00pm (PT)
Peter will discuss why civil discourse is indispensable, particularly in polarized times. Peter’s lectures impart practical, powerful tools that empower communication across seemingly impossible divides. Backed by science and evidence, audience members leave with practical, effective strategies, skills, and techniques for the most difficult conversations.
Modern Medicine's Great Controversy
Dr. Peter McCullough MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Fri April 12th 5:00pm - 8:45pm (PT)
Dr. McCullough will discuss how the pandemic response went wrong, the rise of the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex and widespread corruption in the regulatory agencies and corporate medicine, hyper vaccination, and the next pandemic.
What Stifled Freedom in Medicine:The History and Deep Science of Homeopathy
Dana Ullman, MPH, C.C.H.
Wed March 6th 6:00pm - 8:00pm (PDT)
One of America’s leading experts on homeopathic medicine will cover medical history, share amazing stories, and show that the attacks on homeopathy are more due to the economic competition that it brought rather than scientific or therapeutic issues...
They Keep Wasting Your Money: BART, Caltrain, and Muni
Marc Joffe
Thu Feb 8th 6:00pm - 8:00pm (PDT)
Despite sharply lower ridership in the aftermath of COVID-19, Bay Area transit agencies are plowing tens of billions into expansion projects while begging for more tax and toll revenue.CATO Institute’s Marc Joffe will break down transit agency finances, discuss the projects they have dreamed up, and suggest steps residents can take to stop transit waste.
Free Versus Regulated Banking (2 Part Lecture)
Christopher D. Silber
Fri October 27th 6:00pm - 8:00pm (PDT)
Once again bank failures and talk of financial crisis are in the news with politicians and journalists calling for yet more stringent bank regulations. But would it surprise you to know history’s most regulated banking systems have been the most crisis-prone while the freest banking systems have been virtually crisis free?
The 2020’s Inflation: A Living Postmortem
Christopher D. Silber
Fri August 18th 6:00pm - 8:00pm (PDT)
In the wake of the Covid pandemic the USA and most developed countries have witnessed price inflation levels unseen since the stagflation era of the 1970’s.And once again, just as with stagflation, politicians and the press have...
Understanding the Military Design Movement
Dr. Ben Zweibelson
Wed May 3rd 5:30pm - 8:30pm (PDT)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco welcomes
Dr. Ben Zweibelson, military design theorist, retired infantry officer and author of his new book “Understanding The Military Design Movement,” scheduled for publication this June.
Crises, Real and Exaggerated
Dr. Richard M. Salsman
Sat Oct 30th 12:00pm - 2:00pm (PDT)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco invites you to join a discussion with Dr. Richard Salsman, President on Crises, Real and Exaggerated drawing from his new book Where Have All the Capitalists Gone? Essays in Moral Political Economy (AIER, 2021).
Dr. Salsman is president of InterMarket Forecasting and Professor of Political Economy at Duke University, ,His new book is
You Can’t Fake Authentic Leadership
Sabrina Horn
Wed Jun 24th 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PDT)
Award-winning communications expert, CEO of national public relations firm Horn Group, and author of MAKE IT, DON’T FAKE IT: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success, Sabrina Horn discusses her entrepreneurial journey and the process of becoming a leader.
Entrepreneurial Journalism in the Field of War
Emile Ghessen
Wed Apr 28th (PDT)
Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former Royal Marine Emile Ghessen as he shares his experience and evolution from serving in the British military to journalism.
The Pandemic of Loneliness
Aleksandar Dimitrijević
Wed Mar 24th 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PDT)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco welcomes Dr. Aleksandar Dimitrijević, clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, in discussing the effects of loneliness, isolation, and solitude. 2020 was an unprecedented year which forced....
In Defense of Advertising
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Wed Dec 16th 1:00pm - 2:00pm (PST)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco will host Jerry Kirkpatrick, professor emeritus of international business and marketing at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Leadership in a World of Uncertainty
General George Casey & Greg Clark
Wed Nov 18th 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PST)
Join AIER's Bastiat Society of San Francisco for a special virtual event: Leadership in a World of Uncertainty, where you have the opportunity to hear from and connect with amazing leaders.
A Walk Through the History of Liberalism
Richard Allsop
Fri Oct 16th 6:00pm - 7:00pm (PDT)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco invites Australian historian, Richard Allsop, to discuss his book Liberalism: A Short History. We will discuss the emergence of liberalism, its influence, decline and revival, and how an understanding....
Clash of Histories: Karabakh-Armenia-Azerbaijan
Rouben Galichian
Wed Oct 14th 11:00am - 12:00pm (PDT)
The Bastiat Society of San Francisco will host Rouben Galichian, a London-based scholar, researcher, and cartologist to discuss the history behind the modern-day conflict in the South Caucasus.