Under the spell of “woke” ideologies, many of America’s largest institutions, both public and private, are increasingly acting in ways detrimental to the freedom and interests of the American people and nation. In response, many Americans are attempting to establish independence from these institutions by creating “parallel economies.” This second CCA of the 2022-2023 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will consider these trends in the areas of business, the media, and agriculture. https://www.hillsdale.edu/event/parallel-economies/

November 13
4:00 p.m.
“The Rise of Corporate Fascism”
Michael Rectenwald
Author, Beyond Woke

November 13
8:00 p.m.
“After FOX News: The Need for Parallel News Sources”
John Solomon
Just the News

November 14
4:00 p.m.
“Crypto as Parallel Currency?”
William J. Luther
American Institute for Economic Research

November 14
8:00 p.m.
“Dependence on Big Tech as a Threat to Freedom”
Walter Kirn
author and journalist

November 15
4:00 p.m.
“Local Food as Parallel Agriculture”
Joel Salatin
Polyface Farms

November 15
8:00 p.m.
“Refounding American Institutions”
Matthew J. Peterson
New Founding