Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Economist Lauren Heller argues that while individual freedom has come under fire in the age of COVID-19, the deficiencies in unfettered government power has also been exposed. What lessons can we learn from the varied responses to the pandemic to help build a healthier and more peaceful world? Can liberalism save us?
This talk was given as part of "Modern Challenges to Liberty," an IHS summer seminar held online from July 7-12, 2020. To watch other lectures from this seminar, see the playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNeQlRoOOIMlvVmlK7YQBFQlzKH1xukoN
Lauren Heller is an associate professor of economics in the Campbell School of Business and a Director of the Berry College Honors Program. Her research interests include international health and development economics, as well as a wide variety of policy questions and topics in applied microeconomics. She received her bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Subscribe to our channel to see upcoming videos: youtube.com/c/TheIHSorg?sub_confirmation=1
The Institute for Humane Studies supports and partners with professors to promote the teaching and research of classical liberal ideas and to advance higher education’s core purpose of intellectual discovery and human progress.
About Us: theihs.org/who-we-are
Twitter: twitter.com/theihs?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/InstituteforHumaneStudies
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/instituteforhumanestudies
Instagram: instagram.com/theihs
Economist Lauren Heller argues that while individual freedom has come under fire in the age of COVID-19, the deficiencies in unfettered government power has also been exposed. What lessons can we learn from the varied responses to the pandemic to help build a healthier and more peaceful world? Can liberalism save us?
This talk was given as part of "Modern Challenges to Liberty," an IHS summer seminar held online from July 7-12, 2020. To watch other lectures from this seminar, see the playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNeQlRoOOIMlvVmlK7YQBFQlzKH1xukoN
Lauren Heller is an associate professor of economics in the Campbell School of Business and a Director of the Berry College Honors Program. Her research interests include international health and development economics, as well as a wide variety of policy questions and topics in applied microeconomics. She received her bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Subscribe to our channel to see upcoming videos: youtube.com/c/TheIHSorg?sub_confirmation=1
The Institute for Humane Studies supports and partners with professors to promote the teaching and research of classical liberal ideas and to advance higher education’s core purpose of intellectual discovery and human progress.
About Us: theihs.org/who-we-are
Twitter: twitter.com/theihs?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/InstituteforHumaneStudies
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/instituteforhumanestudies
Instagram: instagram.com/theihs
