Bastiat Society presents Phil Magness, author of “The 1619 Project: A Critique,” November 2nd

About this event 

AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville will host an event with Phil Magness, Senior Research Faculty and Interim Research and Education Director at the American Institute for Economic Research. The New York Times’s 1619 Project has received accolades including a Pulitzer Prize for its attempt to refocus the history of the United States upon the horrific legacy of slavery. In doing so however, the Times came under intense scrutiny for misrepresenting historical evidence and adapting its analysis to advance anti-capitalist political objectives in the present day. 

Phil Magness, author of “The 1619 Project: A Critique,” will evaluate the merits and problems with the 1619 Project’s narrative. 

The Bastiat Society of Nashville’s speaker series is co-sponsored by The Beacon Center of Tennessee & The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) (affiliated with Middle Tennessee State University). This co-sponsorship does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the speakers’ positions on the issues discussed. 

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Schedule: 

6:00 - 6:30 PM: Networking 

6:30 - 7:15 PM: Presentation 

7:15 - 7:30 PM: Q&A 

Ticket Prices: $0 for Founding Members $10 for Annual Members $20 for Non-Members $0 for Actively enrolled university students who register with a .edu email address. 

More about the speaker: 

Phillip W. Magness is Senior Research Faculty and Interim Research and Education Director at the American Institute for Economic Research. He holds a PhD and MPP from George Mason University’s School of Public Policy, and a BA from the University of St. Thomas (Houston). Prior to joining AIER, Dr. Magness spent over a decade teaching public policy, economics, and international trade at institutions including American University, George Mason University, and Berry College. Magness’s work encompasses the economic history of the United States and Atlantic world, with specializations in the economic dimensions of slavery and racial discrimination, the history of taxation, and measurements of economic inequality over time. He also maintains active research interest in higher education policy and the history of economic thought. In addition to his scholarship, Magness’s popular writings have appeared in numerous venues including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Newsweek, Politico, Reason, National Review, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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