Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
- 1616.November.SundayNo events
- 1717.November.Monday
Prosperity Without Tariffs
Session 10149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Prosperity Without Tariffs
Henry George’s Protection or Free Trade was subtitled “with Special Regard to the Interests of Labor.” Yet this book and his free trade stance alienated both the unions and the Irish immigrant workers who had been his core supporters. Today, the book is popular with conservatives and Neo-libertarians as a defense of conventional free-trade policies. While both get him wrong, George’s bold stance on Free Trade, controversial as it is, may hold the key to securing prosperity without tariffs.
In this two-part lecture series, Dan Sullivan will present the background context and lead a discussion of the book, beginning with Chapter 26 (True Free Trade), and then proceed through all the subsequent chapters, from Chapter 19 onward, to establish labor’s interests.
Those who are interested in getting ahead of the discussion can look at the following links:
Terence Powderly asks to focus on land value tax and take on protectionism only after the land tax victory is won.
http://www.savingcommunities.org/docs/powderly.terence/30years08.html#cure-all
Maria Mazzenga and Dan Sullivan on the interactions between Henry George, Terence Powderly, Father Edward McGlynn (video). https://vimeo.com/48893598
Protection or Free Trade, chapter 26, “True Free Trade.” https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1652#lf0448_head_027
Instructor: Dan Sullivan
Dates: Part 1: Mondays: 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06; Part 2: Mondays – 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.
- 1818.November.TuesdayNo events
- 1919.November.Wednesday
Basic Georgist Principles
Session 1149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Basic Georgist Principles
Join us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living.
The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/.
The instructor:
Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley).
Instructor: Chuck Metalitz
Dates: Wednesdays: 11/19, 12/03, 12/10, 1/07, 1/14
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.
- 2020.November.ThursdayNo events
- 2121.November.FridayNo events
- 2222.November.SaturdayNo events
