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Black Liberation, Free Markets and Church -Dr. Rachel Ferguson | #177
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In this week's episode, the Gwartney team welcomes back Dr. Rachel Ferguson. Rachel has been on our show many times before, but this episode is special because it features her new book coming out, "Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America." This book is released on May 10th so make sure you follow the link below to pre-order the book. Here is a quick background below on Rachel before you listen to the show about her new book.
Rachel Ferguson is an economic professor at Concordia University Chicago. As director of the Free Enterprise Center there, she leads a nationwide, cross-disciplinary faculty network that engages questions of liberty and virtue through seminars, conferences, and pedagogy. Dr. Ferguson has been a visiting fellow at the Eudaimonia Institute and her work can be found in Discourse, the Journal of Markets & Morality, and the Library of Economics and Liberty. Ferguson lives in St. Louis, Missouri where she is actively involved in community building and empowering marginalized entrepreneurs through LOVEtheLOU and Gateway to Flourishing.
Timeline:
Classical Liberal Takes on Black American history / 2:30
Living Up to the Constitution / 6:25
Civil Society Push for Advancement / 8:15
Oppression Does Not Lead to Flourishment / 13:00
Pirates Don't Help the Economy / 16:45
The Church and Black Leadership / 19:00
Barriers Throughout History / 23:30
Local Empowerment / 35:15
Cannot Create Stability From Above / 39:00
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Liberation-Through-Marketplace-Heartbreak/dp/1637583443
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