FEATURED speakers Steve Forbes CEO, Forbes Magazine Lisa Kennedy TV Host & FreedomFest Emcee Maj Toure Founder, Black Guns Matter Spike Cohen Former Libertarian Party VP Candidate Larry Sharpe Candidate, Governor of New York Gloria Alvarez Presidential Candidate, Guatemala Nadine Strossen Former President, ACLU Tulsi Gabbard Former Congresswoman, 2020 Presidential candidate Mike Rowe TV Host, Writer, Narrator, Producer, Actor & Spokesman Afroman Rapper, 2024 Presidential Candidate Enes Freedom Professional Basketball Player, Human Rights Activist Michael Oher Former NFL Player; Founder, Oher Foundation FEATURED Sessions Life Changing ConversationsFinding Common Ground with Your Enemies Daryl Davis Black Victim to Black Victor Adam Coleman What is the Ideal Tax System?Flat Tax, Progressive Tax, or No Tax? Art Laffer vs. Lanny Ebenstein Great Society: A New History Amity Shlaes The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:A Discussion of the Modern Libertarian Movement Richard Epstein & Andrew Koppelman Extra Ticket RequiredPunching Up Comedy Festival Special A celebration of freedom of expression! For tickets, visit our Special Events page. Embracing the Enlightenment:Classical Liberal Response to a Growing Illiberalism David Boaz Libertad Guatemalteca:A Presidential Campaign of Liberty for All Gloria Alvarez Signature Mock TrialOpen Borders On Trial Featuring Bryan Caplan The Post-Truth Era:Learning to Navigate Journalistic Misinformation Matt Taibbi Gaslit Politics:Understanding Government Abuse Through the Lens of Power and Control Kimberly Emery The Dissidents Project:Firsthand Insights into the Perils of Authoritarianism Young Voices: Daniel DiMartino, Angesum Teklu, Frances Hui, Grace Bydalak