Free market economics stands on the shoulders of four giants in particular — Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Milton Friedman. Join CEI for a lunch discussion with Iain Murray, who will highlight the central lessons of these intellectual heroes and explore what we may have forgotten.

When: ​​​​​​12:30 – 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Where: Union League Club
38 East 37th Street, New York, NY 10016

This is a private event. Questions? Email [email protected]

Iain Murray is vice president for strategy and a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Murray also directs the Center for Economic Freedom. He has written extensively on free markets and the environment, labor policy, finance, the EU, and trade. Before coming to CEI, Iain was director of research at the Statistical Assessment Service. A former civil servant in the United Kingdom, Iain immigrated to the United States in 1997 and remains a British citizen. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of London and a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford. 

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