On Thursday, July 28, Smith Soc members from around the country gathered at Monarch Rooftop in Midtown Manhattan to network and exchange ideas. We hosted a diverse mix of over 60 Smith Soc members spanning from our current students and chapter leaders to young leaders in NYC and folks from our broader national network. With a skyline view of the Empire State Building, the evening underscored the prosperity the free-market system is uniquely capable of delivering.

In late June, President Biden told reporters that he was “nearing a decision on student loan forgiveness.” With interest on student loans to resume after August 31st, the administration is facing increasing 

The Manhattan Institute awards an annual Hayek Prize to a book that best reflects Friedrich Hayek’s vision of economic and individual liberty. The winner of this year’s award was The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous, by Harvard professor of evolutionary biology Joseph Henrich.