Coming up this Thursday, there will be two chances for liberty-minded or simply curious folks in Saint Louis to hear speeches from the world’s foremost expert on Friedrich August von Hayek, the Austrian economist, Nobel laureate, and champion of free markets:

• The afternoon of April 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, in the James S. McDonnell Conference Room (331 SSB) (building 11 on this map). This lecture is free.
• The evening of April 21, at the Discussion Club. This lecture includes a dinner beginning at 7:00 p.m., which costs $37.00 for those who are not already Discussion Club members. For those who wish to attend the lecture only, beginning at 8:00 p.m., it costs only $5.00. The Discussion Club has provided more information about the speaker, as well as general club information.

I’m excited about these events. I watched this video a few days ago, and discovered that, as speakers go, Caldwell is a delight. I never wasted an opportunity in school to write about Hayek, so I can’t wait to see this speaker live.