Kurt Weber
For more than 24 years Kurt T. Weber has been an activist for liberty. During his undergraduate and graduate school years he organized student groups, ran an active campaign for the Kalamazoo City Council in Michigan, spent a summer petitioning in several states to get a third party on the ballot and was a regular columnist for college newspapers.
Mr. Weber spent a decade of service with Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. He joined the Institute in 1993 as its program director and was eventually promoted to vice president. Among his responsibilities as vice president were budget and strategic planning and staff management.
Mr. Weber has worked with a number of state, national and international classical liberal organizations, including the Institute for Humane Studies, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty. In 1992 he traveled throughout Latin America, consulting with think tanks in six countries. Mr. Weber also helped organize an institute in Ecuador and worked with Junior Achievement Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Mr. Weber has over 80 published newspaper commentaries, which have appeared in The Oregonian and numerous other Oregon publications, as well as The Orange County Register (California) and The Houston Post. He also has 150 radio commentaries to his credit.
Mr. Weber was graduated from Western Michigan University with dual degrees and honors in finance and public administration. He holds a masters degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.
Thursday, March 20, 2008More Opportunities for College StudentsSeminars, writing competitions on the environment, human rights, law By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralHere’s a sampling of numerous opportunities for college students interested in liberty. Pass them along! The Mont Pelerin Society seeks submissions for its 2008 Hayek Essay Contest. Entries due April 30. The Institute for Economic ... more »»
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Thursday, March 20, 2008Land Use Planning… and Climate Change ConferenceBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Events, GeneralPaul Chesser of Climate Strategies Watch wrote an aptly titled blog, "Transportation and Electricity Have All the Fun." Chesser highlights the May 5-6, 2008 "more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008There’s Electricity in the Air – and In Your Shirt!The "piezoelectric effect" points toward a better future By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralA recent article from Brian Bergstein, distributed by the Associate Press, describes how scientists have "developed a way to generate electricity by jostling fabric with ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008Summer Seminars for StudentsHigh school and undergraduates apply today! By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Events, GeneralThe Independent Institute is sponsoring two Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars, open to high school and undergraduate students alike. The programs will take place June 16-20 and August 11-15, 2008. II states its "seminars help students ... more »»
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Thursday, March 6, 200814 (Free) Summer Seminars for StudentsIdeas of a free society interest you? Apply today! March 31 deadline By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralCollege students interested in liberty, peace and choice should definitely review the summer offerings from the Institute for Humane Studies. As IHS states, its seminars are ideal if you are interested in politics; seek a better understanding ... more »»
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008$10,000 Scholarship for Law Student Interning at IJFeb. 29, 2008 application deadline fast approaching! By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralSoon-to-be pedigreed legal beagles, who’d like to intern with the Institute for Justice, check out IJ's first annual $10,000 Torchbearer Scholarship. If you are a second-year liberty-minded law student, or ... more »»
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008Billboards Tout Global Climate ScamFrom thermostat cops to Chicken Little, the debate goes roadside By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentThe folks at Global Climate Scam "have launched a billboard campaign to educate the public on the facts behind global warming hysteria and to encourage a more robust debate on whether global warming should be an issue addressed in state ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008Protecting Property Rights in SwedenCentrum för Rättvisa inspired by Institute for Justice By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralGunnar Strömmer spent nine-months in 2001 at the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Justice. The following year, he founded the Centrum för Rättvisa, Sweden’s first public interest law firm. CR, like IJ, has begun taking on eminent ... more »»
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Thursday, February 21, 2008Essay Contest for College Students, Junior FacultyCash awards for papers on property rights and human rights By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralMore than $20,000 will be awarded to college students and untenured junior faculty members for the best essays submitted to the 2008 Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest. Are property rights human ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008Cool-Aid: 2008 International Conference on Climate ChangeBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EventsThe 2008 International Conference on Climate Change is the first major international conference to focus on issues and questions not addressed by those who tout the theory of man-made global warming. Scientists, economists and public policy ... more »»
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