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.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007Atlas Shrugged Goes to Hollywood (and D.C.)Filed As: GeneralAyn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged should be in a theater near you in 2008. Can’t wait that long for the red carpet to be rolled out? On Oct. 6, 2007 be in Washington, D.C. for the more »»
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007“Transportation Mafia” Exposed in Portland, Oregon!Filed As: TransportationPortland’s proponents of fixed-rail systems have taken a couple hits the past two weeks. First, the Sept. 19 free alternative Willamette Week cover story highlights the politicians-campaign ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007The Appeal of Ron PaulFiled As: GeneralAfter three days of FreedomWorks’ 2008 GOP presidential straw poll, 16,371 visitors cast votes. The winner? U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, with over 56 percent of the vote. Why Ron Paul? Alvaro Vargas Llosa, senior fellow at the more »»
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Sunday, September 16, 2007DC Film Festival Celebrates Liberty, Sept. 26-29Groups involved include Reason, IHS, CEI, MPI and Acton Institute Filed As: EventsAmerican Film Renaissance (AFR) is “dedicated to promoting films that reflect the foundational values of America such as freedom, rugged individualism, and triumph of the human spirit. “ Its Washington, DC ... more »»
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Friday, August 31, 2007Donkey Kong and the Free Society LessonFiled As: General“The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters” documents a highly competitive true-story rivalry for the world’s record score on ... the Donkey Kong video game. Beyond being entertainingly good, this film about an offbeat topic includes a ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007Tobacco Tax Up, Revenues DropNew Jersey example shows this discrimination tax has its limits Filed As: Budget and TaxGregg Edwards recently wrote, New Jersey “is the first state in the nation to experience a decline in cigarette tax revenues after increasing the cigarette tax.” This should be a lesson to all public servants and smoker-bashers who seek to increase this discrimination tax for whatever ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007Portland’s Stunningly (Un)Successful Light RailFiled As: TransportationPortland’s light rail system “is becoming a victim of its own success,” began the August 30 Oregonian article. The punchline? On the Westside segment, average morning ridership has increased by 240 over the last five years. Stunning. Read it again slowly: From the spring of 2002 ... more »»
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Monday, August 27, 2007Wanted: New Mexico’s Outrageous Laws!Filed As: GeneralThe dastardly Rio Grande Foundation and its momentary sidekick, the New Mexico Alliance for Legal Reform, seek examples of New Mexico laws, local ordinances and administrative rules and regulations that ought to ... more »»
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Monday, August 27, 2007Protecting Property Rights en EspañolFiled As: GeneralThe Castle Coalition, a project of the Institute for Justice, just published its "Eminent Domain Abuse Survival Guide" in Spanish. Que bueno! The Castle’s August 23 media release ... more »»
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Monday, August 27, 2007It’s “Burning Man” not “Composting Dude”Filed As: Environment“It’s ‘Burning Man,’ not ‘Composting Dude.’” So said Tom Price, environmental coordinator for the Nevada desert Burning Man extravaganza, which started today. I was snickering at the apparent hypocrisy of this year’s Burning Man with its “more »»
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