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.
Monday, June 25, 2007$15,000 Bastiat Prize Deadline Approaches!Filed As: GeneralJune 30, 2007 is the deadline for the Bastiat Prize for Journalism, worth a total of $15,000 (US). Our philosophical kin at the International Policy Network, which organizes the program, states the Prize “will be awarded to ... more »»
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Friday, June 22, 2007How to Reduce Government Payroll CostsCompetitive bidding works for services, why not individual positions? Filed As: Budget and Tax, Municipal Services, PrivatizationCompetitive bidding has been successfully employed world-wide to improve government service quality and reduce their cost. Thus, why not use competitive bidding to help reduce public servant payroll costs? Years ago Jerry Yudelson of Portland, Oregon explored this idea in The Daily Journal ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007Sandy Springs Virtual GovernmentAlmost every public service has been contracted out Filed As: Municipal Services, Privatization"Indeed, the experiment in Sandy Springs, [Georgia], has proved that local governments don't need hundreds of public employees to function. Sandy Springs, a fast-growing town of more than 80,000 residents, has only four public employees who are not involved with public safety. Except for police ... more »»
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Monday, June 18, 2007Moving Picture Institute: Liberty in FilmFiled As: GeneralPopularizing the ideas of liberty through film requires more than the placement of the book Atlas Shrugged in “Dirty Dancing.” Enter the Moving Picture Institute, which “identifies and nurtures promising filmmakers who are committed to ... more »»
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Monday, June 18, 2007America’s Future (Foundation)Developing the next generation of libertarian, conservative leaders Filed As: Events, GeneralMake a point to make merry with, and support, America’s Future Foundation, which holds its Annual Gala June 28 in Washington, D.C. What is AFF? AFF’s homepage bills itself as “a network of ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007Send Underwear to the UndersecretaryCEI campaign highlights counterproductive regulations Filed As: Environment, GeneralThe Sam Adams Alliance recently advocated we educate Target stores that eminent domain is wrong. We did. more »»
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Monday, June 11, 2007Make the Point with Film & VideoOnthefencefilms.com reaches the online community Filed As: Communication technologies, GeneralAdvocates of liberty: Use film and video to help bring about a more culturally dynamic, prosperous society of free and responsible people. Onthefencefilms.com is one example to learn from. Onthefencefilms covers government-run health care in its ... more »»
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Friday, June 8, 2007The Freedom Foundation of MinnesotaAnother free market think tank takes root Filed As: General, Health CareThe Freedom Foundation of Minnesota put the North Star State on the list of states with two — count ‘em, two — think tanks that advance the ideas of liberty. Annette Meeks is the impetus behind FFM; she ... more »»
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Thursday, June 7, 2007Shameless Plug for Cato UniversityInstitute hosts liberty seminar July 22-27 Filed As: EventsHave fun, make friends and be a smarter revolutionary for liberty: This summer attend the Cato Institute's 2007 Cato University, a week-long, intellectually energizing seminar in San Diego. As a college student many moons ago, I was fortunate ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007Global Warming Alarmists ChallengedWhy won’t Mr. Gore debate his favorite topic? Filed As: EnvironmentInterested in science, not political fiction? Visit www.Icecap.us, www.Climateskeptics.org or www.Co2science.org. Websites like these may be one reason Al Gore seems unwilling to ... more »»
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