Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism

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  Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

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  Alright, good evening ladies and gentlemen.

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  My name is Brian here.

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  I'm the chairperson and the moderator of tonight's event.

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  Thank you for joining us.

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  So this event tonight is part of the official public lectures program here at the London School of Economics.

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  It is also hosted and organised by the Hayek program here at the LSE.

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  You may Google LSE Hayek program for more information about future events or approach me after the event

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  if you'd like more information.

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  Our speaker for tonight is Professor John Hasnes who has travelled all the way from the United States.

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  The contents of his talk tonight is based on his recent book,

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  Common Law Liberalism, published by Oxford University Press.

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  So John Hessens is a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center,

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  a professor of business at Georgetown's McDonald's School of Business,

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  and the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics.

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  His scholarship concerns ethics and white collar crime, jurisprudence, and legal history.

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  He has published various articles and books, including Common Law Liberalism,

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  The Subject of Tonight's Talk, and recently,

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  questioning the assumptions of political discourse by Rutledge.

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