Bastiat Prize Explained
The Bastiat Prize was a journalism award given annually by the Reason Foundation. In 2011 and before it was given by the International Policy Network.[1] The Bastiat Prize recognized journalists whose published works "explain, promote and defend the principles of the free society."[2] [3] The award came with US$15,000.[4]
Instituted in 2002, the Prize was inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher Frédéric Bastiat and his defense of liberty. Bastiat's use of satire and allegory enabled him to relate complex economic issues to a general audience. In keeping with his legacy, Bastiat Prize entries were judged on intellectual content, the persuasiveness of the language used, and the type of publication in which they appeared
Judges included Margaret Thatcher, James Buchanan, and Milton Friedman.
Prize winners
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Scribblers and Society . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913200559/https://www.forbes.com/global/2004/1018/003.html . 2019-09-13 . live .
- http://www.efnasia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:ipn-announces-the-winner-of-the-2009-bastiat-prize&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=4 IPN announces the winner of the 2009 Bastiat Prize
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703854904575359521906339794 About Mary Anastasia O'Grady
- http://www.ifex.org/awards/2009/05/27/bastiat/ 2009 Bastiat Prize competition
- http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_amit-varma-wins-bastiat-prize_1130164 Amit Varma wins Bastiat prize
- http://in.reuters.com/article/us-books-varma-idINTRE5521FL20090603 Celebrity Indian blogger publishes first novel
- http://reason.org/news/show/2014-bastiat-reason-video-prize-win Mercatus Center’s Robert Graboyes Wins 2014 Bastiat Prize
- https://graboyes.substack.com/about Robert Graboyes on Substack
