Civil Society Institute at Santa Clara University

The "civil society" movement seeks to counter big government by building up the non-political institutions and associations that help glue our society together: free markets, non-profit organizations, churches, clubs, etc.

The "Civil Society Institute", hosted by the University of Santa Clara, hosts an excellent series of public lectures featuring topics that explore the potential of civil society. The current schedule is here (although, at the time of posting its a little sparse and out of date):

"http://www.scu.edu/civilsocietyinstitute/events/index.cfm"

Hopefully, the Institute will continue to thrive the departure of guiding light, Professor Dan Klein, who is headed for a new position at George Mason University. Notable among the remaining CSI members is David Friedman, son of Nobel laureate economist, Milton Friedman.