In response to the sudden challenges of working from a virtual office, Atlas Network is launching a series of webinars on fundraising tips, social media management, communications, and other online workshops to help our partners manage this new working environment. An updated list of webinars and other event information is available here.

Interventionist measures, such as price regulations on goods and services, might soothe a panicked public—but is the government doing more harm than good? Elena Leontjeva, who recently became president of Lithuanian Free Market Institute, discusses the crucial role that think tanks play in both the freedom movement as well as for countries around the world.

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University announced a series of prizes through its Emergent Ventures program for innovators working to combat COVID-19. Tyler Cowen, faculty director of the Mercatus Center and founder of Emergent Ventures, called the prizes “a way to incentivize innovation and help to repay those who work on this issue, as they are unlikely to receive anything close to the full social value of their efforts."

In an op-ed for Atlas Network, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) Executive Director Rainer Heufers looks at the benefits of open trade as the best way to avoid food insecurity, particularly in a time of crisis.