Bastiat Prize

Not to be confused with the Bastian Prize for translation.

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.[5]

  1. ^ "Scribblers and Society". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13.
  2. ^ IPN announces the winner of the 2009 Bastiat Prize Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Economic Freedom Network Asia, October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ About Mary Anastasia O'Grady, The Wall Street Journal
  4. ^ 2009 Bastiat Prize competition Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, International Freedom of Expression eXchange, May 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thompson_2010-11-12_Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).