Name: Is Trump a Net Gain or a Net Loss for Liberty?
Start: 2026-07-09T13:00:00-0700
End: 2026-07-09T13:45:00-0700

Is Trump a Net Gain or a Net Loss for Liberty?

Thursday July 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107

Speakers

Kathy Barnette Podcast

238, The Kathy Barnette Show

Kathy Barnette is a passionate advocate for the unsung heroes of our nation. With a strong belief in community, resilience, and unity, Kathy has dedicated her platform to elevating the voices that often go unheard. Over the past few years, she has observed the changing landscape of... Read More →

Austin Petersen

The Relentless Libertarian

Austin Petersen is a Son of the American Revolution whose career reads like a blueprint for the liberty movement itself. From Ron Paul's presidential campaigns to producing Judge Napolitano's Freedom Watch on Fox Business, to running FreedomWorks' entire production operation — Petersen... Read More →

Jacob Sullum

Senior Editor, Reason

Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason and a nationally syndicated columnist. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered drug policy, public health, gun control, civil liberties, and criminal justice for more than three decades. He is the author, most recently, of Beyon... Read More →

Keith Knight

Host, Don't Tread on Anyone

Keith Knight is Managing Editor at the Libertarian Institute, author of Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism, Editor of The Voluntaryist Handbook, and Host of the Don't Tread on Anyone podcast. Keith's work primarily focuses on advocating for the decriminalization... Read More →

Wayne Allyn Root

The Capitalist Evangelist

Sir Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) is a CEO, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and nationally syndicated TV and radio host known for his outspoken advocacy of capitalism and the America First movement. A Columbia University graduate raised in the Bronx, he is often called a “capitalist... Read More →

James Green

Former Naval Aviator, Retired United Airlines Pilot, Retired University Professor, Utah Valley University

Captain Jim served as a US Naval Aviator for 7 years flying attack jets off of Aircraft Carriers (doing what Maverick did in Top Gun), then flew as a Pilot for United Airlines for 26 years. He & his wife (who is a Lawyer) taught at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai for a year. Then... Read More →

Exhibitors

Integrally

Helping people disagree with integrity.

Integrally brings people together for thoughtful debates on our society's most pressing issues, with a focus on understanding different perspectives and agreeing/disagreeing with integrity. We're on a mission to change how people talk to one another with a first-of-its-kind dialogic... Read More →

Thursday July 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Ideas & Debate Stage Room 106-107

Breakout Session

FreedomFest 2026