A Conversation with Daniel Hannan: Tariffs, Separation of Powers, and the Fragility of a Free Society (VIDEO)
In an exclusive interview with Libertarianism.org, Daniel Hannan talked about the importance of free trade, the Legislature’s role in checks and balances between State branches, and the necessity for defending the values of liberty to maintain a free society.
Daniel John Hannan, Baron Hannan of Kingsclere, is a British writer, journalist, and member of the UK House of Lords since 2021.
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About the Authors
Daniel Hannan
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere is an author and columnist. He serves as International Secretary of the Conservative Party, and he teaches at the University of Buckingham and the University of Francisco Marroquín. He has written nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World. He sat as a Conservative MEP for twenty-one years, and was a founder of Vote Leave. He is a regular columnist for, among others, The Sunday Telegraph, The Washington Examiner and The Daily Mail. Lord Hannan is president of the Institute for Free Trade.
Barbara Galletti
Barbara Galletti was the senior producer of Libertarianism.org. She is now the lead producer at the Cato Institute. Over the past decade, she has worked toward the dissemination of the ideas of liberty and making complex information more accessible. She holds a BA in law from Universidad de Lima and an MS in media science from Boston University.