An Evening with the Mackinac Center

Please join us for an evening of fellowship among friends of liberty, featuring special guest speaker Alex Epstein.

Alex Epstein
Energy Expert & Bestselling Author

Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that "human flourishing" should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new book Fossil Future (May 2022, Penguin Random House) and the New York Times bestseller The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. He is also the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com — a source of powerful, well-referenced talking points on energy, environmental and climate issues.

Widely recognized as a master of persuasion and debate on energy issues, Alex has spoken at dozens of Fortune 500 companies and dozens of prominent universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Duke (his alma mater). He is also a highly sought-after consultant on messaging, working with dozens of major political offices on pro-energy, pro-freedom messaging.

Joseph G. Lehman
President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

An engineer by training, Joe joined the Mackinac Center in 1995 and was named president in 2008. During his tenure, Michigan has seen numerous free-market policy advances in education, labor and state fiscal affairs. He and his wife are founders of Midland County Habitat for Humanity.