Bastiat Prize 2009 
The winners of the 2009 Bastiat Prize for Journalism and Bastiat Prize for Online Journalism will be announced on October 26, 2009.
The entry period for the competition ended on June 30, 2009. Thank you to all the journalists, writers and bloggers who entered!
IPN's Bastiat Prize for Journalism was inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher and journalist Frédéric Bastiat.
The prize was developed to encourage and reward writers whose published works promote the institutions of a free society: limited government, rule of law brokered by an independent judiciary, protection of private property, free markets, free speech, and sound science.
Bastiat Prize Judges
Bastiat Prize for Online Journalism judges will include:- Scott Banister (IronPort, Zivity, Slide)
- Esther Dyson (23andMe)
- Amit Varma (India Uncut blog, 2007 Bastiat Prize winner)
- Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia; owner of Wikia)
2009 Bastiat Prize for Journalism judges will include:- Brian Carney (Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, Bastiat Prize winner, 2003)
- Clive Crook (Senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Chief Washington commentator, Financial Times, National Journal columnist)
- Professor Bibek Debroy (International Management Institute, New Delhi)
- Judge Douglas Ginsburg (US Court of Appeals, Washington DC)
- Amity Shlaes (Author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, syndicated Bloomberg columnist, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Bastiat Prize winner, 2002)
2009 Bastiat Prize Competition
This year, the Bastiat Prize has been expanded and includes a new prize for online journalism (including blogs and self-published articles).
Each prize has a different set of rules, and a different online entry form. Entrants are not allowed to enter both prizes in the same year.
Competition rules and further information are available by clicking on the links below:
Bastiat Prize for Journalism
(First - $10,000; Second - $4,000; Third - $1,000)
Bastiat Prize for Online Journalism
(One winner only, $3,000)
Sign up to receive a periodic email reminder about the competition between now and June 30, 2009, the final day that submissions will be received.
2008 Bastiat Prize
Barton Hinkle wins the 2008 Bastiat Prize IPN's 2008 Bastiat Prize Dinner took place on Wednesday, October 22, in New York City. The Bastiat Prize was awarded to Barton Hinkle of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Second and third prizes went to Swaminathan Aiyar of the Times of India and Fraser Nelson of the London Spectator.
 
Barton Hinkle, 2008 Bastiat Prize Winner ;
Swaminathan Aiyar, Barton Hinkle, Fraser Nelson
The six finalists for the 2008 prize were:
- Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Consulting Editor, Economic Times
and Times of India
- Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University;
columnist, New York Times, USA
- A. Barton Hinkle, Deputy Op-Ed Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA
- Fraser Nelson, Political Editor, The Spectator,UK
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Business Columnist, Nepali Times, Nepal
- Daniel Weintraub, Public Affairs Columnist, Sacramento Bee, USA
The Bastiat Prize 2008 Judging Panel:
- Anne Applebaum, Editorial Board member, Washington Post
- Brian Carney, Editorial Board member, Wall Street Journal
- Professor Bibek Debroy
International Management Institute, New Delhi
- Judge Douglas Ginsburg, Washington DC Court of Appeals
- Lord Lawson, former British Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Matt Ridley, author on genetics and human behaviour
- Amity Shlaes, syndicated Bloomberg columnist;
senior fellow in economic history, Council on Foreign Relations
Previous Bastiat Prize Winners
2007: Amit Varma (read finalists' articles).
2006: Tim Harford and Jamie Whyte (read finalists' articles).
2005: Mary Anastasia O'Grady (read finalists' articles).
2004: Robert Guest (read finalists' articles)
2003: Brian Carney
2002: Sauvik Chakraverti and Amity Shlaes
Previous Bastiat Prize Finalists2007:
- Clive Crook (USA), The Atlantic Monthly, USA; National Journal
- Jonah Goldberg (USA), LA Times, USA; Orlando Sentinel/syndicated, USA; National Review
- Barton Hinkle (USA), Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Dominic Lawson (UK), The Independent
- Patrick McIlheran (USA), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Amit Varma (India), Mint
2006:
- Tim Harford (UK), Economics Leader Writer, Financial Times
- Frank Miele (USA), Managing Editor, The Daily Inter Lake
- Ila Patnaik (India), Economics Editor, Indian Express
- Gabriel Rozenberg (UK), economics reporter, The Times
- Rakesh Wadhwa (Nepal), freelance writer for The Himalayan Times
- Jamie Whyte (UK), freelance writer for The Times
2005:
- Allister Heath (UK), Deputy Editor, The Business [Now Editor of City AM]
- George Kerevan (UK), Associate Editor, The Scotsman
- Deroy Murdock (USA), contributing editor, National Review Online, and syndicated columnist, Scripps Howard News Service
- Mary Anastasia O’Grady (USA), Latin America Editor, The Wall Street Journal and member of Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal
- Dinakar Sethuraman (India), Contributing Editor, Forbes Global
- Rakesh Wadhwa (Nepal), Himalayan Times
2004:
- Munir Attaullah (Pakistan), columnist, Daily Times
- Ross Clark (UK), British Freelance and contributor to The Spectator
- Michael Gove (UK), columnist and correspondent, The Times [now a Member of Parliament and Shadow Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families]
- Robert Guest (UK), Africa Editor, The Economist
- Tion Kwa (Malaysia), Editorial Page Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review
- John Stossel (USA), co-anchor, ABC News 20/20
- Rakesh Wadhwa (Nepal), regular contributor, The Himalayan Times and The Boss
2003:
- Brian Carney (USA), editorial page writer, The Wall Street Journal Europe [now member of Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal]
- Deroy Murdock (USA), contributing editor, National Review Online, and syndicated columnist, Scripps Howard News Service
- Stephen Pollard (UK), freelance journalist & Senior Fellow, Centre for the New Europe
- George Trefgarne (UK), then Economics Editor, The Daily Telegraph
- Rakesh Wadhwa (Nepal), regular contributor, The Himalayan Times and The Boss
- Leu Siew Ying (China), correspondent, South China Morning Post
2002:
- Amity Shlaes (USA), columnist, Financial Times
- Sauvik Chakraverti (India), columnist, Economic Times
- Rob Pollock (USA), columnist, The Wall Street Journal
Previous Bastiat Prize JudgesWhether as economists, policy-makers, journalists or businessmen, the members of our esteemed panel of judges have each made an outstanding contribution to promoting market institutions and free societies, thus furthering the cause of liberty around the world. It is a great privilege to have them as judges, and they are integral to the success of the Prize.
Between 2002 and 2007, the judges included:- Dora de Ampuero [Director, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Economia Politica]
- George Ayittey [Director, Free Africa Foundation, USA]
- Robert L. Bartley [late Editor Emeritus of The Wall Street Journal]
- James Buchanan Jr. [1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics, USA]
- Brian Carney
[Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal, and 2003 Winner, USA]
- Edward H. Crane III [President of the Cato Institute, USA]
- Professor Bibek Debroy [International Management Institute, India]
- Milton Friedman [late 1976 Nobel Laureate in Economics, USA]
- Hon. Douglas Ginsburg
[Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit, USA]
- Mats Johanssen [Editor, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden]
- Lord Kalms of Edgware
[House of Lords and former Chairman of Dixons Group Plc, UK]
- William Keyes [Fund for American Studies, USA]
- Wolfgang Kasper [Emeritus Professor of Economics,
University of New South Wales, Australia]
- Jo Ann Kwong [Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia]
- Lord Lawson of Blaby
[House of Lords and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK]
- Barun Mitra [Liberty Institute, New Delhi, India]
- Mike Moore
[former Director General, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland]
- Alan Oxley [Director, International Trade Strategies, Melbourne, Australia]
- Sally Pipes [Director, Pacific Research Institute, USA]
- Hon. Ruth Richardson [former Finance Minister of New Zealand]
- Jane Shaw [Political Economy Research Center, USA]
- Amity Shlaes [columnist, Bloomberg, and 2002 Co-Winner, USA ]
- Hernando de Soto [Director of Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo, Peru,
and author of The Mystery of Capital]
- Baroness Margaret Thatcher [former Prime Minister, UK]
Previous Speakers at IPN's annual Bastiat Prize Dinner- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
- John Stossel, ABC News 20/20; James Shikwati, IREN, Kenya
- Bill Emmott, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist; Franklin Cudjoe, Imani, Ghana
- Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal Editorial Page; Leon Louw, Free Market Foundation, South Africa
- Steve Forbes
Further Information about Frédéric BastiatCercle Frédéric Bastiat
Bastiat: 200 Years On
Bastiat: Ingenious Champion for Liberty and Peace
The Candlemakers' Petition
That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen
Economic Sophisms
The Candlemakers' Petition: Audio Version
Other linksIf you are seeking information about the Bastiat Awards, not connected with the Bastiat Prize for Journalism, please click on this logo to be redirected to the website of the Bastiat Society:
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