Speakers
Inspiring Voices at NH Liberty Forum 2025
Join us to hear from an exceptional lineup of speakers at NH Liberty Forum 2025. These thought leaders and advocates will share powerful insights and spark meaningful conversations about the future of freedom. Don’t miss your chance to connect and be inspired!
SOHO Forum Debate
“Libertarians should focus on building liberty-for-real societies like the Free State Project, rather than reforming an ever-expanding, uncontrollable federal government.”
For the first time, the 2025 NH Liberty Forum will host a SoHo Forum debate, moderated by the great Gene Epstein.
Eric Brakey (Executive Director for the Free State Project) will take the affirmative on the resolution.
Andrew Heaton (host of the Political Orphanage and author of “Tribalism is Dumb”) will take the negative on the resolution.
This will be a debate under Oxford rules, meaning that the audience will be polled at the beginning and end of the debate to vote — “Yes,” “No,” or “Undecided” — on the resolution.
Whoever shifts the vote in his favor will be declared the “winner.”
Don’t miss out on this exciting debate, only at the 2025 NH Liberty Forum!
Andrew Heaton
Andrew Heaton is a comedian, author, and political satirist. He’s the host of “The Political Orphanage” comedy and news podcast and author of the new book, “Tribalism is Dumb: Where It Came from, How It Got So Bad, and What to Do about It.”
Heaton is a frequent Reason TV contributor and hosted the popular web series “Mostly Weekly.”
At the 2025 NH Liberty Forum, Andrew Heaton will be speaking about the evolutionary roots of human tribalism, how it shapes modern politics, and how we can build societies that take tribalism into account.
Eric Brakey
Eric Brakey is the Executive Director of the Free State Project. Over a dozen years in politics, he cut his teeth as the Maine State Director for the Ron Paul 2012 Campaign and went on to serve three terms in the Maine State Senate — passing numerous liberty bills, including Constitutional Carry, Right to Try, and pro-market reforms for medical cannabis.
Following a run for the U.S. Senate, as the nominee of the Maine GOP, the Twitter Files revealed that Brakey was a requested target for censorship by his incumbent opponent, U.S. Senator Angus King.
In 2024, upon completing his last term of office, Brakey made the move to New Hampshire to lead the Free State Project.
Rep. Tom Mannion
Rep. Tom Mannion is the New Hampshire House Assistant Majority Whip, representing the people of Pelham in his second term.
A participant in the Free State Project, Tom moved from Massachessetts in 2020 to escape the lockdowns and COVID tyranny. As a retired U.S. Marine, Rep. Mannion is known in the NH Legislature as a champion for Defend the Guard legislation, bringing our troops home from wars not declared by Congress.
At the NH Liberty Forum, Rep. Tom Mannion will deliver a mainstage talk on the state of liberty in the New Hampshire state legislature — giving an overview of active policy battles and what they mean for the development of the Free State.
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