Adam Smith Institute | 2022 Templeton Freedom Award Finalist

When COVID-19 reached the United Kingdom and the government began to lock down the country, Adam Smith Institute mobilized to ensure those lockdown policies were both wise and respectful of human freedom. Coordinating with partners in the U.K. and around the world, the Institute worked tirelessly to identify errors in policy that needlessly limited individual rights with little public health benefit. They encouraged the government to lighten quarantine requirements for twice-vaccinated individuals, advanced market-based reforms to speed the pandemic response and save thousands of lives, and fought to prevent a National Health Service monopoly over testing and vaccine distribution by involving multiple public and private organizations. Adam Smith Institute’s efforts protected essential rights and led to a more prudent policy response across the United Kingdom.

About Atlas Network’s Templeton Freedom Award and the additional 2022 finalists:

Awarded since 2004, Atlas Network’s Templeton Freedom Award is named for the late investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton. The award annually honors his legacy by identifying and recognizing the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation, and human fulfillment via free competition. The award is generously supported by Templeton Religion Trust and will be presented during Atlas Network’s Freedom Dinner on November 17 in New York City. The winning organization will receive a $100,000 prize, and five additional finalists will each receive $20,000 prizes. The finalists for Atlas Network’s 2022 Templeton Freedom Award are:

• Adam Smith Institute (London, United Kingdom), for protecting human liberty in a global pandemic;
• Advocata Institute (Colombo, Sri Lanka), for guiding Sri Lanka out of economic crisis with market-based reforms;
• Foro Regulación Inteligente (Madrid, Spain), for strengthening Madrid’s post-pandemic economic recovery;
• Goldwater Institute (Arizona, United States), for championing universal recognition of workforce licensing ;
• Livres (São Paulo, Brazil), for expanding access to clean water and sanitation through private competition and investment;
• Pacific Legal Foundation (California, United States), for limiting state executive overreach in declared emergencies;

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