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Emmy Simkiss

Coordinator, Strategic Partnerships

Institute for Humane Studies

Emmy Simkiss is Strategic Partnerships Coordinator at the Institute for Humane Studies. Emmy joined the Learn Liberty team in July 2016. Prior to joining IHS, Emmy interned at the Charles Koch Institute.
Emmy graduated from Tulane University in 2016 where she studied political economy and art history. She spent a semester abroad studying political science and economics in Cambridge, England.
In her free time, Emmy enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, exploring DC, and watching obscure films on Netflix.

Blog Posts

Top libertarian moments in Gilmore Girls

November 23, 2016
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At Learn Liberty, we’re really excited that Gilmore Girls is coming back thanks to a Netflix reboot. (You can thank capitalism for meeting our ravenous demand for its return.) It’s hard not to love the fast-talking Lorelai, the intellectual Rory, the curmudgeonly Luke, and the eccentric townspeople of Stars Hollow. But even diehard fans may not have noticed all the classical liberal shout-outs and plot lines in the original series. So, to celebrate the return of the show, we present the top libertarian moments in Gilmore Girls. (Consider this your spoiler warning.) 1. Rory recommends Ayn Rand’s