>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:24:55 -0800 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mr. Steve Schear) >From: "David J. Theroux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Reminder: Special Event: Why Freedom Matters More than Ever > >Dear Steve, > > To follow up on my recent note, I am happy to report that C-SPAN > will be taping our very timely, upcoming Independent Policy Forum with > Professor David Henderson, entitled "Why Freedom Matters More than Ever." > > As a result, if you have not done so already, we encourage you to > make your reservation as soon as possible in order to guarantee > seating. Please see the below announcement for details and contact our > registrar, Ms. Nichelle Beardsley, at 510-632-1366 or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] to reserve your seat. > > We hope to see you Tuesday evening, December 4th. > > Best regards, > > David J. Theroux > Founder and President > The Independent Institute > 100 Swan Way > Oakland, CA 94621-1428 > 510-632-1366 Phone > 510-568-6040 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.independent.org > >*********** > >"Why Freedom Matters More Than Ever" -- An Independent Policy Forum, >December 4, 2001 >http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/011204ipf.html > >Is a republic justified during national emergencies in expanding >government powers that result in permanent losses of civil and economic >liberties? Is the U.S. government currently passing laws that we will live >to regret? What are the best strategies for pursuing both security and freedom? > >To overcome the new threat of terrorism and a recession, must freedom be >restricted? Americans hold that freedom makes economic progress and the >good society possible -- yet many support curtailing freedom during >national emergencies. Economist DAVID HENDERSON, however, holds that >freedom is as important during wartime and recession as it is during >peacetime and prosperity. > >Based on his insightful new book, THE JOY OF FREEDOM: An Economist's >Odyssey, Professor Henderson will examine the imperative of individual >liberty to the workings and institutions of a free and just society and to >such issues as safety, employment, economic welfare, education, health >care, the environment, community, culture, and much more. In so doing, he >will examine how freedom is crucial for ensuring lasting peace, security >and harmony. > >SPEAKER*: > >-- DAVID R. HENDERSON (Professor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School; >Research Fellow, Hoover Institution) is author of THE JOY OF FREEDOM: An >Economist's Odyssey > >WHEN: > Tuesday, December 4, 2001 > Reception and book signing: 6:30 p.m. > Program: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. > >WHERE: > The Independent Institute Conference Center > 100 Swan Way > Oakland, CA 94621-1428 > For a map and directions, see > http://www.independent.org/tii/tii_info/about.html#map > >TICKETS: $30.00 per person: includes one copy of THE JOY OF FREEDOM: An >Economist's Odyssey. Admission without a book is $12 per person ($8 for >Independent Institute Associate Members) > > Because seating is limited, please make your reservations as soon > as possible. To purchase tickets, please contact the Institute's Events > Coordinator, Ms. Nichelle Beardsley, at 510-632-1366 or via e-mail at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Praise for David R. Henderson's THE JOY OF FREEDOM: An Economist's Odyssey: > >"THE JOY OF FREEDOM is passionate and eloquent, yet at the same time, >thoughtful, informed, and profound. A splendid statement of the moral case >for a free society, at the same time it is an informed and comprehensive >survey of its practical virtues and of the harm done by widespread >government intervention." > -- MILTON FRIEDMAN, Nobel Laureate in Economic Science > >" THE JOY OF FREEDOM is an engaging tale of Henderson's odyssey to the >wonders of freedom." > -- JOHN STOSSEL, correspondent, ABC News > >"THE JOY OF FREEDOM is a dazzling intellectual memoir, a high-level lesson >in market economics, a terrific read." > -- DANIEL SELIGMAN, columnist, FORBES Magazine > >" THE JOY OF FREEDOM is a superb lesson from one of the masterly economics >teachers." > -- AMITY SHLAES, columnist, FINANCIAL TIMES > >For more about this event, see >http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/011204ipf.html. > >*DAVID R. HENDERSON is Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate >School and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Professor Henderson >received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA; he has taught economics at >Santa Clara University, St. Louis University, and the University of >Rochester; and he has served as Senior Economist with the President's >Council of Economic Advisors. Editor of the book, FORTUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF >ECONOMICS, he is the recipient of the Rear Admiral John Jay Schieffelin >Award and the Mencken Award. His scholarly studies have appeared in the >Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Monetary Economics, >Contemporary Policy Issues, Energy Journal, and other journals, and his >popular articles have been published in the New York Times, Barron's, >Fortune, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere. Professor >Henderson has also testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, >Senate Arms Services Committee, and the Senate Labor and Human Resources >Committee, and he has appeared on CNN, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and >other national news and public affairs programs.
