Posted on 10/27/2011 1:15:51 AM PDT by iowamark
“Markets, Government, and the Common Good”
Presented in conjunction with the Acton Institute and the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
Register to watch the free webcast of this event: hillsdalefmf.com
Schedule of Events:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
8:00 p.m.
“The New Road to Serfdom: Lessons to Learn from European Policy” Daniel Hannan European Parliament
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
8:00-9:45 a.m.
“The National Debt and Entitlement Reform”
Chair: Gary Wolfram Hillsdale College
Presenters:
“The Debt Crisis” David R. Henderson Naval Postgraduate School
“The Entitlement Crisis” Michael D. Tanner CATO
“The Politics of Entitlement Reform” Dean Clancy FreedomWorks
10:15 -11:45 a.m. “Can We Shrink the Federal Bureaucracy?”
Chair: Kris Mauren Acton Institute
Presenters:
“Do We Need the Department of Education?” Charles Murray Author, Real Education
“Is the Department of Energy Worth the Money?” Jerry Taylor Institute for Energy Research
“Abolish the Commerce Department?” Iain Murray Competitive Enterprise Institute
2-3:30 p.m. “The Debate over Public-Sector Unions” Chair: Burton Folsom, Jr. Hillsdale College
Presenters:
“The History of Public-Sector Unions” Paul Moreno Hillsdale College
“The Economics of Public-Sector Unions” Charles Baird California State University
“The Politics of Public-Sector Unions” Steven Greenhut Pacific Research Institute
8:00 p.m. “Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility” Nikki Haley Governor, South Carolina
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