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Personal
Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
February
2002
FEE
Convention + Vegas Money Show = Big Payoff!
"Skousen’s
course on executive economics was ranked the #1 course we
have ever had at the Learning Center."
—
Wayne Fortun, president, Hutchinson Technology
Included
in this issue is a brochure for the first FEE National Convention,
which is scheduled for May 3–5, directly before the Las Vegas
Money Show. I strongly urge you to attend this intellectual
feast. In particular, I recommend you come early for the FEE
Course on Sound Money and Free Markets, an executive economics
course I teach, set for all day Friday at Bally’s in Las Vegas.
This FEE course has changed people’s lives, and it could change
yours. I’ve given this course before managers at Hutchinson
Technology (HTCH, $22.67), and have been invited back six
times! In this one-day course, you will learn:
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"How
the economy really works."
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"Seven
popular economic myths since September 11."
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"Will
the Fed panic again? How to understand the mysteries of
money and central banking, and how Greenspan & Co.
can affect your business and your investment portfolio."
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"Why
Social Security and Medicare can’t work," and why
you must plan for alternatives to these government programs.
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The global battle for economic freedom and how it will
affect your business and personal life."
But
this is only the beginning. On Friday evening, you’ll enjoy
a sumptuous cocktail party and hear Ben Stein, actor, author
and game show host, talk about "Why Bashing Capitalism
Is Big Business in Hollywood." Stein is one of the few
social conservatives in Hollywood.
Beginning
Saturday morning and running throughout the day and into half
a day on Sunday, you will enjoy an unforgettable educational
experience choosing from over 30 scholars in history, philosophy,
economics, finance, business management and public policy.
Hear Charles Murray, author of Losing Ground and The
Bell Curve; Stephen Moore, president of Club for Growth
and author of It’s Getting Better All the Time; and
Dinesh D’Souza, author of The Virtue of Prosperity.
Gary North, editor of Remnant Review, will speak on
"The Most Dangerous Philosopher of Modern Times (You
KANT be serious, Gary!)," and Robert Poole Jr., founder
of Reason magazine, will address the question, "Can
you really fly safely when the government is in charge?"
We
are also planning sessions on "business strategies for
libertarians and conservatives," with Gary Hoover, founder
of Hoovers, Inc., and other top CEOs who believe in the free
market. There will be debates and panels.
On
Saturday evening, we are planning a fantastic banquet, where
we will hear from several distinguished speakers, including
Nathaniel Branden, author of the classic The Psychology
of Self-Esteem, as we honor Andrea Rich, who for the past
20 years managed Laissez Faire Books.
For
full details, including online registration information, go
to www.FEEnationalconvention.org,
or call Tami Holland at 888/565-8779, or e-mail her at tholland@fee.org.
You can also call FEE directly at 800/960-4FEE, ext. 209.
Announcing
the First Leonard E. Read Book Award
I’m
pleased to announce that Ken Schoolland, professor of economics
and political science at Hawaii Pacific University, is the
recipient of the first Leonard E. Read Book Award for Excellence
in Economic Education for his insightful and entertaining
satire, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market
Odyssey. The award is named after the founder of FEE.
This is a very funny little book that teaches the basic principles
of liberty. I urge you to buy a copy, available from Laissez
Faire Books, 800/326-0996, or www.laissezfaire.org,
for only $14.95 plus S&H. See why it has already been
translated into 20 languages! Schoolland is a modern-day Jonathan
Swift and Frederic Bastiat combined.
Schoolland
will receive the award at the FEE national convention in May—$2,000
plus a 1-ounce American Eagle gold coin minted in 2001.
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