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Personal
Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
March
2002
WHAT’S
THE BIG IDEA, MR. SKOUSEN?
"We
live in a ‘knowledge economy’—either you gain new knowledge,
or your business and your investments die!"
—
Peter Drucker, World’s #1 management guru
Peter
Drucker is right. Either you grow in knowledge and opportunity,
or you and your business die. Either you correctly foresee
the future, or your old investment strategy fails. You must
always be on the lookout for change, and how it will affect
your business, your portfolio and your personal life. My,
have we learned this lesson in the past year as stocks have
floundered and gold has flourished.
Last
month I started putting together the best minds I could think
of and asked them to join me for an unprecedented "pow
wow," a three-day intensive program of ideas and strategies
on economics, finance, public policy and personal philosophy
for the future. Since Sept. 11, 2001, we have all recognized
that we live in a much more dangerous world than we could
imagine—the growing threats of terrorism, mismanagement, depression,
bear markets and trade wars. What will the future bring?
Here
are just a few of the experts coming to this historic event,
the FEE National Convention & 30th Anniversary Celebration
of Laissez Faire Books, scheduled for May 3–5 in Las Vegas
(go to www.FEEnationalconvention.org
for all the details):
- Charles
Murray, #1 expert on government policy and controversial
author of Losing Ground and The Bell Curve,
on "The Growing Power of the State in the War on Terrorism,
Drugs and Illegal Aliens."
- Robert
Poole Jr., founder of Reason magazine, on "Is
Air Travel Really Safe?"
- Gerald
P. O’Driscoll Jr., senior fellow at Heritage Foundation,
on "The World Map of Economic Freedom—a Startling Revelation."
(You must see this unusual world map in person to appreciate
its significance.)
- Larry
Abraham, author and editor of Insider Report, on
"What Every Investor Must Know about the Middle East."
- Gary
Hoover, author Hoover’s Vision and entrepreneur extraordinaire
(creator of Bookstop and Hoovers, Inc.), "The Right
Stuff: What it Takes to Succeed in the 21st Century."
Gary will lead a special panel on newly developed management
techniques.
- Ben
Stein, actor and social conservative, on "Why Bashing
Big Business is Big Business in Hollywood." He will
give us an inside look into the dangers and opportunities
in the entertainment world.
- Congressman
Ron Paul on "Danger Ahead: The Way Congress Really
Works."
- Mike
Ketcher, editor of The Financial Privacy Report,
will lead a special panel on "How to Protect Your Assets
and Privacy in this New Age of Big Government."
- Dinesh
D’Souza, author of The Virtue of Prosperity and a
Hoover Senior Fellow (and FEE spokesman on campus), on "Why
They Hate Us." This is a speech you won’t want to miss.
- Madsen
Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute and a privatization
consultant to numerous governments around the world, on
"The Outlook for Global Capitalism in a Terrorist World."
- Louis
James, editor of Free-Market.net, on "How to Spread
Your Cause on the Internet."
- My
brother, Joel Skousen, expert on geo-politics, bio-terrorism
and survival techniques, "A Principled Approach to
Liberty," and "How to Survive the New World of
Terrorism."
Other
speakers include: Richard Ebeling from Hillsdale College in
Michigan, Parth Shah from India, Doug Casey from New Zealand
and Manuel Ayau from Guatemala.
"Big
Idea" to be Announced
Finally,
I plan to take this opportunity to announce a blockbuster
idea that will revolutionize the freedom movement, and maybe
even stop the growth of government in its tracks. Don’t miss
this opportunity to hear this "big idea" and how
it will be implemented—with your help!
Last
Chance for "Early Bird Special"
This
the last month to take advantage of the "early bird special"
at only $175 per person, $99 per student. After March 31,
the price goes up to $225. This price includes everything:
the Friday pre-conference FEE Course on Sound Money and Free
Markets, the cocktail reception and speech by Ben Stein, all
the sessions on Saturday and Sunday, entrance into the exhibit
hall, and the Saturday night banquet & 30th anniversary
celebration of Laissez Faire Books. You can register online
at www.FEEnationalconvention.org
or contact Tami Holland, convention coordinator, at tholland@fee.org,
888/565-8779, or Kathy Walsh, kwalsh@fee.org,
800/960-4FEE, ext. 209.
How
You Can Change the Lives of Hundreds of Students
This
is a conference for adults as well as students. If you would
like to provide financial assistance to students, please buy
a patron table at either the silver, gold or platinum level
(call Tami Holland for specific benefits at each level; or
go to the website). The FEE National Convention is sponsored
by Reason Foundation, Young America’s Foundation, Hillsdale
College, Heritage Foundation, Leadership Institute, and dozens
of other top-ranked think tanks and colleges. See you in Las
Vegas!
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