FreedomFest

Are There Any Libertarian Mormons?

December 1, 2011

There’s a lot of interest these days in Mormons, with a Broadway play about Mormon missionaries, and two running for president (Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman). Most Mormons are Republican conservatives, although Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, is a social Democrat.  Whether Republican or Democrat, they usually support immigration controls, the war on drugs, nation-building [...]

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Update on FreedomFest 2011

July 27, 2011

Dear Friends of Freedom, I’m happy to report that FreedomFest 2011 was another rip-roaring success. With highlights featuring Senator Rand Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, John Mackey (CEO, Whole Foods) and Peter Thiel (founder, PayPal), among many others, the nearly 3,000 attendees had non-stop opportunities to learn, discuss and generate new ideas on liberty and freedom. [...]

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An Appearance in John Stossel’s Blog This Week

August 28, 2009

Thursday’s controversial column “Leaving America” by John Stossel got a lot of comments, and features ideas from yours truly: http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/ In liberty, AEIOU, MSkousen

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Record Crowd at FreedomFest 2009

July 16, 2009

“This was the best FreedomFest yet.  Congratulations!” –John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market Highlights of FreedomFest 2009: Nearly 1700 people attend this year’s FreedomFest (21% increase) More than 200 register at the door All Star Prediction Panel forecasts more pain ahead Charles Gasparino, CNBC’s #1 reporter, calls for abolishing the SEC Las Vegas Mayor steals [...]

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"Freedom & Gold" – FreedomFest's Theme Song

July 24, 2008

The FreedomFest Banquet was a major hit this year at the super successful FreedomFest, with the appearance of none other than George W. Bush (impersonator John Morgan) and keynote speaker Steve Forbes. Plus the unforgettable introduction of an exciting new anthem, “Freedom & Gold!” sung by tenor Billy Tragesser to an old Irish drinking song [...]

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FreedomFest is On Fire

June 27, 2008

You Don’t Want to Miss It! Despite exorbitant gas and travel costs, despite a soft US economy, despite the fact that this should be a “down year,” people are signing up in record numbers to attend FreedomFest, to be held at Paris/Bally’s on the Las Vegas strip, July 10-12, 2008. FreedomFest offers “Eight Great Debates [...]

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My Big Announcement at FreedomFest 2007

July 7, 2007

FreedomFest was an overall success, with over 1,000 paid attendees.  Several organizations joined us at the last minute including Koch Foundation, Acton Institute (to show their film “The Call of the Entrepreneur” — very impressive), Reason editor Nick Gillespie, and Richard Viguerie.  On Saturday, members of Governor Schwarzenegger team came to see FreedomFest and especially to hear John Mackey [...]

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What’s the Big Idea, Mr. Skousen?

March 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots Forecasts & Strategies March 2002 “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 [...]

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FEE Convention + Vegas Money Show = Big Payoff!

February 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots Forecasts & Strategies February 2002 “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 [...]

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