                                
                                            Free Market Forum

                                            "Markets, Government, and the Common Good"

                                            Presented in conjunction with the Acton Institute
                                                and the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

						October 27-28, 2011
								
                                                    The Free Market Forum seeks to encourage the study of free enterprise. Faculty members
                                                    from colleges and universities around the country with ties to the Council for Christian
                                                    Colleges & Universities or the Acton Institute attend as guests of the Free Market
                                                    Forum. These scholars come together for a dynamic exchange of information, to enhance
                                                    the discussions at the colloquium, and to encourage the exchange of ideas in the
                                                    future.
                                                
                                            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

                                            Hoover Institution

                                            "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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