The real cost of nannyism: an event
It expensive to micromanage the lives of all Americans but we must have the cash since we allow, even encourage, overnment to do it. Join the Independence Institute for an intellectually powerful panel event on the cost of nannyism. Below is the press release, schedule of events, cost and how to RSVP. I will be there!
For Immediate Release
June 5, 2009
Contact: Jon Caldara, president, jon@i2i.org or 303-279-6536
Think tank to host nanny panel at former Playboy Club: Nationally recognized civil libertarians to gather for symposium at Denver’s Warwick Hotel
Golden, Colo. — An all-star panel of civil libertarians will gather on Friday, June 19, for an event titled ATF/Freedom Underground.
During the event, panelists and participants will discuss the cost and philosophy of nannyism as well as strategies for combatting government encroachment into everything from boardrooms to bedrooms.
Independence Institute president Jon Caldara quipped, “It’s amazing how much time the government spends micormanaging our lives. It even tells us what type of lightbulbs we have to use in our bedrooms.”
The list of panelists reads like a Who’s Who of civil libertarians including Radley Balko, theagitator.com, from Reason, David Martosko of the Center for Consumer Freedom, Andrew Breitbart from Breitbart.com and Big Hollywood, syndicated columnist and author David Harsanyi, Jordan Lipp, of the Colorado Civil Justice League, Andrew Boucher of Boucher Strategies and NoCoPolitics.com, and David Kopel and Linda Gorman of the Independence Institute.
The panel event will be held at the former Playboy Club, the Warwick Hotel, 1776 Grant St, in downtown Denver. The $95 cost includes lunch, panel and dinner. Special pricing for media and legislators is available by visiting the ATF/Freedom Underground Web page. A schedule of the panel event is provided below.
| Agenda 11:00a.m. — Registration 11:30a.m. — Lunch Keynote Speaker: David Martosko, Center for Consumer Freedom 1:00p.m. — Morality and Philosophy of Nannyism Panelists:
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The Independence Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization based in Golden, Colo.