BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Liberty Guide - ECPv2.0.8//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Liberty Guide X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.libertyguide.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Liberty Guide BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T163000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T180000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T112815 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T113149 UID:6476-1369240200-1369245600@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Death of Corporate Reputation: How Integrity Has Been Destroyed on Wall Street DESCRIPTION:  Register!     Trust and reputation are central to the operation of capital markets. But in our generation\, reputational mechanisms are failing; and when they fail\, markets and societies are also at risk of failure. The usual response has been to call for more aggressive regulation\, yet this only worsens the problem\, as Jonathan Macey shows in his new book. There\, he demonstrates how and why poorly considered regulation has undermined traditional trust mechanisms throughout financial institutions\, credit rating agencies\, and accounting and law firms. Please join the Federalist Society and Cato for a discussion of these issues\, including a better path to restoring trust and integrity.      Register!       LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/death-of-corporate-reputation-how-integrity-has-been-destroyed-on-wall-street/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T183000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T145255 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T145255 UID:6515-1369242000-1369247400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:NCLB Sanctions: Tests Taken, Lessons Learned DESCRIPTION:  Register!   The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was signed to set high educational standards and to establish measurable goals for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. More than a decade into implementation\, the results appear mixed and the outcomes contentious. New analysis from Duke University’s Jacob Vigdor and the University of Kentucky's Thomas Ahn helps shed empirical light on the debate\, indicating that certain NCLB sanctions have proven more effective than others. Specifically\, the threat of school restructuring significantly raised student achievement in underperforming schools. In a new education environment shaped by NCLB waivers and President Obama’s Race to the Top initiative\, what role do sanctions play in improving student achievement? Which sanctions are effective and which are not? And how can future policy balance the carrot and stick to optimize achievement for students of all backgrounds? Join education scholars and practitioners for a discussion about the latest NCLB research and its implications for future education policy.   Register!     LOCATION:1150 17th Street, NW 12th Floor, Washington, DC, DC, 20036 , United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/nclb-sanctions-tests-taken-lessons-learned/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T190000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130522T210000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130517T143917 LAST-MODIFIED:20130517T143917 UID:6598-1369249200-1369256400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Guns, Drones, and Czars: Executive Power in an Era of Big Government DESCRIPTION:Conservatism on Tap presents “Guns\, Drones\, and Czars: Executive Power in an Era of Big Government”   featuring Dr. Caleb Verbois\, Assistant Professor of American Politics and Political Philosophy Regent University   Ever wonder exactly where the separation between the Executive\, Congress\, and the Courts lies? Have we\, in an era of terror and fiery gun control debates\, forgotten the very principles on which this country was founded?   Conservatism on Tap is ISI's monthly educational “happy hour” in Washington\, DC for ISI alums and friends. Please help spread the word by inviting a friend or colleague to join us for our monthly dose of discussion and drinks and appetizers. LOCATION:509 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/guns-drones-and-czars-executive-power-in-an-era-of-big-government/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130523T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130523T140000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130503T132103 LAST-MODIFIED:20130503T132311 UID:6105-1369310400-1369317600@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure DESCRIPTION:  Register!   In his new book\, The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome\, Kevin D. Williamson examines the crisis of the modern welfare state and demonstrates that the crucial political failures of our time\, from education to health care\, are the direct result of government monopolies providing and regulating these services. Entitlement programs have promised far more than they can deliver\, and slow moving bureaucracies have stifled innovation and efficiency in attempts to deliver on these failed promises. There is\, however\, a light at the end of the tunnel\, as millions of Americans reject the status quo and turn to their own ingenuity to create successful market-derived alternatives to these government monopolies. Please join Kevin Williamson and Cato Institute senior fellow Michael Tanner for an examination of the current state of U.S. entitlement programs and a lively discussion of how the free-market responds when the government fails.   Register!     LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/the-end-is-near-and-its-going-to-be-awesome-how-going-broke-will-leave-america-richer-happier-and-more-secure/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130523T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130523T133000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T145726 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T150006 UID:6519-1369310400-1369315800@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Competing Visions of the Common Good: Rethinking Help for the Poor DESCRIPTION:  Register!   Americans across the political spectrum place a great deal of importance on caring for those in need and avoiding harm to the weak. Yet political leaders\, religious leaders\, and the public pursue these shared moral values in sharply different ways. In his new book “On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good” (Brazos Press\, April 2013)\, Jim Wallis seeks to transcend some of these divisions by recovering an ancient moral vision of the common good.   What is a biblically informed view of caring for the poor\, orphaned\, and widowed? What shared commitments do we have as citizens and neighbors to care for one another? And how can a proper ordering of America’s political economy enable the most people — including the vulnerable — to have the best life? At this event\, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)\, a longtime champion of human rights causes\, and AEI President Arthur Brooks will join Wallis in addressing these and other questions.   Register!     LOCATION:1150 17th Street, NW 12th Floor, Washington, DC, DC, 20036 , United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/competing-visions-of-the-common-good-rethinking-help-for-the-poor/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130528T090000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130528T223000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130517T144844 LAST-MODIFIED:20130517T144844 UID:6601-1369731600-1369780200@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Masters of Nothing: U.S. Book Release Event DESCRIPTION:More information available here.     In their book Masters of Nothing: Human Nature\, Big Finance\, and the Fight for the Soul of Capitalism\, UK Conservative Party MP's Matthew Hancock and Nadhim Zahawi argue that a collective failure to understand human nature was the underlying cause of the Great Recession-one of the largest crises in the history of modern capitalism. The MPs argue similar crises will happen again unless policymakers radically rethink their assumptions about human rationality and design systems to accommodate the inevitable flaws and irrationality of individuals\, banks\, and the economy as a whole.   Conceived as an antidote to the neoclassical-inspired economics textbooks which led pre-crisis thinking astray\, this account of the crash is illustrated with gripping stories about the behavior of those who both precipitated and lived through it. Released to critical acclaim in the United Kingdom in May 2012\, MPs Hancock and Zahawi visit Washington to introduce an updated\, U.S.-focused edition that analyzes Wall Street's role in precipitating the financial crisis. Please join us as the authors explore how policymakers can introduce reforms designed to fix the relationship between finance and the real economy.   PARTICIPANTS: Matthew Hancock Minister of Skills\, MP\, West Suffolk Nadhim Zahawi Member of Parliament\, Stratford-on-Avon Robert D. Atkinson President\, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Joe Kennedy President\, Kennedy Research\, LLC     LOCATION:1101 K Street NW (Suite 610A), Washington, DC, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/masters-of-nothing-u-s-book-release-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130529T114500 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130529T130000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T133955 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T134040 UID:6484-1369827900-1369832400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Cultivation Crew: Planned Giving DESCRIPTION:  RSVP!    Join AFF\, CEI\, and the Heritage Foundation for a free luncheon on planned giving.   Does your organization have a planned giving program? Do you want to learn strategies to improve your current planned giving program? This luncheon will cover both questions and you will hear from Heritage’s top experts on planned giving. Enjoy some lunch and networking with other development officers at this unique event.   RSVP!       LOCATION:214 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC, DC, 20002, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/cultivation-crew-planned-giving/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130529T163000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130529T180000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T151036 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T151036 UID:6525-1369845000-1369850400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Solar radiation Management: An Evolving Climate Policy Option DESCRIPTION:  Register!   As hopes for curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wane\, interest in solar radiation management (SRM) continues to rise. A number of experts speculate that SRM might offset some of the harm from climate change by slightly enhancing the reflectiveness of Earth’s atmosphere. As the controversy over climate policy has grown\, it has been said that GHG control is too hard but SRM is too easy.   A new paper by Lee Lane of the Hudson Institute and J. Eric Bickel of the University of Texas at Austin probes the truth of these propositions. The paper shows the potential economic benefits of SRM but also explores its risks. It argues that effective GHG control is likely to remain elusive but that barriers in international governance will probably impede hasty action on SRM\, leading to hard bargaining and gridlock.   Join AEI for a discussion of this new research with the authors and Nobel Laureate Thomas Schelling. A reception will follow.   Register!     LOCATION:1150 17th Street, NW 12th Floor, Washington, DC, DC, 20036 , United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/solar-radiation-management-an-evolving-climate-policy-option/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130530T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130530T141500 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T151702 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T151826 UID:6527-1369915200-1369923300@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Public Employee Pensions: How Large are the Deficits? What Changes Can Be Made? DESCRIPTION:  Register!   Pension underfunding has dominated the media and created significant concerns for state lawmakers as they struggle to bring their fiscal houses in order. Before any reforms can be enacted\, certain questions must be answered: in reality\, how large are the funding shortfalls\, and what are the legal boundaries within which reforms can take place?   At this event\, panelists will address pension reform challenges by presenting the results of three research papers commissioned by AEI through a generous grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation. Kent Smetters will present the case for market valuation\, while Paul Angelo will defend current pension valuation practices. Amy Monahan will discuss the legal restrictions surrounding pension reform.   Register!     LOCATION:1150 17th Street, NW 12th Floor, Washington, DC, DC, 20036 , United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/public-employee-pensions-how-large-are-the-deficits-what-changes-can-be-made/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130530T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130530T140000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130522T110054 LAST-MODIFIED:20130522T110119 UID:6677-1369915200-1369922400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:The 2013 Farm Bill: Reducing the Economic and Environmental Costs DESCRIPTION:  Register!   Congress may pass a major farm bill reauthorization this year for the first time since 2008. Farm bill supporters claim that draft bills in the House and Senate would save taxpayers billions of dollars\, but that isn’t the case. The bills would eliminate so-called direct payments to farmers\, but the savings would be plowed into new subsidy programs and higher guaranteed prices for certain crops. What can be done to reform costly farm subsidies that harm agricultural markets and damage the environment? Chris Edwards\, Scott Faber\, Andrew Moylan\, and Josh Sewell will discuss the impact of farm programs on taxpayers and the environment and suggest possible reform steps.   Register!     LOCATION:Washington, DC, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/the-2013-farm-bill-reducing-the-economic-and-environmental-costs/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130604T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130604T140000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T142214 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T142231 UID:6507-1370347200-1370354400@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:The Heller Ruling, Five Years On DESCRIPTION:  Register!   Five years ago\, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. By a 5-4 vote\, the Court ruled that the strict gun-control laws in the nation’s capital—which amounted to a complete ban on any usable weapon for self-protection\, even in the home—were unconstitutional. The Court finally confronted a long-simmering controversy over the scope of the Second Amendment and declared that\, yes\, that amendment does secure an individual the right to keep and bear arms. Now\, five years later\, with gun controls being debated both in the Congress and state legislatures\, it is a good time to assess the impact of the Heller precedent. Please join us for a wide-ranging discussion of the Second Amendment\, self-defense\, and the right to keep and bear arms.   Register!     LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/the-heller-ruling-five-years-on/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130605T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130605T140000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T142626 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T142647 UID:6508-1370433600-1370440800@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails DESCRIPTION:  Register!     A common argument for intervening abroad is to alleviate potential or existing human suffering. Repeatedly\, however\, state-led humanitarian efforts have failed miserably. Why do well-funded\, expertly staffed\, and well-intentioned humanitarian actions often fall short of achieving their desired outcomes\, leaving some of the people they intended to help worse off? Why are well-meaning countries unable to replicate individual instances of success consistently across cases of human suffering?   Using the tools of economics\, Dr. Christopher Coyne’s new book\, Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails\, shifts the discussion from the moral imperative of how governments should behave to a positive analysis of how they actually do. Coyne examines the limits of short-term humanitarian aid and long-term development assistance\, the disconnect between intentions and reality\, and why economic freedom—protection of property rights\, private means of production\, and free trade of labor and goods—provides the best means for minimizing human suffering. Join us as experts discuss this hotly debated topic.   Register!     LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/doing-bad-by-doing-good-why-humanitarian-action-fails/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130605T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130605T180000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130522T112056 LAST-MODIFIED:20130522T112056 UID:6682-1370448000-1370455200@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:The Problem with Europe’s Austerity Debate DESCRIPTION:  Register!   Top officials in the U.S. government\, the International Monetary Fund\, and the European Union blame Europe’s ills on fiscal austerity and advise Europeans to pursue stimulus spending or delay spending cuts. Simeon Djankov and Anders Aslund will show how the evidence counters that prevailing view. Countries that have reined in their spending are growing briskly while the profligate founder. Aslund will discuss why the level of debt and access to international markets still matter to responsible fiscal policy; Djankov will explain why Europe badly needs a growth plan that includes reducing the burden of regulation. Both speakers will explain why Europeans should focus on policy reform rather than devaluation or exit from the Euro.   Register!     LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/the-problem-with-europes-austerity-debate/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T173000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T193000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130516T112540 LAST-MODIFIED:20130516T112611 UID:6568-1370539800-1370547000@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Liberty Cafe: Democratic Principles Taking Root in Africa DESCRIPTION:  RSVP!     Atlas Think Tank MBA 2011 graduate Franklin Cudjoe will discuss his work as Founding President and CEO of IMANI on Thursday\, June 6 at 5:30pm. IMANI Center for Policy and Education is a think tank and research institute dedicated to the promotion of the institutions of a free society. IMANI has been consistently ranked among the top 10 think tanks in Africa and among the top 100 think tanks worldwide. The event will begin with an opportunity to network with local DC professionals\, followed by a discussion with Franklin on his institute's role in democratic principles taking root in Africa and he will make comments on Ghana and Kenya's election petition cases in retrospect.   RSVP!     LOCATION:1201 L Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/liberty-cafe-democratic-principles-taking-root-in-africa/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T180000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T200000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130517T155211 LAST-MODIFIED:20130517T155621 UID:6622-1370541600-1370548800@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Steve Horwitz: What is Austrian Economics and What it is Not DESCRIPTION:  More Information!     Austrian economics is often misunderstood in both the popular press and among intellectuals.  It is not “free market economics” nor is it “an ideology.”  The Austrian school is a tradition of economic analysis that dates back almost 150 years to the founding work of Carl Menger in Vienna of the 1870s.  The work of the Austrians is a set of ideas that is useful for analyzing and understanding the world;  it is not a set of policy conclusions about the value of the free market.  Making this distinction is important because the only way Austrian ideas will influence the debate over policy is if the Austrian analysis of human action is valid.     More Information!     LOCATION:3901 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE, 19807, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/steve-horwitz-what-is-austrian-economics-and-what-is-it-not/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130612T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130612T140000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130522T113204 LAST-MODIFIED:20130522T113226 UID:6683-1371038400-1371045600@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution DESCRIPTION:  Register!     Clint Bolick argues in his new book\, written with Jeb Bush\, that the three broad components of immigration reform—better immigration enforcement\, a lawful pathway for future migrants\, and the legalization of current unauthorized immigrants—must work together to produce a viable immigration policy. The 1986 Reagan amnesty failed because it was a partial reform that increased immigration enforcement but did not increase legal opportunities for lower skilled immigrants. The 2007 immigration reform bill failed to even pass the Senate for a similar reason—its guest worker visa program was eviscerated. Immigration reform must produce an easily enforceable law that allows the world’s best\, brightest\, and most industrious a chance to contribute to the American economy.   Register!     LOCATION:1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, DC, 20001, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/immigration-wars-forging-an-american-solution/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130612T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130612T183000 DTSTAMP:20130522T200158 CREATED:20130514T135034 LAST-MODIFIED:20130514T135414 UID:6488-1371052800-1371061800@http://www.libertyguide.com SUMMARY:Bastiat Society: Colorado Springs - Neal Rappaport DESCRIPTION:More information here.   This is a joint Bastiat/CCEE program featuring Neal Rappaport\, US Air Force Academy economics professor.   Program 4:00 to 5:30\, reception and cash bar 5:30 to 6:30.   Neal Rappaport is an associate Professor of Economics and Department Head of the Department of Economics and Geosciences at the United States Air Force Academy speaking on the topic "The Economic Future of Afghanistan and the Middle East: A Conversation with Neal Rappaport"   Admission: Free! (but space is limited)   More information here. LOCATION:3225 Braodmoor Valley Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906, United States URL:http://www.libertyguide.com/event/bastiat-society-colorado-springs-neal-rappaport/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR