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America's Future Foundation Room 101

January 15, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: DOUBLETHINK OUT NOW | LAUNCH PARTY THIS WEEK | SPECIAL FUSIONISM EVENT NEXT WEEK | RUSSIA ROUNDTABLE AUDIO AND PICS NOW ONLINE | JOBS AND MORE

Doublethink out now, launch party this Wednesday...
The new issue of Doublethink, AFF's print quarterly, is out now. Members and subscribers should be getting it in the mail today. Not a subscriber? Hurry up and subscribe to Doublethink on our site for just $17.60 a year. In the new issue you'll find Cheryl Miller on the Anti-Carrie Bradshaws of the Right; Mollie Ziegler on what big government and fetishism have in common; Michael Brendan Dougherty on Sam francis; David White on Lou Dobbs and the Price of a Playstation 3; a profile of Nick Schulz by Brendan Conway; and fiction by David Skinner. It's all available at www.affdoublethink.com.

Also, this Wednesday, January 17th, AFF will host a launch party for the new issue of Doublethink. Come to Russia House Lounge at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the release of the winter issue of the magazine and meet the editors and writers. All AFF members and friends invited. First 20 guests get a free issue of Doublethink! The Russia House is located at 1800 Connecticut Avenue NW (the corner of Connecticut and Florida Avenues).

Special event next week: The Future of Fusionism...
Mark your calendar for Thursday, January 25th, and join us for a special AFF debate on the future of fusionism, sponsored by the Don and Paula Smith Family Foundation.

The attempt in the 1950s and 1960s to reconcile the philosophical divide between traditionalists and libertarians -- dubbed "fusionism" by National Review's Frank Meyer -- was politically successful, culminating in the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. In recent years, however, that broad coalition has shown signs of fraying amidst conservative frustration with Republican governance. What is the future of the alliance for 2008 and beyond? To create a winning coalition for limited government, should traditional conservatives accommodate libertarians, or vice versa? Is a new liberal-libertarian, or "liberaltarian," coalition possible?

Panelist will be David Boaz, executive vice president, Cato Institute; Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor, National Review; Brink Lindsey, vice president for research, Cato Institute; and, Jonathan Chait, senior editor, New Republic. This discussion will be moderated by David Kirby.

The event will take place at the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. A brief reception will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by the discussion from 6:30 pm to 8pm. This AFF event is free for members and $5 for non-members. We have limited seating for this event. You must RSVP to ensure a spot to kathleen@americasfuture.org.

Russia roundtable audio and photos online...
Audio and photos from our roundtable last Wednesday on Russia and the prospects of a new cold war are now online. Panelists were Nick Gvosdev of the National Interest, Igor Khrestin of the American Enterprise Institute, Ivan Eland of the Independence Institute, and Washington Times Editorial Writer Russ McCracken. James Poulos moderated.

Your dream job...
Barbour Griffith & Rogers, rated the number one lobbying firm in Washington, DC by Fortune Magazine, is looking to hire a Policy Analyst for its international division. The International Policy Analyst supports Barbour Griffith & Rogers International’s (BGRI) principals on foreign affairs and international trade issues including: foreign policy, defense policy, international trade, and emerging market business development. For more information, visit: http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/021750.php.

Got something else in mind? You can find other great free-market-oriented jobs by clicking over to AFF’s Job Board at http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/!

Cheers,

Jerry Brito
Director of Operations
http://www.americasfuture.org/
jerry@americasfuture.org

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