THE AFF NETWORK

America's Future Foundation Room 101

August 6, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: AFF UNDERGROUND SCREEN ON THE GREEN TONIGHT | HAPPY HOUR NEXT WEEK | NEW DOUBLETHINK EDITOR | WHAT'S NEW IN THE PODCAST AND BRAINWASH | JOBS AND MORE

AFF Underground screen on the green tonight...
AFF Underground is tonight! This month's AFF Underground takes us out to the National Mall for the Screen on the Green showing of All The King's Men, the 1949 film about politics, idealism and corruption. Luckily for everyone this event is free! You bring a blanket and drinks, AFF brings the snacks. This is the perfect opportunity to bring a new friend to an AFF event, or to come to an AFF Underground if you've never been before. We will be meeting at Hamilton's (233 2nd St NW) at 6:15 and going straight to claim a spot on the mall. Please contact Kristen Soltis at kristen@americasfuture.org for details and to RSVP so we know if we should expect you at Hamilton's. See you this evening!

AFF happy hour featuring Tyler Cowen next week...
AFF's next monthly happy hour will take place on Wednesday, August, 15th at 6:30 p.m. at the Science Club with special guest Tyler Cowen. You might know Cowen from his two blogs, the influential Marginal Revolution and the indispensable Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide. He will be discussing his new book, Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist. The event will take place at the Science Club, which is located at 1136 19th Street NW, and the nearest Metro stops are Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West on the Orange and Blue. AFF will be on the second floor.

New Doublethink editor...
We're very pleased to announce that Cheryl Miller is the new Doublethink editor-in-chief. Doublethink readers may be familiar with Cheryl's work, here and here. Cheryl currently works for David Brooks at the New York Times. Previously, she served at the White House as deputy director of research in the office of presidential speechwriting. She also worked with William Kristol and Lawrence Kaplan on their book, The War Over Iraq. She is a winner of the 2007 Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship. Her first issue of Doublethink will be out in the fall.

Writers, looking to build your clips? Have an idea for a piece for Doublethink? Pitch Cheryl at cheryl@americasfuture.org.

In the podcast this week...
This week on Inside Washington Weekly, AFF's weekly podcast, the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Obama's foreign policy speech, the latest in Iowa, and the YearlyKos convention. The show's panelists this week are Michael Brendan Dougherty of the American Conservative, Peter Suderman of Doublethink, and Anastasia Uglova of NBC's Politalk. David White hosts. To listen or subscribe, visit http://www.insidewashingtonweekly.com.

In Brainwash last week...
Last week in Brainwash, Taylor Buley scorned government mandated safety measures intended to save the children. Dorian Davis interviewed the liberaltarian presidential candidate of choice, Mike Gravel. And John Tabin rounded up Rupert Murdoch's Dow takeover, Obama's warmongering, and censorship on the left.

Have a submission? Want to take a politician or organization to task with some hard-hitting journalism? Send a pitch to jp@americasfuture.org.

Your dream job...
The Moving Picture Institute (MPI) is looking for a program director to develop and implement creative strategies for promoting our films. The program director will assist with various aspects of MPI's film production programs and development initiatives; a crucial aspect of the job involves planning, organizing, and executing MPI events, which range from Capitol Hill screenings to film premieres to public screenings in major venues across the U.S. The program director will be responsible for ensuring that our events are uniformly successful: well designed, beautifully orchestrated, and immensely popular. We want as many people as possible to see our films—and we want our events to be so well attended that they always draw standing-room-only crowds. For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022373.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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