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America's Future Foundation Room 101

December 26, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: AFF CHICAGO ROUNDTABLE | JANUARY ROUNDTABLE | PODCAST THIS WEEK | COLLEGE BLOGGER CONTEST | JOBS AND MORE

AFF Chicago Roundtable: The State of the Republican Brand

Tell your friends in Chicago that on January 16th in Chicago, AFF will host will host a roundtable on the "State of the Republican Brand." With so much dissatisfaction within the conservative and libertarian base, what is the state of the Republican "brand?"  How should conservatives and libertarians re-shape the brand in 2008 and beyond? In some sense, President Bush envisioned an "ownership society" as a uniting theme for conservatives and libertarians. To what extend did this succeed or fail? Does polling data reflect a decline of voter support for smaller government, in general? Are the Republican presidential candidates reflecting voter preferences, or vice versa? Is the "leave us alone" coalitionstill intact?

Joining us in the discussion will be Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review. Moderating this discussion will be Blake Dvorak of Real Clear Politics. Stay tuned for more panelist.

This event will take place at the Union League Club located at 65 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago, IL 60604. There will be a reception at 6:00 and the panel will begin at 7:00 pm. If you would like to RSVP for this event please email kathleen@americasfuture.org.

AFF January Roundtable: "Don't Be Evil": Privacy in the Age of Google
In less than a decade, Google has grown from a Ph.D. research project to be the indispensable tool of the information economy. With the objective of making all information instantly and universally accessible, Google now controls the principal index to the internet and the email traffic of millions, while adding new features such as maps replete with street-level photos cataloging the non-virtual world. As governments around the world seek to harness this information for good or evil, please join us on January 16th to discuss what we stand to gain and lose from this relentless indexing of information.

The event will take place at the Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, near Dupont Circle. Drinks at 6:30; Roundtable begins at 7:00. Roundtables are free for members, $5 for non-members. So join today! Please RSVP to Cindy Cerquitella at cindy@americasfuture.org.

In the podcast this week...
The show’s panelists this week are David Freddoso of National Review, J.P. Freire of the American Spectator, and Peter Suderman of DoubleThink. David White hosts. Topics covered include McCain’s comeback, Ron Paul’s tea party, The war against Huckabee, and below the fold news from our panelists.

To listen or subscribe, visit http://www.insidewashingtonweekly.com.

AFF $10,000 college blogger contest...
If you're a college blogger (or know one) don't forget America's Future Foundation has announced a contest for the best college blog with a grand prize of $10,000.

The purpose of the contest is to encourage original liberty-minded blogger journalism on college campuses and to identify young conservative and libertarian talent who wish to pursue careers as journalists and writers. The contest is open to all graduate and undergraduate bloggers age 25 and younger.

The winning blog will be awarded a cash prize of $10,000, and be invited to be a panelist at an AFF Roundtable on higher education in Washington, D.C. The award will be announced on April 7, 2008.

A panel of renowned bloggers will judge the contest. Judges include:

To enter, and for the complete set of rules, college bloggers can visit http://www.americasfuture.org/collegeblogger. There bloggers can enter their site for consideration. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2007. From the entries, AFF will choose ten finalists. The panel of seven judges will then track the blogs between January and April and will then choose a winner.

Your dream job...
The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation is seeking promising leaders and entrepreneurs interested in liberty for its Koch Associate Program.  During the year-long program, Associates develop the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for careers with market-oriented think tanks, policy institutes, and other non-profit organizations. Associates are based in Washington, D.C. and spend four days each week at non-profit organizations working in full-time positions and one day each week at the Koch Foundation immersed in a Market-Based Management® (MBM ®) curriculum.

For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022637.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/!

Cordially,

Cord Blomquist
Deputy Director of Operations
http://www.americasfuture.org/
cord@americasfuture.org

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