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America's Future Foundation Room 101

January 14, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: AFF CHICAGO ROUNDTABLE | JANUARY ROUNDTABLE | JANUARY HAPPY HOUR | INSIDE WASHINGTON WEEKLY | JOBS AND MORE

AFF Chicago Roundtable: The State of the Republican Brand
This Wednesday, January 16th in Chicago, America's Future Foundation 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" coalition still intact?

Joining us in the discussion will be Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review, Larry Horist of Thomas & Joyce, Inc, and political consultant Dan Proft of Urquhart Media. Moderating this discussion will be Blake Dvorak of Real Clear Politics.

This event will take place at the Union League Club located at 65 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago, IL 60604. Reception begins at 6:00. The first drink is on us and after that it's a cash bar (no credit cards).  The panel will begin at 7:00 pm. If you would like to attend this event please  RSVP to Kathleen O'Hearn at 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 this Wednesday, January 16th to discuss what we stand to gain and lose from this relentless indexing of information.

Joining us in the discussion will be Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Cord Blomquist of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Amber Taylor of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and Jim Harper of the Cato Institute. Moderating this discussion will be Chris Pope of the American Enterprise Institute.

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.

January DC Happy Hour - A Toast to AFF
AFF will hold its monthly happy hour on Thursday, January 24, at 6:00 pm at Café Asia (the front bar, just to the left of the entrance). In an effort to reach out to our friends across the river, this will be AFF's first happy hour in Northern Virginia! The address 1550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA a few blocks from the Rossyln metro station on the Orange and Blue lines. As always, there is no cover and there are happy hour specials on beer ($2 drafts), saki, and even sushi!  Just look for AFF members wearing little orange AFF lapel pins.

We'll be toasting to the brilliant successes of AFF in the past, as well as looking forward to a fab 2008.  Stay tune for some very special guest! We look forward to seeing you there!  

Podcast at Inside Washington Weekly
This week, Michael Brendan Dougherty of the American Conservative, Peter Suderman of Doublethink, and Carrie Sheffield of the Washington Times discuss the latest news from the campaign trail, Ron Paul's newsletters, and below the fold news. David White hosts.

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

Your dream job...
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) seeks a Journalism Program Director to develop and execute programs aimed at developing the careers of young, aspiring journalists who have a strong interest in liberty. The program director will work in IHS's Communicators Department, which encompasses a suite of programs designed to develop the talent of young "communicators" interested in careers in public policy, journalism, filmmaking, and fiction writing.

For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022646.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/!

In Liberty,

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

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