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America's Future Foundation Room 101

March 3, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE: AFF ON THE ROAD: HOW THE WEST WILL BE LOST | DC MARCH ROUNDTABLE
DOUBLETHINK LAUNCH PARTY | LEADERSHIP DINNER WITH BOB NOVAK | INSIDE WASHINGTON WEEKLY
YOUR DREAM JOB

AFF Denver: How the West will Be Lost
On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, AFF goes to Denver for its next installment of AFF on the Road! It's no mistake that Democrats will be hosting their national convention in Denver. Liberal funders have invested heavily in Colorado as part of a multi-cycle strategy to turn traditionally red states in the mountain west blue. But have Republicans and the Religious Right put more libertarian-leaning mountain states up for grabs? Looking at the primaries, does Huckabee's success indicate the growing or waning influence of evangelicals in the Republican Party? Does Ron Paul's fundraising success indicating a growing influence of libertarians? And what to make of McCain? Join our panelists as we discuss the future of libertarians, conservatives, and evangelicals in the West.

Featuring Jon Caldara, president, Independence Institute; Jim Pfaff, president, Colorado Family Council Ryan Sager, author, Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians and the Battle to Control the Republican Party; Gene Healy, senior editor at the Cato Institute and author, Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power ; moderated by Brad Jones of Facethestate.com.

This event will be held at the Oxford Theater at the Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th St, Denver, CO 80202. Complementary drinks and appetizers from 6:00-7:00p.m; discussion from 7:00 to 8:30. Valet parking available. Please RSVP to rsvp@americasfuture.org.

AFF DC March Roundtable: The Economy in Crisis?
AFF will hold its monthly roundtable "The Economy in Crisis?" on March 18.  While national security issues may seem to dominate the national debate, the state of the economy might be the determining issue for this year's elections.  The widespread view that we are in a recession led to an economic stimulus bill few free-market advocates supported.  Is extra stimulus needed to avoid the potentially imminent recession?  When it comes to promoting economic growth, the primary conservative solution is to cut taxes.  What other free-market policy solutions are there to bring prosperity to the country?

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.

NOTE: The Roundtable previously seen in Room 101 for March "Energy Policy, What Should Our Carbon Footprint Be?" will be held April 15.

Doublethink Launch Party
Thursday, March 6th, AFF will host a launch party for the new issue of Doublethink. We'll celebrate the release of the spring issue of the magazine along with the editors and writers. All AFF members and friends are invited. First 20 guests get a free issue of Doublethink!

This event will take place at 6:30pm at the Science Club, the address is 1136 19th Street NW, and the nearest Metro stops are Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West on the Orange and Blue. We'll be on the second floor. As always, there is no cover and there are beer, wine, and rail drink specials.

Leadership dinner next Week!
On Wednesday, March 12, AFF will present the next installment of its Leadership Dinner Series, featuring journalist Robert Novak, author of Prince of Darkness, a memoir of his life as a political journalist and pundit in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Novak will share valuable advice on how to make a career out of writing, imparts his ideals, and discloses inestimable guidance on how to make the greatest impact as a public speaker.

NOTE: Registration for this event is now closed, if you have any questions please e-mail cindy@americasfuture.org.

Podcast at Inside Washington Weekly
This week, host David Freddoso of National Review Online, J.P. Freire of The American Spectator, and Kristen Soltis of the Winston Group to discuss Junior Super Tuesday, McCain vs. Bill Cunningham and the passing of William F. Buckley.

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

Your Dream Job
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is seeking a Web Coordinator to drive the organization’s internet activities. The Web Coordinator will work in a fast paced environment to develop and implement acquisition and retention marketing efforts designed to drive web site traffic, research downloads, and event sign-ups. Candidate must be outgoing, results-oriented, creative, self-motivated, and intrigued by market-oriented ideas.

For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022777.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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