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Death of the Fed
Two important events are coming up soon.
Next week, February 26-27, 2010, we hold a conference on
the Federal Reserve in Jekyll Island, Georgia, the birthplace of the
Fed. The title of the conference: The Birth and Death of the Fed. The
idea is to explore its origins and effects with particular focus on the
current and ongoing calamity, and to establish, without a doubt, that
the root of the problem with the economy traces to the socialization of
money and credit and its mis-management by central planners.
Speakers at the event include George Selgin, Christopher
Westley, Robert Murphy, Doug French, Peter Klein, Thomas Woods, Joseph
Salerno, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Mark Thornton, Gary North, and others.
They are covering every area of monetary theory and policy. The
conference includes tours, receptions, a huge book table, an oyster
roast on the beach and other fun activities. It is the perfect mixture
of scholarship plus vacation. Please
join us!
In the meantime, we are busily planning what is turning
into the biggest and grandest Austrian
Scholars Conference in world history, March 11-13, 2010, with more
presentations, panels, and papers than any previous conference. Many
great thinkers will be with us, including Steve Kates, Robert Murphy,
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Caroline Baum, Paul Cantor, Richard Vedder, plus
nearly 200 others, in addition to a special (and secret so far) guest
that we are sure everyone will enjoy.
If you look back at the history of this event, you find
presentations of early drafts of what later became hugely important
books and research paradigms. One example is our new book Literature
and the Economics of Liberty. Some new projects of the Mises
Institute will also be unveiled. It is a learning experience for
everyone: students, professors, and professionals involved in economics
and related areas.
We are also excited to show off the physical changes to
our building. We have a grand new conference room, and an extended
library and media area on the third floor, complete with an elevator
that actually takes people up and down from place to place (no more
getting stuck between floors, we promise.)
At both events, we'll have plenty of all our newest
books available.
Please join us. And thank you so much for supporting the
work of the Mises Institute!
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