Policy Perspectives 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue
New York City
Featuring: Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute; Lewis Lehrman, Senior Partner at L.E. Lehrman & Company, Chairman of The Lehrman Institute; Scott Rasmussen, Founder and President of Rasumussen Reports; Jeffrey Miron, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Economics Department, Harvard University; and Neal McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute.
| 11:00 — 11:05 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute |
| 11:05 — 11:35 a.m. |
Keynote Address — Taking the Pulse of America Scott Rasmussen, Founder and President of Rasmussen Reports |
| 11:35 — 11:55 a.m. |
As Good as It Gets? Observations on the World Debt Crisis Jeffrey Miron, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Director of Undergraduate Studies, Economics Department, Harvard University |
| 11:55 a.m. — 12:15 p.m. |
Spending on Education: Bad for Kids, Bad for the Economy Neal McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute Download MP3 of Jeffrey Miron’s and Neal McCluskey’s presentations |
| 12:15 — 12:30 p.m. |
Reception |
| 12:30 — 2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Address — The True Gold Standard: A Monetary Reform Plan Lewis Lehrman, Senior Partner at L.E. Lehrman & Company Chairman of The Lehrman Institute Download MP3 of Lewis Lehrman’s presentation |