City Seminar 

# New York City Seminar Luncheon Featuring P. J. O’Rourke 

On The Wealth of Nations

Date and Time 

January 16, 2007 1 - 3 PM EST 

Location 

The Waldorf=Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY 

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Featuring **P.J. O’Rourke**, Author of *On the Wealth of Nations* (Atlantic Monthly Press, January 2007) with welcoming remarks by **Edward H. Crane**, President, Cato Institute. 

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P.J. O'Rourke will give a modern-day spin on *The Wealth of Nations* and Adam Smith's revolutionary theories on liberty: pursuit of self-interest, division of labor, and freedom of trade. Employing Smith's insights, P. J. will tackle such present day topics as outsourcing, blogs, central banks, and lobbyists, to name just a few. As P. J. puts it, he read *The Wealth of Nations* "so you don't have to". "[On the Wealth of Nations,](/pub_display.php?pub_id=7535)" \[Transcript\], January 16, 2007.

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