I can assure you that the authors that we are featuring today are serious accomplished economist who is decades who worked to form this publication. The subtitle of the book to economist drink their way through the unfree world gives us the unconventional approach for a couple of academics. That subtitle did not surprise me though. I tend to run in to ben powell and bob lawson at economic or academic conferences around the country and around the world and inevitably had drinks in their hands, probably because we chat at the hotel bars and the like. But the conversation is always interesting, informative and fun. And that is also true of the new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So it is fortunate that we are featuring today on the birthday of the late freedman, one of the greatest economist of the 20th century and the champion of economic and overall human freedom. We were lucky to have known him and for some of us who work with him to a limited degree. He too would agree
Socialism sucks, is more irreverent than most Public Policy books we usually organize events around here at cato but i can assure you the authors we are featuring today are serious accomplished economists with decades of scholarly work. Inevitably, they have drinksn their hand, probably because we chat at receptions, hotel bars and the like. But the conversation is always interesting, informative, and fun. Thats also true of this new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So its fortunate, fortuitous rather, that we are featuring today on the birthday of the late milton friedman, one of the greatest economist of the 20th century and the champion of economic and overall human freedom. We were lucky to have known him, or some of us to have worked with him to a limited degree. Im sure he, too, would agree with the title of the book, though i i cant really recallm ever putting his opposition to socialism in quite those terms. Today, socialism has gained an appeal among some americ
And later, the House Homeland Security committee looks at the use of facial Recognition Technology by government agencies. It is my great pleasure to introduce simone romedo, scompontfosh the New York Times based in albuquerque, new mexico. He was previously the Brazil Bureau chief for the times covering brazil and other parts of south america. He has written extensively on a broad range of issues including brahms political upheaval, river pirates on the amazon rainforest, fargways guerrilla insurgency and shifting politics of antarctica. He was also the New York Times and Denver Bureau chief until 2011 based in caracas, venezuela whereby he covered issues including president hugo chavezs political movement, colombias long internal war and indidgeius politics in bolivia. Please give a warm welcome to mr. Simone romedo. [applause] sara, thank you so much for the very kind introduction. And im just going to move on right now and introduce this wonderful panel that i have the pleasure of
Brazil upheel, river pirates in the amazon rain forest and antarctica and the New York Times bureau chief until 2011 based in venezuela where he covered issues including president hugo chavezs political movement, columbias long internal war and indigenous politics in bolivia. Please give a warm welcome to mr. Simone romero. Sara, thank you so much for the very kind introduction, and im just going to move on right now and introduce this wonderful panel that i have the pleasure of moderating. We have cecilia balli, who is a journalist and cultural anthropologist and a writer at large at texas monthly. Her work focuses on the u. S. mexico border and the history and culture of south texas. And her writing has also appeared in har bers magazine, and the New York Times. Angela cocherga is a multimedia journalist who has covered the u. S. mexico border and mexicos interior for television newspapers and radio and was mexico border chief for a major broadcasting group. She is currently the Sout
Rain forest, paraguays guerrilla insurgency and the shifting politics of antarctica. He was also the New York Times bureau chief until then, covering issues including president hugo chavezs political movement, columbias long internal war and indigenous politics. Please give a warm welcome to mister simon romero. [applause] thank you for the very kind introduction. I will move on and introduce this wonderful panel i have the privilege of moderating. We have cecilia balli, cultural and apologist and writer at large on texas monthly. Her work focuses on the usmexico border and the history and culture of south texas. Her writing has appeared in harpers magazine and the New York Times. [applause] Angela Kocherga is a multimedia journalist to cover the usmexico border and mexicos interior for television, newspapers, and radio and mexicos border chief for a major broadcasting group. C is the Southern New Mexico border reporter for a special contributor for public radio and television. [applau