Recent Events

Annual Milton Friedman Luncheon

Maggiano's Little Italy
111 West Grand
Chicago, Illinois
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July 29, 2011, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

July 31, 2011 would have been Milton Friedman's 99th birthday, and today more than ever, we need his vision and his confidence in free markets and free people. To honor Dr.

6th International Conference on Climate Change

Mariott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, District Of Columbia
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June 30, 2011 (All day) - July 01, 2011 (All day)

Restoring the Scientific Method

America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb: Luncheon with Peter Ferrara

Petterino's
150 N. Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60601
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June 20, 2011, 11:30 AM
The "Bankruptcy Bomb" seems inevitable.
But buck up! Peter Ferrara will give us hope,

New Jersey Capitol Forum

New Jersey State Capitol Building
125 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
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May 12, 2011, 10:30 AM

This Heartland Policy Forum aims to educate those inside and outside the capitol building about the empirical research behind empowering parents, school choice, and charter schools. Heartland will offer a roadmap on how New Jersey can put its educational system back in order.

According to Marc Oestreich, legislative specialist on education policy at The Heartland Institute, state Sen. Joe Kyrillos has offered “a bold plan for student-centered education reform in New Jersey.”

Are Employee Pensions the Cause of the Financial Crisis in the States?

Rayburn House Office Building
2261 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, District Of Columbia
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April 26, 2011, 12:00 PM

A forum featuring Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, as moderator, and panelists Eli Lehrer (The Heartland Institute), Ross Eisenbrey (Economic Policy Institute), Steven Malanga (Manhattan Institute), and Andrew Biggs (American Enterprise Institute). Lunch will be served. Free and open to the public.

Schools for Misrule: A Conversation with Walter Olson

Petterino's
150 N. Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60601
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March 24, 2011, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Walter Olson’s acclaimed books—The Litigation Explosion, The Excuse Factory, and The Rule of Lawyers—have changed the way we think about the American legal system.

The U.S. Supreme Court on the Second Amendment

Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams
Chicago, Illinois
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September 10, 2008, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Dirty Dozen

Petterino's
150 North Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois
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September 10, 2008, 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM

The Birth of Freedom

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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September 04, 2008, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Consumer-Directed Health Care Workshop

Hilton Harrisburg
One North Second Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
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September 03, 2008, 3:00 AM - 5:30 AM