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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Liberty and Private Charity
Interesting Friday and Saturday ahead for me: I'm one of a dozen or so invited participants from the U.S. and Canada taking part in a colloquium here in Vancouver on Liberty and Private Charity, co-sponsored by the Fraser Institute and Liberty Fund, Inc.
I've quite enjoyed the pre-conference readings, which included full books by Bernard Mandeville, Adam Smith, and Marvin Olasky, plus chapters from a dozen or so other books. Frankly, the conference could end the moment after it began, and, because of the quality of the readings, I would feel that I'd already earned post-grad credit in subjects such as the nature of compassion and the rise of the welfare state.
I'm looking forward to getting to know a fascinating group of fellow participants, including Fr. Raymond de Souza of the Post and David Quist of the Institute of Marriage and Family.
One final thought: I'm pretty sure they won't be trying to turn we so-cons into hardcore libertarians, but I'll report back at the end of the weekend to let you know how we held up!
Posted by Terry O'Neill on December 4, 2008 in Economic freedom | Permalink
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Terry -- we need a socially conservative culture in the libertarian political movement, and you're just the man to make it happen. :-)
Posted by: Matthew Johnston | 2008-12-04 7:59:13 PM
"Terry -- we need a socially conservative culture in the libertarian political movement, and you're just the man to make it happen. :-)"
It's like Menudo asking Jimmy Page to join the band.
Posted by: Statist Investigator | 2008-12-04 10:31:02 PM
Remember, no blogging about the actual discussions formal or informal. Everything is off the record at such gatherings.
Posted by: Michael Cust | 2008-12-05 8:37:22 AM
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