John Stossel In SF (1/30/04)

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FREE MARKETS AND FREE SPEECH: A SENSIBLE
WAY TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION
John Stossel, Commonwealth Club, Friday 30 January
www.commonwealthclub.org

      Emmy award-winning consumer reporter Stossel
has exposed fraud and government corruption as a
correspondent for "20/20" since 1981 and delivers his
witty segment "Give Me a Break" to 12 million viewers
each week. Stossel will reflect on his years as a crusader
protecting consumers and explain why the beneficial
powers of the free market and free speech offer a better
alternative to the greedy bureaucrats, reporters and
lawyers who make life worse even as they claim to
protect interests of everyday citizens.

11:30 a.m., Check-in | 12:00 p.m., Program | 1:00 p.m.,
Book-signing | Club Office, 595 Market St, 2nd floor, San Francisco

$6 for Members, $12 for Non-members |

Co-sponsored by A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books.

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FREE MARKETS AND FREE SPEECH: A SENSIBLE
WAY TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION
John Stossel, Commonwealth Club, Friday 30 January
www.commonwealthclub.org

Other interesting Commonwealth Club events coming up (lots of potential
libertarian, anti-libertarian, or politically interesting stuff) (all
events at the Club unless otherwise noted):

5 Jan: book discussion, _Nickel and Dimed_. The author will not be
present; this is just a discussion of the book. Barbara Ehrenreich wrote
this book that's become very popular with the left about how horrible it is
to work for a living in America. Free, 5:30 pm.

6 Jan: Paul Krugman, NYT columnist, blaming the Bush administration for
everything that's gone wrong lately. $15 members, $30 non-members, Hilton
SF, 5:30 pm.

7 Jan: Peter Robinson, former Reagan speechwriter: "Why Ronald Reagan
Matters". Free for members, $15 non-members, 5:30 pm.

12 Jan: John Shattuck, Clinton administration "chief human rights
official", on why "human rights wars are breeding grounds for
terrorism". Free for members, $12 non-members, 4:45 pm.

14 Jan: John B. Shoven, Stanford, "The Federal Budget Is in Worse Shape
than You Think!" "He has likened the social security[sic] system to a
Ponzi scheme..." $17 members, $25 non-members, 12:30 pm.

14 Jan: Robert Pearl (Permanente), "Solving California's Health Care
Crisis". He will call for "restructuring the health care delivery system",
but as Permanente's CEO, I'm pretty sure he won't be calling for single
payer... Free for members, $15 non-members, 5:30 pm.

20 Jan: Kevin Phillips (NPR and author), on modern American political
dynasties (specifically the Bushes). $9 members, $15 non-members, 5:30 pm.

21 Jan: David Frum, Bush advocate. Free for members, $15 non-members, 5:30 pm.

28 Jan: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on black American experience. Free for
members, $12 non-members, 11:30 am.

28 Jan: Victor Davis Hanson, author; Bernardo Mendez, Mexican consul,
"Mexifornia", impact of immigration on the American southwest. Free for
members, $12 non-members, 5 pm.

29 Jan: Robert D. Kaplan, author of _Balkan Ghosts_, on global hot
spots. $10 members, $15 non-members, Marines' Memorial Club, 5:30 pm.

29 Jan: "Today's Leaders: San Francisco Youth & Social Change". Free, 4:30 pm.

30 Jan: John Stossel, as above.

~Chris
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