San Jose State University, Department of Economics
DAVID S. SAURMAN PROVOCATIVE LECTURE SERIES
presents:John Stossel
"Freedom And Its Enemies"Thursday, May 13, 2004
5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
SJSU Morris Dailey Auditorium
STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND.RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING: Bring your copy of Stossel's Give Me A
Break
for
the book signing and reception--7:15 to 8:00 p.m.--immediately
following
the
presentation. Free and open to the public.ABOUT THE TALK: "Liberty," says Stossel, "is what made America
great, yet
little by little, Americans are giving up that liberty." Stossel
talks
about
the amazing benefits of individual freedom and free markets, and
what he
has
learned in his 30-year journey from a Portland, Oregon consumer
reporter
to his
current job as ABC's in-house contrarian. He discusses:Who are today's American heroes?
Has our fear of technology led us to reject the very freedom that
has
lifted more people out of poverty than any society anywhere, ever?
Might safety regulations actually injure more people than they
protect?
Finally, why does the media ceaselessly hype unrealistic fears?
Every day
newspapers and television warn us of new, unsuspected dangers --
from Alar
and
asbestos to cyclamates to the Audi 500. Stossel compares those
risks to
life's
REAL risks.ABOUT JOHN STOSSEL: Milton Friedman, winner of the Nobel Prize in
Economics
describes Stossel as "...that rare creature, a TV commentator who
understands
economics, in all its subtlety." The winner of 19 Emmy Awards,
Stossel was
named co-anchor of ABC News "20/20" in May, 2003. He joined the
highly-acclaimed newsmagazine in 1981, and began doing one-hour
prime time
specials in 1994. Stossel's specials tackle issues that face
Americans
today.
His specials consistently rate among the top news programs and have
earned
him
uncommon praise: "The most consistently thought-provoking TV
reporter of
our
time" said the Dallas Morning News, while the Orlando Sentinel said
he
"has the
gift for entertaining while saying something profound."ABOUT THE DAVID S. SAURMAN PROVOCATIVE LECTURE SERIES: The
Department of
Economics invites students, faculty, and the general public to
consider
intellectual arguments on controversial topics. Presenters in the
Provocative
Lecture Series are noted for their outstanding scholarship and
public
speaking
ability. This lecture series fosters the tradition of higher
education to
challenge ideas and develop critical thinking in an environment of
respect
and
intellectual discourse. Our goal is for you to develop the critical
thinking
skills necessary to reach your own informed position on
controversial
issues. We
invite you to relax, to ponder, and to enjoy the thought process.DIRECTIONS AND PARKING: Convenient parking is available at the
public
parking
garage on Fourth and San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose
(95192).
From this
parking garage you can cross the street to enter the Martin Luther
King,
Jr.
Library, walk through the first floor lobby to the campus exit.
Morris