The agenda for the National RLC convention, March 27-29, is taking shape and it mirrors the RLC’s commitment to principle and practical politics.
Dr. Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, and recent Florida Speaker Marco Rubio will address the combined state and national convention at the convention banquet on Saturday night.
Lawrence W. Reed, president of FEE
Reed will tackle the most pressing issue facing our nation, the economic crisis, with a talk titled “Great Myths of the Great Depression.” In it, he highlights the role of inflation and the Federal Reserve in the boom and then the counter-productive New Deal during the bust.
This is an important and timely talk and RLCers are encouraged to invite their friends and family to attend the banquet. Stand-alone tickets are available for the event.
The Foundation for Economic Education was the first libertarian think tank in the nation and remains among the foremost institutions advancing the Austrian economics tradition of Ludwig von Mises and F.A. Hayek.
Before assuming leadership of FEE, Reed led the Mackinac Center for Public Policy to its current position as the largest and most effective state policy think tanks in the nation and a model for Florida’s James Madison Institute.
Rubio, a likely candidate for the U.S. Senate, will discuss his plans and vision for the state and nation. He is best known for his book 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida’s Future, which he compiled by asking Floridians for policy ideas.
As a State Representative and then House Speaker, Rubio championed a smaller-government approach, in contrast with other elements of the Republican-controlled state government led by Gov. Charlie Crist.
Other speakers may also include Ivan Osorio, editorial director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute; Mark Cross, Florida director of the Campaign for Liberty; Matt Falconer, author of Building a Better Local Government; Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America; Allen Douglas of the National Federation of Independent Businesses; and RLC member John Hallman of the Florida Taxpayers Union.
You can register online for the 2009 RLC National Convention at www.rlcfl.org.
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