The New Deal began before John Maynard Keynes propagated his theories. But the state was pleased to have a scientific gloss for its looting, inflating, and controlling ways. The question then and the question now is: does this approach actually stimulate the economy. The Great Depression lasted long past the New Deal. In Japan, the Keynesian way has turned a marvelously productive economy into a stagnant and seemingly permanent mess. What will the same path mean for the U.S.?

Speakers will address the failures of macroeconomic planning then and now, and urge another path called free enterprise, words that Obama seems to have difficultly uttering, to say nothing of practicing.
Schedule

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Douglas French
9:45 a.m. Douglas French, "Bank Failures in a Keynesian World"
10:15 a.m. Thomas Woods, "Keynesian Predictions vs. American History"
10:45 a.m. Discussion and refreshments
11:00 a.m. Congressman Ron Paul, "Prepare for the Worst"
Noon Lunch
12:55 p.m. David Gordon, "Best Books Criticizing Keynesian Economics"
1:15 p.m. Lew Rockwell, "Economics and Moral Courage"
2:00 p.m. Adjourn

Registration fee is $75 per person, which includes lunch and refreshment breaks. (There is a non-refundable registration processing fee of $25 for cancellations.) REGISTER NOW

Location: This event will take place in the Ballroom of Hilton Houston Post Oak, 2001 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Texas. For accommodations at the Hilton Post Oak, call 713-961-9300 before December 29 and mention the Mises Institute for a special rate of $119 per night, plus tax.

Student scholarships are available. Apply online (Complete the application, save to your computer or print it as a pdf file to your computer, and email the saved version along with a copy of your student ID, or fax to 734-448-8148).

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