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1) Welcome to the weekly update!
2) The David Strom Show
3) Rich States, Poor States
4) Recent Writing
5) MNFMI Bookstore
1) Welcome to the Weekly Update!
We now have a weekly update system up and running! We will be using this weekly email to keep you abreast of the work we are doing here at the Institute, and let me tell you there is lots of work to do! The Left is on the march and the Center-Right coalition is under attack. Here in Minnesota several new left-leaning think tanks have sprung up in the past couple of years including Minnesota 2020 and Growth and Justice. They are churning out propaganda at an astounding rate to raise your taxes and impose red-green socialism in the State of Minnesota. We need to meet and exceed their productivity, and we need your help to do it!
2) The David Strom Show
The David Strom Show sponsored by the Minnesota Free Market Institute is broadcast weekly on AM 1280 The Patriot Saturdays 9-11 A.M. Podcasts of the show are available at Townhall.com and also directly via iTunes. (See our radio show page for details). The show is now downloaded 11,000 times a month!
Last Saturday, in the first hour David played the audio and discussed CNN founder and billionaire Ted Turner's now infamous rant on Global Warming and how if we don't "do" something about it, we will all become cannibals. Phil Krinkie reported on what will happen with the bonding bill and Rep. Paul Kohls (R-Victoria) gave us his perspective on the budget and bonding bill votes. In the 2nd hour, St. Cloud State Economics chair and Free Market Institute Policy Fellow Prof. King Banaian discussed the continuing talk of recession, the financial crisis and more.
Click here for audio highlights of last weekend's show.
Upcoming guests: 4/12 Manhattan Institute's City Journal Editor, Brian C. Anderson author of Democratic Capitalism and Its Discontents; 4/19 Don Eberly, author of The Rise of Global Civil Society: Building Communities and Nations from the Bottom Up.
Links to Recent Podcasts:
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Minnesota health care reform proposals with Craig Westover and David Allen. Podcast here.
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Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform discusses his book Leave Us Alone. Podcast here.
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Mickey Edwards discusses his book Reclaiming Conservatism. Podcast here.
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3) Rich States, Poor States
Two of our favorite free-market economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore have turned their critical attention to what makes States economically competitive, and have produced a report for the American Legislative Exchange Commission (ALEC) that is well worth a read. Called "Rich States, Poor States," Laffer and Moore do a great job outlining what makes for economic success in this increasingly competitive world. Minnesota's one-page report is here.
4) Recent Writing
Here are some recent columns and commentary from the Minnesota Free Market Institute:
Don't forget to check back frequently as we are continuously adding content!
5) MNFMI Bookstore
Interested in reading one of the books featured on the David Strom Show? The Free Market Institute Bookstore (through Amazon.com) features books and authors who have been on the radio program. By making your purchase through the FMI bookstore you will get a two-fer: you get to enjoy cutting-edge thinking on the most important issues of the day, and a (small) fraction of your purchase price goes to support the Minnesota Free Market Institute. What's not to love?
The Minnesota Free Market Institute conducts research and advocates for policy that limits government involvement in individual affairs and promotes competition and consumer choice. By analyzing the actions of the past and applying the enduring lessons of the free market, the Minnesota Free Market Institute creates policy options for the future. To donate click here.
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