Message-ID: <25246738.1075840215267.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:49:00 -0700 (PDT) From: mailadmin@independent.org To: klay@enron.com Subject: YOU ARE INVITED: "Public Health vs. The Nanny State" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "David J. Theroux" X-To: klay@enron.com (Dr. Kenneth Lay) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Dear Ken: News stories abound almost daily over the alleged need for governments to proscribe various foods, beverages, cell phones, and much more. Yet, Americans are healthier and live longer than ever. So, what is the real story here? As a result, I am very pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming Independent Policy Forum reception and seminar, "PUBLIC HEALTH vs. THE NANNY STATE?" http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/001026ipf.html This program will feature syndicated columnist and Reason Magazine senior editor, JACOB SULLUM, author of the book, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, and economist THOMAS DiLORENZO, co-author of the new book, FROM PATHOLOGY TO POLITICS. The program will be held Thursday evening, October 26th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Independent Institute's conference center in Oakland, California. For your review, I am adding below an invitation with further details on the program. Since seating is limited, please make your reservations as soon as possible. For further information, please contact me or the Institute's Events Coordinator, Ms. Nichelle Beardsley, at 510-632-1366 X118. We hope to see you on October 26. Sincerely, David J. Theroux Founder and President The Independent Institute 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA 95621-1428 510-632-1366 Phone 510-568-6040 Fax Dtheroux@independent.org http://www.independent.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC HEALTH vs. THE NANNY STATE? -- Next Independent Policy Forum (10/26/00) http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/001026ipf.html Barely a day goes by without some news of the latest public health "threat." Serious health hazards, we are told, lurk around every corner -- in water supplies, air, soil, beverages, fast food, second-hand smoke, cellular phones, and food irradiation, just to name a handful. And yet, Americans today live longer than ever! Are markets and private decision-making providing the answers? Or are these dangers real, immediate, and a legitimate mandate for government control? Can we reduce or eliminate health risks without government dictates? How does politics distort perceptions about public health? Will Americans succumb to or rebel against the growing Nanny State's neo-Puritanism and attack on individual choice and responsibility? JACOB SULLUM and THOMAS DiLORENZO will discuss these timely and important issues. SPEAKERS: - Jacob Sullum (Syndicated Columnist and Senior Editor, Reason magazine; Author, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD) - Thomas DiLorenzo (Professor of Economics, Loyola College of Maryland; Co-author, FROM PATHOLOGY TO POLITICS: Public Health in America) WHEN: Thursday, October 26, 2000 Reception and book signing: 6:30 p.m. Program: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The Independent Institute Conference Center 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA 94621-1428 For a map and directions, see http://www.independent.org/tii/tii_info/about.html#map TICKETS: $30.00 per person: includes one copy of either Jacob Sullum's book, FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, or Thomas DiLorenzo's book, FROM PATHOLOGY TO POLITICS. OR, admission without a book is $10 per person ($7 for Independent Institute Associate Members) About FOR YOUR OWN GOOD: "Sullum is meticulously logical, and his conclusions are implicit in everything he argues. FOR YOUR OWN GOOD has made us think about totalitarianism in this most unlikely context." - NEW YORK TIMES "Intriguing and worthwhile, this book marshals an impressive array of facts and arguments. Thoughtful and articulate." - NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE About FROM PATHOLOGY TO POLITICS: Public Health in America: "FROM PATHOLOGY TO POLITICS argues that public health has become a bureaucracy that feels the need to perpetuate itself by expanding into new areas that are more often than not, just plain 'politically correct.'" - WALL STREET JOURNAL For more information about this event, see http://www.independent.org/tii/forums/001026ipf.html