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FreedomFest 2019

Welcome to "The Wild West" FreedomFest 2019 July 17 - 20 2019 Paris Resort Las Vegas. You are part of "the greatest libertarian show on earth." Enjoy three and half days full of learning, sharing, networking and growing the liberty movement, together!

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7:30am PDT

Coffee and Petit Dejeuner - Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Investing for Two: How Couples Can Successfully Manage Their Finances Breakfast (Ticket Required) Champagne 2Jo Ann Skousen • Mark Skousen Morning Yoga BurgundyLauren Williams

8:30am PDT

General Session Welcome Rivoli BallroomJason Stapleton One Laptop Is a Passport to the World (4 min) Melissa Mann, prod. PANEL: Trade Wars and Tariffs: Protecting American Jobs or Destroying the Global Economy? Versailles 3Gary Alexander • Sean W Malone • Veronique de Rugy • Kevin Williamson

8:35am PDT

Freedom v Socialism: Why America has Always Been Great Rivoli BallroomGlenn Beck

9:05am PDT

Our Wild Ride in Washington Rivoli BallroomMatt Kibbe • Rep Justin Amash • Senator Mike Lee • Rep Thomas Massie • Free the People

9:30am PDT

The Creepy Line (81 min) M. A. Taylor, dir. Versailles 3The Creepy Line (81 min) M. A. Taylor, dir. 9:30 am

9:35am PDT

War and Peace: What Are We Headed For? Rivoli BallroomZilvinas Silenas • Senator Mike Lee • Christopher Preble • Kevin Williamson

9:55am PDT

Leonard E Read Book Award Presented by Mark Skousen Rivoli BallroomMark Skousen

10:00am PDT

How To Argue Against the “Socialists of All Parties” Rivoli BallroomNick Gillespie • Katherine Mangu-Ward • Matt Welch • Reason

10:30am PDT

Coffee Break- Enjoy the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Meet the Authors Exhibit HallGlenn Beck • Paul Dykewicz • Daryl Kane • Senator Mike Lee • Dr. John Lott • Christopher Preble • Evan Sayet

11:00am PDT

It's Capital! How to Succeed with Venture Capital for Your Business Vendome AJeff Barnes • Neal Dikeman • Paul Wendee Emerging Issues for Those Fighting for Freedom Champagne 4John Fund • Travis Korson • George Landrith • Frontiers of Freedom Free Currency: Gold, Crypto and Opportunities for Liberty BordeauxEd Moy • Adam Trexler • Valaurum Funding Libertarians on Campus: Hostile Takeover or Academic Balance? Versailles 2Gary Alexander • Donald J. Boudreaux • James Gwartney • Daniele C. Struppa Gun Control Myths LoireDr. John Lott • Crime Prevention Research Center Reason Day How to Unsuck Your Videos with the Bragg Brothers Champagne 1Austin Bragg • Meredith Bragg • Reason Robbers, Rustlers and Rogues: Wild West Outlaws in Story and Song (Introduced by J.K. Baltzersen) BurgundyJ.K. Baltzersen • Mark Gardner & Rex Rideout The Final Frontier: Moon Landing, Star Wars, and Space Exploration (via Skype) Rivoli BallroomEdward Hudgins • Catherine Cox • Charles Murray Why Our Partners Choose Hornet ChablisRon C. Filer Jr. • Hornet Corporation Debate 2A: Should Vaccines Be Mandatory? Vendome B Debate 2B: Should National Parks Be Privatized? Vendome C 11:00 am PANEL Google, Search Engines and the Internet: From Wild West to WestWorld? Versailles 3Dave Sussman • Terry Easton • George Gilder • Jeff Kalibjian • Daryl Kane • Sean W Malone Peace, War & Liberty: Understanding US Foreign Policy Exhibit HallChristopher Preble Freedom Art Exhibit: Meet the Artists Vendome BLaran Ghiglieri • Michael Ramirez • Sabo

11:25am PDT

Gold Fever: The Incredible Story of the Gold Rushes in California, Alaska and South Africa Vendome ADoug Casey

12:00pm PDT

Closing Panel Rivoli BallroomRep Justin Amash • John Fund • Jennifer Anju Grossman • Senator Mike Lee • Magatte Wade No Safe Spaces (90 min) Justin Folk, dir. PANEL Battle over Free Speech Expands Beyond Campus Versailles 3Jake Klein • Donald J. Boudreaux • Justin Folk • Mark Joseph • Robby Soave • No Safe Spaces (90 min) Justin Folk, dir. Sat. 12 pm

1:10pm PDT

Lunch Debate 8A: BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH Should Parents Be Held Legally Responsible for the Crimes of their Underaged Children? Vendome B Lunch Debate 8B: BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH Are Tariffs Necessary to Protect National Security Industries Such as Energy, Steel, Weapons, and Ship Building? Vendome C Lunch- Kiosk Open In Exhibit Hall On Your Own HOSTED LUNCHEON Learn How Natural Colored Diamonds Can Help You Preserve What You Have Worked So Hard To Earn (Please RSVP at booth #403) Champagne 3David Metcalfe • Premier Diamond Group (North America) Ltd. Tax Advantages & Monthly Income Potential From Oil & Gas Joint Ventures (Please RSVP at booth #301) Champagne 2Gulf Coast Western

2:10pm PDT

18 Powerful Marketing and Advertising Trends for Business, Organizations, and Politics ChablisCraig Huey • Creative Direct Marketing Group Inc. (CDMG) History of Currency and 10 Big Predictions! Vendome AEd Moy Impeachment and Continued Investigations of Trump – Where Are These Headed? (Intro by Jim Green) LoireBob Barr • Captain Jim Green Killing Thanos: Destroying the Myth About Population and Resources BurgundyGale Pooley • Marian Tupy Love, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Some Family Stories to Reach the Liberty-Curious Champagne 4Matt Kibbe • Terry Kibbe • Free the People Reason Day The New Drug War Hydra Champagne 1Geoff Lawrence • David Nott • Jeffrey A. Singer • Reason The "Wild" in the Wild West Was RIGHT! The Case for Anarchy Versailles 2Mark Skousen • Jeff Berwick • Doug Casey • Katherine Mangu-Ward Toxic Masculinity: Is There a "Cure" (aka "Real" Masculinity?) (Booksigning to Follow) BordeauxAvens O'Brien • Warren Farrell, Ph. D. • Jennifer Anju Grossman • Robin Koerner Debate 9: Is the Rise of Ridicule Culture Targeting President Donald J. Trump Justified? Vendome B Big Lies: The Forgotten Russian Holocaust (39 min) Igor Rudov, dir. Versailles 3Big Lies: The Forgotten Russian Holocaust (39 min) Igor Runov, dir. Wed. 1:00 pm Sat. 2:10 pm

3:10pm PDT

Dollar Vigilante: Surviving and Prospering During the Coming Dollar Collapse (Intro by Doug Casey) Vendome AJeff Berwick • Doug Casey Call of the Wild West: Jack London, Socialist or Rugged Individualist? LoireMark Skousen How to Win Elections Out of Nowhere (Without Resorting to Voter Fraud) BordeauxCraig Huey • John Fund • Aaron Hamlin • Jeff Hewitt • Robin Koerner Is the Economic or the Moral Case More Important for Libertarianism? Versailles 2Nicholas Sarwark • Donald J. Boudreaux • Richard Ebeling • Robert Lawson Opt Out! Alternative Education that Completely Ignores Our K-12 and Higher Ed Systems BurgundyEdward Hudgins • Charlie Copeland • Robby Soave • Sam Sorbo • Lisa Sparks Political Polarization and the State of Liberty Champagne 4Dave Sussman • Rep Justin Amash • Alan Pell Crawford • Scott Walter Reason Day The Past, Present, and (Very Far) Future of Healthcare Champagne 1Katherine Mangu-Ward • Peter Suderman • Reason The New Scarlet Letter: The Dangers of the Sex Offender List ChablisShawna Baldwin Debate 10A: Is Civil Disobedience Morally Justified? Vendome B Debate 10B: Should the Age of "Manifest Destiny" Be Regretted? Vendome C The State of War (13 min) Matt Battaglia, dir. Versailles 3Terry Kibbe • Bob Barr • Matt Battaglia • Matt Kibbe • Rep Thomas Massie • The State of War (13 min) Matt Battaglia, dir. Sat 3:10 pm

3:35pm PDT

How to Use the Fourth Financial Statement, EVA, to Find the Best Companies to Invest In Vendome AMartin Schwarz

4:10pm PDT

Have Golden Gun, Will Travel: My Speculative Adventures in Geo-Politics, Gold, and Money Vendome ADoug Casey Can Libertarians Stop Big Government from Ruining the Cannabis Industry? ChablisMatt Simon DEBATE: Showdown in the FF Corral: Capitalism versus Socialism Versailles 2Mark Skousen • Barry Eidlin • John Mackey Freedom in the Oceans: The New 'Western" Frontier (Booksigning to Follow) BordeauxMark Edge • Carly Jackson • Joe Quirk • Greg Rehmke Freeing Your Voice: Maintaining "Trigger-Free" Space in the Media Champagne 1Naomi Brockwell • Nick Gillespie • Brendan O'Neill • Steve Sanchez Mars and the Future of Space - When Will We Be Celebrating the First Man on Mars? LoireEdward Hudgins Thanks, Facebook: The Demise of Free Speech on Social Media Champagne 4Daryl Kane • Terry Easton • George Gilder • Avens O'Brien When Taxation ISN'T Theft: Quit Bellyaching and Pay Up! BurgundyVeronique de Rugy • Rep Thomas Massie • John Tamny American Craft: What Beer Can Teach us about Well-Crafted Laws (9 min) Matt Wood, dir. Versailles 3Anastasia Boden • Matt Kibbe • Robert Lawson • Matt Wood • American Craft: What Beer Can Teach us about Well-Crafted Laws (9 min) Matt Woods, dir. Sat. 4:10 pm

4:35pm PDT

Ridin' the Bull, Huntin' the Bear Vendome APaul Wendee • Alexander Green • Louis Navellier • Peter Schiff • Brad Thomas

5:00pm PDT

RPost Reception (Please visit booth #600 for details) Champagne 2RPost

6:00pm PDT

Saturday Night Farewell Banquet Reception (Ticket Required) Rivoli BallroomMark Gardner & Rex Rideout

7:00pm PDT

Saturday Night Banquet with the Amish Outlaws and Loop Rawlings (Ticket Required) Rivoli Ballroom