2010 Free Market Forum
The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel
September 30-October 1, 2010
The fourth Free Market Forum took place in Dearborn, Michigan, on September 30-October 1, 2010. Seventy-five faculty members and state policy leaders from more than 20 states and Canadian provinces participated in the Forum.
Presentations
Presentation
“Benevolence and Freedom”
Arthur Brooks, American Enterprise Institute
Panel 1: “The Role of Government in Improving Health Care”
Chair: Burton Folsom, Jr., Hillsdale College
“Regulation and Pharmaceuticals”
Tomas J. Philipson, University of Chicago
“Does Government-Run Health Care Work?”
Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute
“Real Ways to Drive Down the Costs of Health Care”
Scott Harrington, Wharton Business School
Panel 2: “Free Markets, Government, and Energy Policy”
Chair: Kris Mauren, Acton Institute
“Current Status of the Global Warming Debate”
Steven Hayward, American Enterprise Institute
“Why Economics May Determine the Global Warming Debate”
William W. Beach, Heritage Foundation
“How to End Our Dependence on Foreign Oil”
Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College
Presentation
“TARP, the Constitution, and Economic Liberty”
Eric Claeys, George Mason University
Panel 3: “U.S. Economic Policy Since Fall 2008”
Chair: Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal
“Economic Outlook and the Dollar”
David Malpass, Encima Global
“Government Motors”
Paul Ingrassia, Wall Street Journal
“Regulating Wall Street”
Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute
Presentation
“Economics and the 2010 Elections”
Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard