FreedomFest—”the world’s largest
gathering of free minds”—kicks off today in Las Vegas. Created and
organized by Mark Skousen, FreedomFest features a couple of
thousand attendees and dozens if not hundreds of speakers such as
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Cato Institute President John Allison,
Fox News legend John Stossel (who will be taping a show from the
event), P.J. O’Rourke, The Independents’ Kennedy, and many
more.
This year’s theme is “Is Big Brother Here?” and many of the
talks and panels will focus on the rise of the surveillance state,
the revelations of Edward Snowden, how to fight back against all
forms of surveillance, and more.
Reason folks will be out in force at Freedom Fest, which takes
place at the Planet Hollywood casino. Saturday is #ReasonDay at
Freedom Fest and a wide variety of Reasoners will be talking up our
particular vision of “Free Minds and Free Markets.”
Go here and scroll to Saturday, July 12 for a full
rundown of Reason events.
Foundation President David Nott will be talking about how think
tanks effect social change, Polling Director Emily Ekins will be
giving the lowdown on the Reason-Rupe Poll of millennials (the
report comes out tomorrow), Reason Foundation analyst Brian
Seasholes will be talking about to use market forces to save
endangered species, and Matt Welch and I will be talking about “How
to Woo Millennials and Win The Future” while literally pelting the
audience with tasty commestibles (apologies in advance both to the
first few rows in Vegas and Gallagher fans everywhere).
And oh yeah: Reason TV will also be hosting a very
special session featuring Remy, who will
debut a new song in a special unplugged performance! Come on out
and be part of a special crowd-sourced video stunt that will make
you feel alive (again)!
#ReasonDay is Saturday! If you’re in Vegas, come check it all
out. If you’re online, check your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and
other feeds, cause we’re going to be all over them like the German
soccer team on the Brazilian squad.
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