The Acton Institute will host these free one-day seminars, open to seminary students and other interested individuals, on October 1 at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and on November 5 at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Illinois. The seminars will provide an introduction to the principles of a free society and the role of religion in preserving its foundations. The all day conference features panels on the constitution, law enforcement failures, legalization of drugs, and the political and social effects of the drug war. Featured speakers include Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, former California Attorney General Dan Lungren, and Yale professor Steven Duke. In Pasadena, California Rep. Henry Hyde will receive the Institute's 1999 Statesmanship Award on November 20th at the Ritz Carlton.
Admission is free, and no reservations are required.
The Heartland Institute will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary on Wednesday, October 6 at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago. Featured guests include Walter E. Williams, Tim Slagle and Brian Wesbury. Professor James Tooley, Dr. Nigel Ashford, and Brian Micklethwait are scheduled to speak. In a co-sponsored event with Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation are hosting a tribute to Mayor of Indianapolis Stephen Goldsmith on November 18th in Indianapolis. John Fund of the Wall Street Journal and Sen. Rick Santorum.