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FreedomFest 2009 held at Bally's in Las Vegas, a mock trial to determine whether free market capitalism caused the 2008 economic meltdown. Jeff Madrick, author of "The Case for Big Government" acted as the prosecutor against free market capitalism and Stephen Moore, co-author of "The End of Prosperity," acted as the attorney for the defense. Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman played the role of the judge and Steve Forbes, CNBC's Charles Gasparino, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, and economist Doug Casey participated as star witnesses. "Trial of the New Century: Free Market Capitalism on Trial" was a 5:00 p.m. PT Friday general session of FreedomFest 2009, which was held July 9-11, 2009, at Bally's Events Center in Las Vegas. Stephen Moore, founder and former president of the Club for Growth, has been a member of the editorial board and senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal since 2005. He is the author of "Bullish on Bush: How the Ownership Society Is Making America Richer." For more, visit: opinionjournal.com. Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge magazine, is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He is also a visiting professor at The Cooper Union and a senior fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School. For more, visit: jeffmadrick.com. Free Market Capitalism on Trial ID: 287860-3 Moot Court 07/10/2009 1 hour, 11 minutes --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
