Marianne Cohan NCPA 25th Anniversary Gala. General Tommy Franks joins NCPA Board of Directors. Steve Forbes talks abut the Financial Meltdown at Latest Sumners Distinguished Lectur Series Luncheon.
The C4C Federal Exchange Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2 February 2015C4CFED
The C4C Federal Exchange Newsletter "Black History Edition" Newsletter recognizes seven (7) Black History Makers in Modern America "Federal Focus." C4C salutes -- Dr. Marsha Coleman Adebayo, Mr. Matthew Fogg, Ms. Cathy Harris, Mr. Lawrence Lucas, Mr. Oliver Mitchell, Mr. J. Gregory Richardson and Ms. Paulette Taylor for their self-less activism which has made a positive difference for others in the federal sector and throughout American communities. The newsletter also recognizes Dr. James Tucker, publisher of the African American Voice Newspaper who continues to use give a "voice" to the many oppressed and disenfranchised.
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The privacy rights of American citizens have been eroding with metronomic regularity given the sharp rise in the government’s reliance on surreptitious electronic surveillance, warrantless digital searches, and deliberately engineered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, all of which have occurred with the sort of ubiquity that few could ever have previously imagined. The dangers of unfettered government searches and seizures are pervasive and grave. A world without a strong footing in the democratic principles and ideals of the Enlightenment upon which our country was founded would be a dark world indeed.
This Article analyzes the constitutionality of the United States government’s use of emerging technology to conduct warrantless searches of private citizens and companies, including their digital transmissions and stored electronic data. The analysis begins with an examination of the legal background of the Fourth Amendment, focusing on Katz v. United States and its progeny, including a review of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases in the area of privacy and the Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States, Riley v. California, and United States v. Jones. While evaluating the government’s actions with respect to warrantless searches and surveillance in the post-Katz era, this Article turns to specific examples of surreptitious governmental monitoring programs that likely run awry of the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
This Article then considers the greater normative and policy implications of the government’s arguably extralegal conduct, including the potential for the derision of democratic values and ideals that may, in turn, result in the weakening of our country’s political framework and cybersecurity infrastructure. Sacrificing the ideals of our democracy in order to ostensibly protect it may instead serve to lead us down a road of dangerous folly. Such constitutional erosion could steer the United States toward a dangerously precipitous decline. For the greater good, it may be wise if the government were to carefully heed the maxims “respice finem” and “obsta principiis” before it strays from its fundamental democratic mandates.
Succession “Losers”: What Happens to Executives Passed Over for the CEO Job?
By David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series
Overview:
Shareholders pay considerable attention to the choice of executive selected as the new CEO whenever a change in leadership takes place. However, without an inside look at the leading candidates to assume the CEO role, it is difficult for shareholders to tell whether the board has made the correct choice. In this Closer Look, we examine CEO succession events among the largest 100 companies over a ten-year period to determine what happens to the executives who were not selected (i.e., the “succession losers”) and how they perform relative to those who were selected (the “succession winners”).
We ask:
• Are the executives selected for the CEO role really better than those passed over?
• What are the implications for understanding the labor market for executive talent?
• Are differences in performance due to operating conditions or quality of available talent?
• Are boards better at identifying CEO talent than other research generally suggests?
Breakthrough Advocacy for Breakthrough ResearchCTSciNet .org
Meeting: Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting, New York Academy of Sciences, November 3-5, 2010
Presentation: Breakthrough Advocacy for Breakthrough Research
Speaker: Mary Woolley, President and CEO, Research!America
View online with audio at http://community.sciencecareers.org/ctscinet/groups/sessions/2010/12/breakthrough-advocacy-for-breakthrough-research.php
The C4C Federal Exchange Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2 February 2015C4CFED
The C4C Federal Exchange Newsletter "Black History Edition" Newsletter recognizes seven (7) Black History Makers in Modern America "Federal Focus." C4C salutes -- Dr. Marsha Coleman Adebayo, Mr. Matthew Fogg, Ms. Cathy Harris, Mr. Lawrence Lucas, Mr. Oliver Mitchell, Mr. J. Gregory Richardson and Ms. Paulette Taylor for their self-less activism which has made a positive difference for others in the federal sector and throughout American communities. The newsletter also recognizes Dr. James Tucker, publisher of the African American Voice Newspaper who continues to use give a "voice" to the many oppressed and disenfranchised.
Chimaera I - Chimaera Unleashed: The Specter of Warrantless Governmental Intr...Vania_Chaker
The privacy rights of American citizens have been eroding with metronomic regularity given the sharp rise in the government’s reliance on surreptitious electronic surveillance, warrantless digital searches, and deliberately engineered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, all of which have occurred with the sort of ubiquity that few could ever have previously imagined. The dangers of unfettered government searches and seizures are pervasive and grave. A world without a strong footing in the democratic principles and ideals of the Enlightenment upon which our country was founded would be a dark world indeed.
This Article analyzes the constitutionality of the United States government’s use of emerging technology to conduct warrantless searches of private citizens and companies, including their digital transmissions and stored electronic data. The analysis begins with an examination of the legal background of the Fourth Amendment, focusing on Katz v. United States and its progeny, including a review of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases in the area of privacy and the Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States, Riley v. California, and United States v. Jones. While evaluating the government’s actions with respect to warrantless searches and surveillance in the post-Katz era, this Article turns to specific examples of surreptitious governmental monitoring programs that likely run awry of the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
This Article then considers the greater normative and policy implications of the government’s arguably extralegal conduct, including the potential for the derision of democratic values and ideals that may, in turn, result in the weakening of our country’s political framework and cybersecurity infrastructure. Sacrificing the ideals of our democracy in order to ostensibly protect it may instead serve to lead us down a road of dangerous folly. Such constitutional erosion could steer the United States toward a dangerously precipitous decline. For the greater good, it may be wise if the government were to carefully heed the maxims “respice finem” and “obsta principiis” before it strays from its fundamental democratic mandates.
Succession “Losers”: What Happens to Executives Passed Over for the CEO Job?
By David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series
Overview:
Shareholders pay considerable attention to the choice of executive selected as the new CEO whenever a change in leadership takes place. However, without an inside look at the leading candidates to assume the CEO role, it is difficult for shareholders to tell whether the board has made the correct choice. In this Closer Look, we examine CEO succession events among the largest 100 companies over a ten-year period to determine what happens to the executives who were not selected (i.e., the “succession losers”) and how they perform relative to those who were selected (the “succession winners”).
We ask:
• Are the executives selected for the CEO role really better than those passed over?
• What are the implications for understanding the labor market for executive talent?
• Are differences in performance due to operating conditions or quality of available talent?
• Are boards better at identifying CEO talent than other research generally suggests?
Breakthrough Advocacy for Breakthrough ResearchCTSciNet .org
Meeting: Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting, New York Academy of Sciences, November 3-5, 2010
Presentation: Breakthrough Advocacy for Breakthrough Research
Speaker: Mary Woolley, President and CEO, Research!America
View online with audio at http://community.sciencecareers.org/ctscinet/groups/sessions/2010/12/breakthrough-advocacy-for-breakthrough-research.php
Marianne Cohan NCPA iDebate Leadership Camp. The third quarter report discussing the Student Debate and Leadership Program, Retirement Reform, and the Health Care Debate.
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REPORT OF THE CSIS COMMISSION ON Smart Global Health .docxsodhi3
REPORT OF THE CSIS COMMISSION ON
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About CSIS At a time of new global opportunities and
challenges, the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights and
policy solutions to decisionmakers in government,
international institutions, the private sector, and
civil society. A bipartisan, nonprofit organization
headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts
research and analysis and develops policy initiatives
that look into the future and anticipate change.
Founded by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh
Burke at the height of the Cold War, CSIS was
dedicated to finding ways for America to sustain its
prominence and prosperity as a force for good in
the world. Since 1962, CSIS has grown to become
one of the world’s preeminent international policy
institutions, with more than 220 full-time staff
and a large network of affiliated scholars focused
on defense and security, regional stability, and
transnational challenges ranging from energy and
climate to global development and economic
integration.
Former U.S. senator Sam Nunn became chairman
of the CSIS Board of Trustees in 1999, and John
J. Hamre has led CSIS as its president and chief
executive officer since April 2000.
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William J. Fallon (Cochair), Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Rhona S. Applebaum, Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company
Christopher J. Elias, President & CEO, PATH
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN)
William H. Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)
John J. Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS; former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
Peter Lamptey, President, Public Health Programs, Family Health International
Margaret G. McGlynn, former President, Global Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, Merck and Co.
Michael Merson, Director, Global Health Institute, Duke University
Patricia E. Mitchell, President & CEO, The Paley Center for Media
Surya N. Mohapatra, Chairman, President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Thomas R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company
Peter Piot, Director, Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London; former Director of UNAIDS
Karen Remley, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Joe Rospars, Founding Partner, Blue State Digital
Robert E. Rubin, Cochairman, Council on Foreign Relations; former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Donna E. Shalala, President, University of Miami; ...
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This report presents an analysis of people's thinking as they deliberated together in public forums about Americans' Role in the World. The analysis is based on forums held in 37 states, on moderator interviews representing forums in 22 locations, observations of six forums, videotape of four forums, and on the results of two online forums. The report is also based on the analysis of 1,486 post-forum questionnaires that were returned between April 2003 and April 2004.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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REPORT OF THE CSIS COMMISSION ON Smart Global Health .docxsodhi3
REPORT OF THE CSIS COMMISSION ON
Smart Global Health Policy
A HEAlTHIER,
SAFER, ANd
MORE PROSPEROuS
WORld
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William J. Fallon & Helene D. Gayle
1800 k STREET NW, WASHINgTON dC 20006
P. 202.887.0200 F. 202.775.3199 | WWW.CSIS.ORg
Ë|xHSKITCy065974zv*:+:!:+:!
ISBN 978-0-89206-597-4
REPORT OF THE CSIS COMMISSION ON
Smart Global Health Policy
A HEAlTHIER,
SAFER, ANd
MORE PROSPEROuS
WORld
COCHAIRS
William J. Fallon & Helene D. Gayle
About CSIS At a time of new global opportunities and
challenges, the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights and
policy solutions to decisionmakers in government,
international institutions, the private sector, and
civil society. A bipartisan, nonprofit organization
headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts
research and analysis and develops policy initiatives
that look into the future and anticipate change.
Founded by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh
Burke at the height of the Cold War, CSIS was
dedicated to finding ways for America to sustain its
prominence and prosperity as a force for good in
the world. Since 1962, CSIS has grown to become
one of the world’s preeminent international policy
institutions, with more than 220 full-time staff
and a large network of affiliated scholars focused
on defense and security, regional stability, and
transnational challenges ranging from energy and
climate to global development and economic
integration.
Former U.S. senator Sam Nunn became chairman
of the CSIS Board of Trustees in 1999, and John
J. Hamre has led CSIS as its president and chief
executive officer since April 2000.
COCHAIRS
William J. Fallon (Cochair), Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Helene D. Gayle (Cochair), President & CEO, CARE
COMMISSIONERS
Rhona S. Applebaum, Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company
Christopher J. Elias, President & CEO, PATH
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN)
William H. Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)
John J. Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS; former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
Peter Lamptey, President, Public Health Programs, Family Health International
Margaret G. McGlynn, former President, Global Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, Merck and Co.
Michael Merson, Director, Global Health Institute, Duke University
Patricia E. Mitchell, President & CEO, The Paley Center for Media
Surya N. Mohapatra, Chairman, President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Thomas R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company
Peter Piot, Director, Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London; former Director of UNAIDS
Karen Remley, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Joe Rospars, Founding Partner, Blue State Digital
Robert E. Rubin, Cochairman, Council on Foreign Relations; former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Donna E. Shalala, President, University of Miami; ...
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This report presents an analysis of people's thinking as they deliberated together in public forums about Americans' Role in the World. The analysis is based on forums held in 37 states, on moderator interviews representing forums in 22 locations, observations of six forums, videotape of four forums, and on the results of two online forums. The report is also based on the analysis of 1,486 post-forum questionnaires that were returned between April 2003 and April 2004.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
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Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
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The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
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Marianne Cohan NCPA 25th Anniversary Gala
1. Vol. XIV, No. VI Nov/Dec 2008
General Tommy Franks, former Commander-in-Chief of Central
Command of the United States Armed Forces, has joined the
NCPA Board of Directors.
“General Franks’s leadership and commitment to freedom and
democracy will make him a key asset for the continued growth of
the NCPA,” said NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont.
The Gen.Tommy Franks Leadership Institute partnered with
the NCPA and Oklahoma Christian University earlier this year for
the iDebate: Developing Leaders with General Tommy Franks youth
leadership program.
Gen. Franks (at right with NCPA President John C. Good-
man) was also keynote speaker at the NCPA’s 25th Anniversary
Gala. Event chairs were Ann and NCPA Board Member Ray
Wooldridge, and Honorary Chairs were Elise and NCPA Board
Chairman Pete du Pont.
General Tommy Franks Joins NCPA Board of
Directors; NCPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Steve Forbes Talks About the Financial Meltdown at Latest Sumners
Distinguished Lecture Series Luncheon
Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO of Forbes,
Inc. and editor in chief of Forbes magazine
discussed “Why this Election Matters” at the
latest edition of the Hatton W. Sumners Foun-
dation Distinguished Lecture Series luncheon.
The NCPA and the Sumners Foundation
partnered with the Graduate School of Man-
agement at the University of Dallas in sponsor-
ing Forbes’ appearance.
Forbes told attendees to brace for sig-
nificant hikes in the capital gains tax and the
inheritance tax. “It’s taxation without respira-
tion,” Forbes said in referring to the so-called
death tax.
Forbes also noted that a Democrat-
controlled Congress will have its own agenda
regardless of who wins the election, and the
conduct of the Iraq war, the specter of Iranian
nuclear capability and the economic and
cultural problems in Afghanistan will be hard
problems for the next president to solve.
Photos from the NCPA’s 25th Gala — see insert, pages 3-6
2. National Center for Policy Analysis
NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick addressed an international conference on employer-sponsored health benefits in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, outlining for conference attendees the problems facing employer-sponsored health care plans in the United
States. The conference, Forum Internacional Saúde Corporativa, was hosted by Fenix Editora, a firm that provides sup-
port for the Brazilian human resources industry.
Herrick focused on the need to move away from
defined benefit health plans and to adopt consumer
driven health care models. He also discussed how
firms should provide health care plans for their
employees that encourage workers to be healthy
while providing them with an incentive to be wise
consumers of medical care.
In addition, Herrick spoke on “Medical Tour-
ism: Health Care Free Trade” at the 50th Annual
Meeting of the National Association for Business
Economics in Washington, D.C., at the Institute for
International Research’s Health & Wealth Summit
in Miami and before a focus group of insurance
industry executives in Denver. His presentations
outlined the benefits and obstacles to global compe-
tition in health care.
EconomicGrowth,FamilyIssuesandHealthCare
Herrick Speaks About Medical Tourism, Employer Health Plans
TV Networks Rely on McTeer,
Neese During Financial Crisis
As the country’s financial crisis worsened, national
television news networks relied increasingly on NCPA
Distinguished Fellows Bob McTeer and Terry Neese to
explain the implications of the potential market melt-
down.
McTeer told the Nightly Business Report (PBS) that
the chief culprit for the financial meltdown, especially
among U.S. banks, is mark-to-market accounting.
“I don’t think the current fear in the markets has much
to do with rates,” McTeer said. “I think there have to
be other solutions, and a suspension of mark-to-market
accounting is long overdue.”
Meanwhile, NCPA Distinguished Fellow Terry Neese
told CNN that when candidates court working-class
Americans they need to think about flexibility.
“Hourly workers need to be able to choose between
wages and benefits. It’s critical.” Neese added that 71
percent of workers choose comp time over overtime pay.
3. ALERTNCPA
November/December 2008
Larry and Susan Hirsch (above) with NCPA President John
C. Goodman and an award presented to them as members of the
Antony and Dorian Fisher Society.
Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Board member Jerry Reis (right, above)
and Sumners Foundation Executive Director Hugh Akin (left, above)
with NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont.
NCPA 25th Anniversary Gala
Mary and NCPA Board Member Bob Wright
(above) and Nancy Dedman and Charles Sim-
mons (center) with Gen. Tommy Franks at the
Gala’s opening reception.
Marti and Larry Carlin (above) greet General
Tommy Franks. Gen. Franks is the newest
addition to the NCPA Board of Directors.
Event Co-chairs Ann and NCPA
Board Member Ray Wooldridge (above)
welcome guests to the 25th gala.
(l-r) Milo Kirk, Jesse Kirk, Mrs. Martha
Lattimore, Marianne Lattimore, Gen.
Tommy Franks, Cathy Franks, NCPA
Board Member Victor Lattimore and
Linda Whetstone.
4. National Center for Policy Analysis
25thAnniversaryGala
(l-r, above) G.J. Jensen, General Tommy
Franks, Lou Anne Jensen and James Jensen.
Peggy and NCPA Board Member Jere
Thompson (below).
NCPA President John C. Goodman (above)
and Linda Whetstone, daughter of the late
Antony Fisher (at left).
Ruth Buchholz (seated
above) and (l-r) John
Gurun, Mike Walker and
NCPA Board Member Don
Buchholz.
(l-r, at left) NCPA
President John C. Good-
man, Michael Rae, CEO of
Lexicom Internet Services,
Atlas Foundation President
Alejandro Chaufen, Joan
Rae, Heather Rae Johnson,
president of HRJ Consulting
Ltd., and Cliff Rae at the
two-day Atlas Foundation
conference “Risk in a Free
Society,” co-sponsored by the
NCPA, Photos of selected
speakers at breakout sessions
and luncheons at the Atlas/
NCPA conference can be
found on page 6.
5. ALERTNCPA
November/December 2008
25thAnniversaryGala
Elise and NCPA Board Chair-
man Pete du Pont (top, left) and
NCPA Board Member Jimmie
Thompson (above) receive their
Antony Fisher Society awards
recognizing their generous sup-
port of the NCPA.
Gen. Tommy Franks
(above) and with NCPA
Board Member Ray
Wooldridge (below).
NCPA Chief Development Officer Jeanette
Goodman and President John C. Goodman (top)
with COO Richard W. Walker.
Jane and NCPA Board Member Bud Smith
receive an award from NCPA Board Chairman
Pete du Pont.
Syndicated radio talk show host Mike
Gallagher (above) was M.C. at the
NCPA’s 25th Anniversary Gala.
Minnie and Bill Caruth (above) receive their award
from NCPA Board Chairman Gov. du Pont in
recognition of their support of the NCPA.
6. National Center for Policy Analysis
Prior to the 25th anniversary gala the NCPA co-spon-
sored the Atlas Research Foundation’s two-day interna-
tional conference, “Risk in a Free Society.” The two-day
conferenced featured speakers from around the world,
including several NCPA experts.
NCPA Advisory Board Member Derwood Chase
and Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer led a discussion
about the international
implications of the widen-
ing financial crisis. “While
this is a time of high
anxiety in the world of
finance,” Chase said, “it
is also a time of exciting
25thAnniversaryGalaandAtlasEconomicResearchFoundationInternationalConference
NCPA Co-sponsors Atlas Freedom Conference on Freedom and Risk
NCPA Advisory Board Member
Derwood Chase (left), NCPA
Board Chairman Pete du Pont
with Linda Whetstone (above)
and Andrei Illarionov (right) led
discussions at the two-day Atlas
conference in Dallas.
Sara Sue and NCPA
Advisory Board
Member Don Potts
(left) with General
Tommy Franks at
the Gala reception
and Beverly and Don
Freeman (right).
Linda and Steve Ivy
(left) with General
Tommy Franks and
Connie Harkins
and Douglas Newby
(right) with Gov. du
Pont.
global opportunities.”
Atlas Foundation president Alejandro Chaufen key-
noted the two-day conference and led the discussion about
the role of think tanks in solving the dilemma of risk.
Andrei Illarionov, former chief economic advisor to
Russian President Vladimir Putin, keynoted the closing
luncheon address, focusing on how the recent invasion of
Georgia fit within Russia’s broader economic goals.
“Russia wants and needs to be the pipeline to Eu-
rope,” Illarionov said. “Their economy is not strong
without access to those
markets.”
Other speakers at
the two-day conference
included Argentinian
economist Armando
Ribas, Sebastian Gorka
of the Joint Special
Operations University,
Steve Emerson of the
Investigative Project
on Terrorism and Sally
Pipes of the Pacific
Research Institute.
7. ALERTNCPA
November/December 2008
Goodman Critiques Presidential
Health Reform Plans
Wyly Discusses New Book,Successes at NCPA Reception
NCPA President John C. Goodman told CNBC’s
Wall St. Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo
that neither presidential candidates’ health plan
will solve the major problems of an increasingly
dysfunctional U.S. health care system.
“Neither candidate has a permanent, realistic
solution for the types of promises we keep hearing
from them,” Goodman said.
The health care plans of both candidates
focus on the escalating cost of health insurance
and the number of uninsured Americans.
Sen. McCain’s plan would not eliminate
employer-sponsored health insurance, according
to Dr. Goodman, but will shift its focus. “Today,
it’s very unfair. If you buy your own health insur-
ance you get no tax relief. Current tax subsidies go predominantly to high-income people. McCain would give the same
deal to everyone.”
Meanwhile, “Sen. Obama’s plan is a pay-for-play tax that falls mainly on middle-income uninsured workers. That’s
taxing the same people you’re trying to help,” he added. “It’s also taxing the people least able to afford health insurance.”
Dallas entrepreneur Sam
Wyly (below, left) discusses
his new book with NCPA
President John C. Goodman
(below, right). Wyly, an
alumnus of Louisiana
Tech University, sponsors
an NCPA Junior Fellow
from his alma mater. The
Wyly Junior Fellow assists
with research, publishes
articles and is an integral
component of the NCPA’s
youth outreach program.
Sam Wyly, who built several best-of-breed businesses from
the ground up, discussed his recently released memoir, “1,000
Dollars & an Idea,” with NCPA John C. Goodman at a
reception sponsored by the NCPA.
“You have to work hard, apply yourself fully, do your
homework diligently, but you also have to be true to your
interests, your ethics, your ideas, your desires and your pas-
sions,”said Wyly.
His memoir (www.1000DollarsAndAnIdea.com.) details
how after his first job at IBM, he risked $1,000 of his sav-
ings to become a millionaire before he was 31.
Wyly also created software companies such as Sterling
Software and Sterling Commerce,
grew Bonanza Steakhouses to
600 restaurants, grew a small
arts-and-crafts company into
more than 900 Michael’s stores,
created Green Mountain Energy,
arguably the most profitable
“green business” in the U.S., and
waged an anti-monopoly battle
against AT&T while building
the first telephone company for
computers.