Null's Nuggets
CSGI's Null Nuggets 5:1
Volume 5, Issue 1
It is always surprising to me that people seem to have such high expectations of the U.S. Congress when poll after poll shows that they give very low ratings to this body when they are asked to evaluate its work.

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ABC’s John Stossel headlined LGW 2008
04.09.08
Award-winning journalist and author John Stossel delivered the keynote address, “Freedom and its enemies,” during Limited Government Week 2008, which took place April 28, 29 and 30 at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort in Colorado Springs.

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Limited Government Week 2008
03.25.2008
Limited Government Week 2008 was held April 28-30, 2008 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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War on Terrorism and Civil Liberties
09.20.07
The Center for the Study of Government and the Individual hosted a dinner conversation with Roger K. Newman on Thursday, September 6, 2007. Newman discussed freedom and technology in a time of crisis against the commands of the Constitution. The cost was $25 per person and it included dinner.

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The Opportunity Society: Getting There
05.10.07
The first Limited Government Week Forum focused on alternatives to government centered solutions to society’s challenges. We began this annual weekly conference by offering a "kick off’ program on April 29th and 30th of 2007, followed by a dinner conversation forum on Eminent Domain on May 2nd. Each year from now on there will be a week long focus on this topic. Video and audio of these presentations are available online.

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Eminent Domain: The Taking of Private Land for Public Use
04.17.07
As part of Limited Government Week 2007, CSGI hosted a dinner conversation forum on Eminent Domain with speakers Carolynne White, Steven Greenhut, and Thomas DiLorenzo. [Click for a PDF of brochure]

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Limited Government Week 2007
04.16.07
Have you ever contemplated the idea that limited government can result in a richer and fuller life for all our citizens? The first Limited Government Week Forum will focus on alternatives to government centered solutions to society’s challenges. Sunday, April 29th, from 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm and Monday, April 30th, from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Antlers Hilton, downtown Colorado Springs. [download a PDF of the brochure].

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Americans bribed into backing big government
04.25.07
"The octopus is an overused but irresistible metaphor for the federal government, given its tentacle-like reach into all our lives. Whatever our position may be on the appropriate size and scope of government — the focus of Limited Government Week activities that kick off Sunday — its ability to co-opt us through favors, bribes and promises of security is both impressive and ominous."  [ Visit Website ] 

Humes
Never Give Up!
Schedule a presentation by Dr. James Humes today!
James C. Humes, a speech writer for five U.S. Presidents, author, scholar, and outstanding presenter, gave a presentation to UCCS students and professors. In this presentation, Humes brings to audiences the wit, personality and bulldog determination of the twentieth century�s greatest leader, Winston Churchill.

Humes
Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter
Schedule a presentation by Dr. James Humes today!
The Center for the Study of Government and the Individual hosted a Conversations with the Center evening program, "Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter," on Thursday, March 16, 2006, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. James C. Humes, a speech writer for five U.S. Presidents, author, scholar, and outstanding presenter, gave a presentation to UCCS students and professors as well as community leaders.

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