Tonight was the first lecture of the Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture series titled, “Cars and Trucks, Markets and Government.” Pictured here is John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, who delivered the first lecture. Click on the photo to view larger.
Mr. Engler disappointed me a little with his question dodging and his support of the government bailout of the auto industry. Let’s hope that the other speakers will be better. It looks like a few other people on the schedule are going to be great. I will report what I think on here in the coming days.
Here is the schedule for the week:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
8:00 p.m. “Michigan’s Competitiveness, Yesterday and Today”
John Engler
Former Governor, State of Michigan
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
4:00 p.m. “The Decline of the ‘Big Three’ Since the 1970s”
Joseph White
Wall Street Journal
8:00 p.m. “The Fords and the Rise of the U.S. Automotive Industry”
Peter Collier
Co-Author, The Fords: An American Epic
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
4:00 p.m. “Do Ethanol Regulations Make Sense?”
Martin Fridson
Author, Unwarranted Intrusions: The Case Against
Government Intervention In the Marketplace
8:00 p.m. “New Car Technology: Should Government Have a Role?”
Myron Ebell
Competitive Enterprise Institute
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
4:00 p.m. “The U.S. Automotive Industry: Looking Ahead”
David Cole
Center for Automotive Research
8:00 p.m. “American Cars and American Culture”
Paul Ingrassia
Author, Engines of Change
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
11:00 a.m. Faculty Roundtable
