Lunch with James L. Buckley

Yankee Institute presents James L. Buckley

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Stamford Plaza Hotel | 2701 Summer Street, Stamford
Lunch 11:30 a.m.

About the Event
Join us for lunch with former Senator James L. Buckley as he discusses his latest book, Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State.

Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 per person and include the meal and free parking. Copies of Freedom at Risk can also be purchased for $25 in advance for book signing at the event.

*Bring a friend who has never attended a Yankee Institute event for free!*

All questions should be directed to Jessica at (860) 297-4271 or jessica@yankeeinstitute.org

About the Speaker
James Buckley may be the only American alive who has held high office in each branch of the federal government – as a senator (representing New York), an under secretary of state, and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. His comprehensive understanding of how Washington works equips him to address authoritatively the intrusive growth of the federal government and illuminate such diverse issues as judicial activism, environmental regulation, the place of religion in public life, energy policies, campaign financing, and women’s rights. On the international front, he explains the dangers of abandoning foreign commitments and the difficulties posed by political corruption in the United Nations.

About the Book
In Freedom at Risk, Buckley’s collected essays, musings, and speeches tell us why government is incapable of managing an economy, and why the transformation of the federal government into a centrally administered welfare state is undermining the most critical safeguard the Founders had written into the Constitution, namely the principle of federalism. With a perceptive analysis spanning a lifetime in Washington, Buckley outlines the steps that must be taken to save constitutional government, if that is still possible.