From the Ludwig von Mises Institute:

War: Big Government's Best Friend

War doesn't liberate; it enslaves. It is the state on overdrive: taxing, inflating, kidnapping, killing. Speakers from the Mises Institute explain why an anti-war spirit must always and everywhere be a key component to the defense of economic freedom.

Schedule

9:00 a.m.  Registration and coffee, Mises Bookstore open
9:20 a.m.  Welcome, Douglas French
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.  Thomas DiLorenzo "The Genesis of the American Warfare State: 1861 - 1890"  
10:30 a.m.  Refreshments and discussion, Mises Bookstore open
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.  Robert Higgs "Not What Our Civics Teachers Told Us: The Relation of War and American Liberties"
11:45 a.m.  Refreshments and discussion, Mises Bookstore open
Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Thomas Woods "What War Does"
1:00 p.m.  Adjourn

The Mises Bookstore will be open 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Speakers are happy to autograph their books.

Registration fee:  $75 includes sessions and refreshments.  ($25 fee applies to paid registrations needing to cancel and requesting refund.)  

Location: Watkins Room, Furman University Campus

Attire: Business casual

Accommodations:  nearby Hampton Inn, call 864-834-5550

Full time students: to apply for a student scholarship that covers sessions and refreshments, complete the student scholarship form and save it as a pdf to your computer.  Email the saved pdf plus a copy of your student ID, or fax to 734-448-8148.