Summary: <p>Dave finds out why <a href="https://freedomfest.com/">FreedomFest</a> is the most exciting, star-filled adventure in Vegas and founder Mark Skousen details why everyone who is interested in prosperity, health and freedom should go. Whiskey Politics will be reporting on the ground from the conference as we interview dozens of big names like Steve Forbes and William Shatner. Held July 19-22, a special $100 discount code <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?q=%23FS2017">#FS2017</a> is available online at FreedomFest.com.</p><p>Dr. Mark Skousen is an Author, Lecturer, and was an economic analyst for the CIA, a columnist for Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC's Kudlow & Company and has also appeared on C-SPAN and Fox News. Skousen has lectured on economics and finance at Columbia Business School, Barnard College at Columbia University, Mercy College in New York and Rollins College. Grantham University renamed it's online School of Business "The Mark Skousen School of Business." He has been named a "Presidential Fellow" at Chapman University and currently teaches at Chapman University.</p><p>Skousen served as president of the free-market nonprofit Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)</p><p>Dr. Skousen now oversees FreedomFest, a conference that has grown to attract thousands of people each year, and focuses on issues of geopolitics and domestic politics, global economics, investing and personal finance, free markets and entrepreneurship, health and healthcare, education, arts and literature, science and technology, history, and philosophy. FreedomFest also houses the Anthem Film Festival, the world's only libertarian film festival, directed by Jo Ann Skousen.</p><p><em>Please subscribe</em> to <a target="_blank" href="http://whiskeypolitics.net/">Whiskey Politics</a> at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoW-KEu4UiO41BpT7-COo2Q">YouTube</a> and our audio podcasts at <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-politics/id1104427904?mt=2">iTunes</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/whiskey-politics">Stitcher</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Ic2bnaem2cwo3pul3do22dypz6u?t=Whiskey_Politics">GooglePlay</a> where your 5-star rating would be appreciated!</p><p><span style="font-size: 1em;">In: </span><em style="font-size: 1em;">Little Green Bag, </em><span style="font-size: 1em;">George Baker Selection</span></p><p>Out: <em>I’m Free</em>, Soup Dragons</p>
