Chairman of the Board of the Cato Institute Robert Levy gave another presentation for local 9-12ers today. This speech was presented at Hendersonville High School. Levy repeated many of the jokes shared with 9-12ers at Haywood Community College August 22. In Haywood County, Levy provided an overview of his book, The Dirty Dozen; in Hendersonville, he spoke about the proscription of the federal government’s powers by the Constitution. He opened with a Q&A with a twist wherein he asked the questions and he provided the answers. Both were highly predictable.
Levy again said change would be slow, over a period of decades. He encouraged people to have conversations and continue to publish opinions in the media. He reiterated that the best thing people could do would be to get very rich and contribute to the think tank of their choice.
Of note were the handful of high school students who showed up. About half the people in the audience were veterans. It made one think about all those with maimed bodies realizing they sacrificed so much for this welfare state trending toward socialism. In the lobby, Waldenbooks had a couple tables of original-intent books they were selling for 25% off. It was amazing no restraining order was issued for violation of some double-standard.
