On October 22nd, the Cato Institute will be hosting an important event, which should be of interest to L&P bloggers and readers:

Lessons from the Iraq War: Reconciling Liberty and Security

At this conference libertarians (and Objectivists and free-market conservatives) will debate the principles that should guide foreign policy, the lessons of the Iraq war, and how freedom and foreign policy are related. Speakers will include Nick Gillespie, Deroy Murdock, James Robbins, John Mueller, Brink Lindsey, Robert Higgs, Ron Bailey, Shibley Telhami, Ed Hudgins, Chuck Pena, and Chris Preble. In this case, folks, when we say"debate," we mean it. Expect sharp clashes on every panel.

It will be webcast for you out-of-towners, but really, who wants to sit in front of a computer screen for 8 hours? Get on a plane already.

Details here.