Location: The Heritage Foundation's Van Andel Center
Patrick Henry said it best in observing that "the liberties of a
people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions
of their rulers may be concealed from them." This has never been
more true than today as government grows ever bigger, more costly
and intrusive. Many official decisions and transactions are based
on data collected and analyzed by government, but much of that same
data is kept from the public, thus preventing independent analyses
of government decision-making. Join us as our distinguished guests
examine the consequences of keeping government data behind closed
doors.
More About the Speakers
On Education Data:
Dr. Kirk Johnson
Senior Policy Analyst,
Center for Data Analysis,
The Heritage Foundation
On Social Science Data:
Dr. Heather Boushey
Economist,
The Center for Economic and Policy Research
On Crime Data:
Dr. David Mulhausen
Senior Policy Analyst,
Center for Data Analysis,
The Heritage Foundation