Everyone's favorite libertarian think tank is taking its show on the road! The Cato Institute is hosting a luncheon with Robert Novak today at the Drake Hotel. Registration starts at 10:30, but you'll want to get there early, as several senior Cato fellows will be addressing the crowd of local paleoconservatives and free marketeers. Randal O'Toole, an expert on urban growth and planning issues, kicks off the event with his keynote address, The Best-Laid Plans:... more ›

One of our favorite things about the end of the year, besides pretty lights on houses, presents and actually having a date for New Years, is all the end of the year “best of” lists. Yesterday, the Tribune named the best books of 2006. You can check these out after the jump. There were a couple of books we agreed with and a couple we didn’t. We loved Sarah Gruen's Water for Elephants, even with... more ›