I'll pay $200 for the first hardcopy answer to The Question from any outspoken "market" economist at the Hoover Inst., Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise, Cato or the Chicago School of Economics.

The Question is of fundamental importance to free markets:

"Does free speech precede each and every free trade?"

The rules are simple:

1. The letterhead must be from Hoover Inst., Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise, Cato, or the Chicago School of Economics*.

2. The Question must appear in the body of the letter.

3. Some text must follow and appear to be an answer to The Question.  The text can say anything including but not limited to a "yes" or "no" or "I don't know" or "I don't think either free speech or free markets are important to the economy."

4. The signature of the outspoken market economist must appear in the letter.

5. Email BretCahill@aol.com a copy of the letter in an attached pdf or tiff file along with a mailing address.  After you receive the $200 money order you are on your honor to keep your end of the bargain as the original could fetch up to $5,000 on Ebay.