Having just returned from the HES conference, I must say that it completely defeated all my expectations of an economics conference. I had expected mind-numbing presentations on things like "the history of mathematics of the production function," functions that nobody who actually produces anything actually uses, not even those who produce production functions. What I got was a consistently high of level of intellectually challenging and stimulating presentations with a real clash of real ideas. Nearly all the papers that I heard, with the possible exception of my own, were of a very high quality, whether from the young scholars or the old masters. The conference compared well, if not better, than many theological conferences I normally attend, and was certainly less dogmatic. My sincere thanks to Sandra and all who had a hand in putting together this conference. And to GMU for hosting it. John C. Medaille