The other main speakers were David Stockman, who was President Reagan's budget director; Tom Woods, host of a leading national podcast; Jeff Deist, head of a company called Monetary Metals; and Daniel McAdams, a foreign policy expert.

Many of my Focus columns have been picked up and re-published on several popular national websites, and I was honored to be asked to speak at this conference, which had attendees from all over the country.

Stockman was elected to Congress from Michigan and served just four years before being asked to join Reagan's cabinet. He has been a very successful financial advisor over the years and has authored several books.

He told the conference that he has just written a new book giving specific details on how to cut more than two trillion dollars from the federal budget.