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 | Missing "Atlas 50th" panel to air Saturday on C-SPAN 2 Posted by Robert Bidinotto on 10/18, 4:37pm | |
On Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 3:00 pm Eastern time, and on Sunday, October 21 at 3:00 am Eastern, C-SPAN-2 will broadcast the third panel from the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, the gala event hosted on October 6 by The Atlas Society.  Yours Truly was pleased to be the moderator for this stellar panel, which discussed Rand's thinking on economics, business ethics, and entrepreneurship. The panelists were Edward Younkins, professor of economics at Wheeling Jesuit University, speaking on "Atlas and Economics"; Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast Spectacor, addressing "Atlas and the Entrepreneur"; and Rob Bradley, Jr., president of the Institute for Energy Research, on "Atlas and Business Ethics."I lead off with brief remarks on the reasons for the widespread hostility toward business and businessmen, and how Rand's philosophical ideas not only repudiated that popular view, but led her to romanticize businessmen in Atlas Shrugged. Younkins gives a superb presentation on the brilliant economic insights that Rand incorporated into her visionary novel. Ed Snider reads revealing correspondence between himself and Ayn Rand, in which he first approached her with the idea of setting up a new organized effort to promote her ideas. Rob Bradley takes on modern university teaching of "business ethics," as seen through the filter of Rand's own ethical thinking, and then demonstrates exactly what ideas led to the collapse of the Enron corporation, where he used to work. It's a fascinating hour-long overview of the appeal and applicability of Rand's ideas to the world of business. Check your local listings for the exact time of the broadcast in your area, and be sure to set your recorder. | ||
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