Ed Younkins

younkins@wju.edu

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Ed Younkins is Professor of Accountancy at Wheeling Jesuit University.He is the author of Capitalism and Commerce:Conceptual Foundations of Free Enterprise [Lexington Books, 2002]. Many of Ed's essays can be found on line at his personal web page at www.quebecoislibre.org

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How Far We've Come
Bryan Larsen

I very much like this painting. Weightlessness definitely allows for a different composition than in a regular old Earth-bound scene. There is a sense of freedom and accomplishment in this painting, but this is interesting because it's a painting of the future with the title "How Far We've Come." So it seems very optimistic in that it's showing ... (See the whole comment)

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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

The story of people finding the moral conviction to live their own lives, and of a man who stops the motor of the world to pave the way. This is Ayn Rand's magnum opus. It is her comprehensive philosophical novel, dealing with each of the major categories of philosophy. This book lays down the basis of her entire philosophy in a compelling story. ...

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RecentPosts

Ayn Rand Sightings - Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 12/1 now in print! - 0
   Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 6:37am -- Hi Roger;......Your article in the new issue of JARS sounds like it will be very...
Article Discussions - Flourishing and Happiness in a Nutshell - 1
   Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 6:26am -- ...Thanks Ed!!!......I posted once but it does not appear so I will try again......
Article Discussions - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman: A Case of Self-Delusion... - 2
   Monday, January 2, 2012 - 9:13am -- Thanks Mike and Terry for your fine observations!!! I certainly like reading and...
Article Discussions - The Rise of Silas Lapham: A Story of Self-Identity, Self-Res... - 2
   Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 9:03am -- ...Thanks Merlin and Sam!!!
Article Discussions - Creating a Virtues-Based Business - 2
   Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5:55am -- Hi Tibor:......This is just a small section of a much longer paper that I posted...
Article Discussions - An American Romance: King Vidor's Epic Film of Immigration a... - 1
   Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 3:57pm -- Thanks Mike for the correction!!!
News Discussions - New Book by Professor Ed Younkins Celebrates Ayn Rand's "Atl... - 6
   Monday, October 29, 2007 - 6:56am -- Hi Everyone:......The first printing in May was flawed and thus only a handful o...
Article Discussions - Atlas and Economics - 2
   Friday, October 12, 2007 - 6:59am -- Thank you Joseph and Robert!!!......I had a wonderful time at this great event. ...
Article Discussions - Toward a Paradigm for a Free Society - 5
   Monday, June 25, 2007 - 5:23am -- Thank you Ted for your suggestion. That makes sense and I will look into it........
Article Discussions - Toward a Paradigm for a Free Society - 3
   Friday, May 11, 2007 - 6:45am -- ...Thanks Bridget!!!......I appreciate your comments.......I will keep trying to...