Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Yaron Brook at Stanford - February 2nd, 7:30 pm

Below is an invitation from the Ayn Rand Institute to a debate including Yaron Brook at Stanford University. This debate is organized by the Objectivists at Stanford. Should be a great event to attend - we hope many of the Golden Gate Objectivists can make it. You don't have to RSVP - but if you are interested in car pooling or having an early dinner together prior to the event, please e-mail us at goldengateobjectivistsgmailcom.

[For car pooling, please let us know from where, and whether you want a ride or are offering (how many?)We will forward your e-mail to others in your area who have expressed an interest in car pooling, so you can coordinate with each other directly.]
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Dear ARI Contributor:

We wanted to alert you to the following live debate in your area.

Is Christianity Compatible with Capitalism?

A debate at Stanford University

Who: Dr. Yaron Brook, president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, and Dr. Jennifer Morse, senior fellow in economics at the Acton Institute

What: A debate that will focus around the issue of whether Christianity is compatible with capitalism. It will consist of opening remarks, a rebuttal, and a Q&A with the audience.

Where: Building 320, Room 105, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305

When: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: FREE. Open to students and the public. No RSVP required. Go here for maps: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/plan/maps.html

Bios:

Yaron Brook is president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. A former finance professor, he has published in academic as well as popular publications and is frequently interviewed in the media. He has appeared on CNN, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, CNBC and PBS, among others. He lectures on Objectivism, business ethics and foreign policy at college campuses and for corporations across America and throughout the world.

Jennifer Roback Morse, senior fellow in economics at the Acton Institute and regular contributor to National Review Online and The National Catholic Register, received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester. Until recently, she was a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. She has been on the faculty of Yale University and George Mason University, and is the author of Love and Economics: Why the Laissez-Faire Family Doesn’t Work.

More information: Please e-mail the host, the Objectivists of Stanford, at dakinsloss@gmail.com.

Please note: The above event is organized, hosted and sponsored by an individual campus club. Although ARI provides financial support, educational materials and speakers for eligible student clubs, campus clubs are organizations independent of ARI.

We hope you will be able to attend.

Social event - February 7: Hanna House in Palo Alto

For our next bi-monthly social activity we will be touring Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House in Palo Alto on Sunday February 7th at 11.30am. The cost is $10 per person plus $5 per car to park. There are limited spaces available according to the web site for the 11:30 am and 11:15 am tours, so be sure to buy your ticket soon if you are interested in coming. Tours last for one hour and we will get lunch in Palo Alto afterwards. Note that this is on a Sunday rather than our usual Saturday because of when the tours occur.

tickets can be purchased at:
http://hannahousetours.stanford.edu/index.php?p=tinfo

Hope you can make it. Please RSVP to goldengateobjectivistsgmailcom if you can make it so that we can look out for you and so we have the right numbers for lunch. Also, if you wish to car pool and save money on parking, let us know and we will try to coordinate.