Hudgins to Speak at Objectivist Meeting in San Francisco

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Hudgins to Speak at Objectivist Meeting in San Francisco

Edward Hudgins, the executive director of The Objectivist Center and The Atlas Society, will be speaking at a meeting of Silicon Valley and San Francisco area Objectivists. If you're in the area on May 4th you're welcomed to attend. Here are the details:

Hudgins' topic: "Living by Principle in an Unprincipled World"

Host: Steve Nahm, sxn@ieee.org (for info or RSVP)

Location: Schroeder's Cafe, 240 Front St, San Francisco, CA.

When: Thursday, May 4, 7:00pm, phone: (415) 421-4778.

In her 1962 essay in response to a reader's question, Ayn Rand stated that "An irrational society is a society of moral cowards--of men paralyzed by the loss of moral standards, principles and goals." Does this describe our world today? Does this describe the people you deal with every day? Objectivists strive to live by principle, but this can be difficult when we are confronted by pragmatists and compromisers. How are we to stay true to our values when dodging such as these?

Please join us on Thursday, May 4th to spend an evening with the Executive Director of The Objectivist Center, Edward L. Hudgins. We will enjoy dinner at Schroeder's Cafe, located next to Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, and then enjoy a talk by Edward Hudgins on "Living by Principle in an Unprincipled World".

Guests may arrive at 7pm, and we expect to begin dinner at 7:30pm. The talk will start no later than 8:30pm.

About Edward Hudgins:

Hudgins, formerly director of regulatory studies for the Cato Institute and editor of Regulation magazine, is an expert on the regulation of space and transportation, pharmaceuticals, and labor. He served as a senior economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress and was both deputy director for economic policy studies and director of the Center for International Economic Growth at the Heritage Foundation. He has testified on many occasions before Congress. His commentaries have appeared in the most major newspapers and he has appeared on most major television and radio networks. He is the editor of the books Freedom to Trade: Refuting the New Protectionism, Space: The Free Market Frontier and two books on postal service privatization. Hudgins has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, a master's from American University, and a doctorate in political philosophy from Catholic University. He has taught at universities in the United States and in Germany.

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