Bidinotto Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 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.Excellent. I taped last weekends C-Span broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I will make sure I watch this panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidinotto Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Chris, somehow I knew YOU would reliably watch this. You always show up for our events and activities. It was nice seeing you at this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Robert; You really like me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidinotto Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Chris, now don't go "Sally Fields" on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 That would be a calamity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidinotto Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Oh yeah... Just in case C-SPAN 2 doesn't get their "for more information" blurb right THIS time, the group hosting this event was actually The Atlas Society.The real URL is: www.atlassociety.org.And the phone number is 202-AYN-RAND.Okay?That's what we've told the producers this week, repeatedly. So, let's see if they get it right this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Robert; On the question of getting the phone # correct put the numbers on dais. I hope the person who got the phone # for TAS got a nice bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidinotto Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Chris, we had our phone number and website URL plastered right up on the podium. You'll note, though, that the tight C-SPAN camera angles on the speakers' heads and shoulders usually cut off any view of the podium.However, the organization's name WAS mentioned repeatedly by speakers and displayed on the stage backdrop.As for the inspired phone number, Ed Hudgins is responsible -- one of his first acts upon setting up what was then our Washington office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidinotto Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 Just adding this comment for a last-minute "bump" to the current page, so that people who haven't yet seen this announcement and are interested can be notified before today's broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The hiring of Ed Hudgins was one of the smartest things TOC-TAS has ever done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Robert,Thank you for keeping this alive. It deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Book TV got the right link.It was a great program. I thought Rob Bradley on Enron was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hudgins Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Yes, they had atlassociety.org at the end. Also we did get some podium shots with 202-AYN-RAND on our sign. And CSPAN started the broadcast at 2:54pm rather than 3:00 so they included my plug for The New Individualist! (Set your video recorders for 2:54am Sunday morning if you missed recording it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Ed,Be glad there were a couple of mistakes. You set a really high bar this time around. If there were no mistakes, the next event might bring the feeling of anticlimax with it right at the outset because it would seem impossible to beat what you had already achieved.You did a magnificent job. Thank you for all you did on this celebration.Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hudgins Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks Michael! It will be tough to outdo ourselves with events like Atlas 50. In the meantime we'll have a steady flow of New Individualists, op-eds and other output in our attempt to spread Objectivist ideas and actions. By the way, thanks for you nice summary of the event, complete with photos!Thanks Chris! And by the way, CSPAN had a lot of audience shots and Q&A coverage so that those who attended could be part of the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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