Morality and The Marketplace

With Ayn Rand Institute Executive Director Yaron Brook

 

Atlanta – Capitalism has been demonized, markets are not so free and individual responsibility is becoming passé. How does America turn that around? Find out at, “Morality and The Marketplace,” a Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. The keynote speaker is Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute and co-author of, “Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government.”

This event is open to the public but registration is required. The cost is $25 to attend. Register online by Friday, March 15, at http://tinyurl.com/9wcmz5p.

Yaron Brook is the executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. He is a columnist at Forbes.com; his articles have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily and many other publications, and he is a frequent guest on national radio and television programs.

Dr. Brook is a contributing author to both, “Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea,” and, “Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism.” He is co-author with Ayn Rand Institute Fellow Don Watkins of the national best-seller, “Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government.”

A former finance professor, he speaks internationally on such topics as the causes of the financial crisis, the morality of capitalism, ending the growth of the state, and U.S. foreign policy. He obtained his MBA and Ph.D in Finance at the University of Texas at Austin.

Media interested in attending must contact Benita Dodd at benitadodd@georgiapolicy.org or 404-256-4050. (Difficulty registering? Contact Benita Dodd.)

Who: Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Institute

What: “Morality and The Marketplace,” a Leadership Breakfast

When: 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Where: The Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30339

Directions: http://tinyurl.com/4cf9yy2 

Attire: Business; business casual. No jeans, cut-offs, tennis shoes, collarless sport shirts, shorts or athletic attire.

About the Georgia Public Policy Foundation: Established in 1991, the Foundation is an independent, state-focused think tank that proposes practical, market-oriented approaches to public policy to improve the lives of Georgians. The Foundation’s regular events include Leadership Breakfasts and Policy Briefing Luncheons. Weekly publications are the Friday Facts and Friday Idea commentaries. Visit our Web site at georgiapolicy.org. Join The Forum at forum.georgiapolicy.org. Like the Foundation’s Facebook page atfacebook.com/GeorgiaPolicy and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/gppf.