Jun 1, 2011 | Education, Politics
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many optimists claimed that the world was now somehow "after socialism." There are reasons, however—structural, political, moral, and intellectual—why the collapse of Communism did not entail the end of socialism. This talk will explain why there can be no "after socialism" until the West comes to ultimate terms with the catastrophic legacy of international communism.ALAN CHARLES KORS (B.A., Princeton; M.A. and Ph.D., Harvard) is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, and he is a co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He is the author of numerous books on European intellectual history and American higher education. Dr. Kors has served on the National Council for the Humanities, and been honored with many awards, including the National Humanities Medal and the Bradley Prize.Learn more at: clemson.edu/capitalismJun 1, 2011 | Business, Philosophy, Politics
Health Care Reform: Setting Doctors Free [Livestream]Dr. John David Lewis: Obamacare is a moral assault on free people, and an attack on human life itself.Government medicine treats doctors as cogs in a giant machine, run from Washington, as if treating patients required no independent thought or action. Twenty-eight states have filed suit against Obamacare, claiming it is unconstitutional. But it is much worse than that. It is a moral assault on free people, and an attack on human life itself. John Lewis has a unique perspective on this issue, both as an advocate for individual rights and as a cancer patient. Don't miss this hard-hitting lecture on the deepest evil of government medicine.John David Lewis is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at Duke University, and a senior research scholar in history and classics at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University. He has taught at the University of London and Ashland University, and is a fellow of the Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship. He has a PhD in classics from the University of Cambridge. He is an outspoken proponent of free market medicine.Jun 1, 2011 | Education, Politics
RPR has an insightful Interview with Dr. John David Lewis on Islam and
the war on terror. Dr. Lewis talks about the left vs the right: who
presents a bigger threat? Is Marxism a religion? Why is America's
education system so bad? How is President Obama doing on foreign policy?
Just how bad is Obamacare? and much, much more. Definitely worth a
listen. [Link]
