Contents
* NEW Junto meeting June 6
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through Dec.
* NEW More on Bleeding Heart Libertarianism.
* NEW Courses on the history of science and capitalism
* NEW Original ideas for advancing liberty with politics
* NEW Boston Tea Party Opera at Junto and at Kickstarter
* NEW Film about America's "Education Crisis"
* NEW JayZ & Beyonce go to Cuba, Libertarienne Show
* NEW The Cato Pocket Constitution goes digital
* NEW Judge Narragansett's solution to Congress's trading
* NEW "Freedom Bridge: A Cold War Thriller," Kindle
* NEW Atlas Shrugged Summer Reading Program
* NEW Who Wants to Live Free? Challenge of Liberty
* NEW Atlas Summit 2013, June 27 to June 30, DC
* NEW Objectivist Summer Conf., July 5 to July 11, Chicago
* NEW FreedomFest "world's largest gathering of free minds"
* NEW Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership attacks constitution
* NEW Yaron Brook of Ayn Rand Inst. question about Israel
* NEW Obama economic vision & Disgraced financier Rattner
* NEW Review of "Free Market Revolution"
* NEW Hayek's idea of small government -- humor
* NEW Institute for Justice wins: Milwaukee's taxi cartel
* NEW SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure opens May 24, NYC
* NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., May 26, 3:00pm
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., June 22
* NEW Barebrush Gallery Show, Oct. 17 to Oct. 20
* Free market and Objectivist groups and sites
* Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* Read and post to the Junto sites
* About this Junto newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

June 6
John Mackey,
"Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business: Conscious Capitalism"

Thursday, June 2

Admission Free -- no reservation necessary
* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm 
* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
    This will continue until 7:45pm.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 7:45pm.
    (Other months we'll return to the normal 8:00pm)
* Most speakers will present in several sections. Each section
    will have audience questions, discussions and rebuttal of the
    speaker's points.
* Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

* Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St.
    B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park
    A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.
* Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32
* Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central
* Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on
    side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.
* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* 60 to 120 people attend most Juntos.

John Mackey, will speak about his book "Liberating the
Heroic Spirit of Business: Conscious Capitalism."
    He's co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, which he co-founded
1980. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2003.
    Mackey is a strong supporter of free market economics. He's
one of the most influential advocates for organic food.
    Mackey co-founded his health food store, SaferWay, Austin,
1978. Lived in vegetarian housing co-op, dropped out of college.
    The co-founders borrowed $10,000 and raised $35,000 more
starting vegetarian grocery store SaferWay. Austin had several
small health food stores. They ran their market on the first floor,
a health food restaurant on the second, lived on the third floor.
    In two years merged with SaferWay and Clarksville Natural
Grocery and renamed it Whole Foods Market.
    Mackey built Whole Foods into an international organization,
with outlets in major markets across the country, Canada and
United Kingdom. Along the way he bought smaller competitors.
In 2007 purchased major natural foods supermarket competitor,
Wild Oats Markets.
     Mackey said he's a free market libertarian in a debate
in Reason magazine with entrepreneur T. J. Rodgers  and
economist Milton Friedman.
    Mackey co-founded Freedom Lights Our World (FLOW), to
combine "economic and political freedom as well as personal
growth, social responsibility and environmental stewardship."
    He supports green tax shifts, environmental trusts, world
legal systems to allow the poor to create legal businesses and
a citizen's dividend to help the poor in the developed world.
    The name and focus of FLOW has become Conscious
Capitalism, Inc., which was initially created as a program
of FLOW and evolved to become the principal focus.
    Mackey said, "If you want to be competitive in the long
term, your business needs to have discovered its higher
purpose and it needs to adopt a stakeholder philosophy."
    He's interviewed about conscious capitalism at Forbes:
http://tiny.cc/interviewMackey
    In an NPR interview 2013, Mackey compared the Obama
administration's healthcare law to 'fascism' instead of socialism,
"[t]echnically speaking, it's more like fascism. Socialism is
where the government owns the means of production. In
fascism, the government doesn't own the means of production,
but they do control it -- and that's what's happening with our
health care programs and these reforms."
    The next day Mackey blogged he regretted having made
the remark: "made a poor word choice to describe [the U.S.]
healthcare system." Instead, he called it "government-controlled
health care."
    Visit his blog at: http://tiny.cc/MackeyBlog
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NEW______________________________________________
Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* July 4, no Junto, celebrate Independence Day on your own.

* Aug. 1, Tyler Cowen, subject to be announced. Writer,
    general director/professor, economics, Center for Study of
    Public Choice, George Mason U.
    He posts to his blog many times most days: http://tiny.cc/MRblog
    His food blog: http://tiny.cc/ETHNICdining
    His bio and books at Amazon: http://tiny.cc/CowenBioBooks

* Sept. 5, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, speaking on "Freedom
    Watch." Fox News sr. judicial analyst. Lectures nationally
    on U.S. Constitution, rule of law, civil liberties in wartime
    and freedom. Had "Freedom Watch" TV show on Fox News.
    His site: JudgeNap.com

* Oct. 3, David Stockman speaking about his book "The Great
    Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America."
    Former businessman, US congressman and budget director
    under Ronald Reagan.

* Nov. 7, Charles Calomiris speaking about his book
    "Fragile by Design: Banking Crises, Scarce Credit, and
    Political Bargains." Columbia U. professor financial
    institutions. Task Force on Property Rights at Hoover Inst.,
    co-directs Project on Financial Deregulation at American
    Enterprise Institute. His blog: http://tiny.cc/CCblog
    and his bio: http://tiny.cc/CCbio

* Dec. 5 Victor Niederhoffer, speaking on " Deception in
    markets and life." Founder of the NYC Junto. These are
    two of his entries on deception at his site:
    http://tiny.cc/VN  &  http://tiny.cc/VicN
    Visit his site: DailySpeculations.com

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More on Bleeding Heart Libertarianism.
    At the May Junto I mentioned that Brink Lindsey called for
libertarians to tax the rich to fund progressive programs. That
idea builds on John Rawls' "Theory of Justice" a political
philosophy published in 1971, inspired by David Hume and
Immanuel Kant. It calls for "social justice":
    This idea of "social justice," is what some libertarians want
to add to libertarianism.
    Rawls idea is: liberty and opportunity, income and wealth,
and the bases of self-respect -- are to be distributed equally
unless an unequal distribution of any or all of these goods
is to the advantage of the least favored.
    Opponents of Rawls might argue that "social justice" is in
reality "distributive justice" or more honestly "redistributive
justice."
    I think of it as "social injustice," government taking from
producers and giving it to whoever they want.
    This essay attempts to get at the essence of Rawls' thinking:
http://tiny.cc/SocialJustice
AND
*****
This is one of the first essays pulling together libertarianism
and social justice, turning the combination into "bleeding heart
libertarianism," by Brink Lindsey, New Republic online 12/4/2006.
    Notice the name mashes together liberals and libertarians:
"Liberaltarians" "...The basic outlines of a viable compromise
are clear...restrictions on competition and burdens on private
initiative would be lifted to encourage vigorous economic
growth....some of the resulting wealth-creation would be used
to improve safety-net policies that help those at the bottom and
ameliorate the hardships inflicted by economic change....A
movement that, at the philosophical level, seeks some kind of
reconciliation between Hayek & Rawls...." http://tiny.cc/CatoRawls
AND
*****
"Can libertarians learn to love social justice?" by Brian Doherty
4/13/2012 "Libertarian academics...are involved in an ongoing
project to reframe libertarianism as a philosophy with room
for considerations of income inequality and social justice; in
political philosophy terms, a "neo-Rawlsian" libertarianism
in its conception of justice...." http://tiny.cc/ReasonRawls
AND
*****
Bleeding Heart Libertarianism & "Social Justice" by Ilya Somin
5/1/2012 "The Cato Unbound website recently hosted an
interesting debate over efforts by 'Bleeding Heart Libertarians'
to incorporate 'social justice' into libertarian political theory....
political philosophers...argue that libertarianism is best defended
not on the basis of absolute rights to property and self-ownershp,
but on the grounds that it benefits the poor and the 'least well off'
members of society. They argue that this approach is superior
to the property rights absolutism they associate with libertarians
like Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard." http://tiny.cc/CatoPoor
*****
AND
Ayn Rand would argue that the issue is not one of political
strategy but a crucial issue of morality. She says Rawls
promoted a philosophy which placed the needs of others above
one's absolute right to exist for one's own sake.
    The right to engage in production and trade in one's rational
self interest is paramount and economic gains for the less
advantaged are a benefit of Capitalism not its moral justification.
    Capitalism needs to be defended on the basis of individual
rights and rational self interest.
*****
AND
If you missed it last month here's the link to the podcast
discussing Bleeding Heart Libertaiarianism.
    In it historian John P. McCaskey is interviewed by
philosopher Diana Hsieh.
    McCaskey attended the May Junto and he's interested in
speaking at Junto.
    Listen now or download: http://tiny.cc/MoralShift

NEW______________________________________________
Courses on the history of science and capitalism
    I enjoyed reading the descriptions of John P. McCaskey's
courses at Brown U.
    An example: "The Rival Defences of American Capitalism,"
In the U.S., the moral justification for laissez-faire capitalism
widely accepted in the late 18th century came under sustained
attack from the time of debates about slavery in the mid 19th
century to the rise of Progressivism in the early 20th.
    This course examines 4 schools of thought that subsequently
arose to defend capitalism:
1. that of free-market economists such as Ludwig von Mises,
    Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman;
2. that of Protestants and Catholics who advanced a religiously
    grounded defense;
3. that of Ayn Rand's followers, who proposed to defend the
    morality of capitalism with a morality of selfishness; and
4. libertarian theories.
    Our study will show that the differences and rivalries
between these schools are as charged and as fundamental as any
between capitalism and its critics. Primary sources will provide
the bulk of the reading material. The course will include a reading
of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and conclude with an application
of the rival theories to a few current public policy issues.
    Others courses: "The History of Scientific Methods,
Pythagoras to Popper," "Moral Foundations of Capitalism,"
"History of Modern Science and Technology," "19th Century
Philosophy of Science:" http://tiny.cc/McCcourses

NEW______________________________________________
Original ideas for advancing liberty with politics
    I just learned of a political party whose founding ideas are
influenced by Ayn Rand's book "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal." .
    Paul McKeever has created the basic ideas for The Freedom
Party of Ontario, Canada. It's a political party based on the
principles of individual rights: http://tiny.cc/freedomP
    He says philosophy is important to guide the party. He wants
it to be seen as a mainstream party. They aren't a party which
educates the public or preaches philosophy. They're just a party
which wants better government.
    They aren't libertarian. They aren't anti government, they want
better government. They want government basing decisions on
reality and evidence. They want governance which is for the
individual, doing a better job of protecting everyone's life,
liberty & property. Government isn't the problem, it's the solution.
    He says people will always rebel against any call to take
away something they already have. But the Freedom Party
approach is to eliminate government monopolies. Then let the
government entities, such as post office or health care or schools,
fail as they compete with free market equivalents.
    People are living their everyday lives, going to their jobs,
taking care of their families. They don't spend a minute of their
day thinking about the budget or wind power versus nuclear.
    Freedom Party has small issues related to people's everyday
lives. It has 10 to 18 common sense positions for the elections.
    The party wants to reach people with things they understand,
where they'll say, That thing the government does is stupid...
such as having liquor stores close early. I understand that issue
and I care about it because it effects my life and I have a strong
opinion about it.
    Read "The policies of the Freedom Party of Ontario" for
their clarity and depth of understanding. I recommend this for
all advocates of liberty: http://tiny.cc/PolicyFreedom
    Listen to Diana Hsieh interview McKeever:
http://tiny.cc/individRights

NEW______________________________________________
The Boston Tea Party Opera at Junto and at Kickstarter
    This opera was mentioned at the last Junto and there may
be a short performance at the upcoming Junto.
    It's writer/composer, Matthew Zachary Johnson, says "James
Otis" song is a favorite. Listen to it here: http://tiny.cc/Otis
    This song is based on a famous 5-hour speech in 1761 in the
Boston State House, arguing against the Writs of Assistance --
search warrants which had no limitations and which provided
unbounded authoritarian power. John Adams was there.
    Learn, consider pledging by 6/23: http://tiny.cc/TeaPartyOpera

NEW______________________________________________
Film about America's "Education Crisis"
    What will it take to save our schools? Help spark an
education revolution. Go to Kickstarter to pledge.
    You've seen the statistics and read the stories. If a parent,
you live with it every day. Public education is broken. No one
seems to know how to fix it. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
America's education system was once the envy of the world.
    "The School That Never Was" documentary will show how
education got this way and what we can do to fix it.
    C. Bradley Thompson was the May Junto speaker, comparing
government schooling to home schooling. He says this is:
"a new documentary on education that I fully support."
    Chris Mortensen's an award winning writer, produce, director,
who's created more than 100 hours of documentary and reality
programming in the last 15 years, shown on many channels.
    Learn, consider pledging by 6/15: http://tiny.cc/edCrisis

NEW______________________________________________
JayZ & Beyonce go to Cuba, Libertarienne Show, the video blog
    Naomi Brockwell, who often attends Junto, is part of this
video blog. This is their first blog item: http://tiny.cc/LibertJayZ

NEW______________________________________________
The Cato Pocket Constitution goes digital
    Can the government do that? Check the Constitution on
your eReader! For 99 cents you get the Declaration and the
Constitution at your fingertips. .
    It contains the preface by Roger Pilon. You can read it here:
http://tiny.cc/CatoPreface
    It's available for eReaders through Amazon, Barnes & Noble
and iTunes. Order the Kindle Cato Constitution here:
http://tiny.cc/CatoConst

NEW______________________________________________
Judge Narragansett's solution to Congress's shady trading:
The aristocracy of pull
    by Robert Begley, in The Objective Standard's TOS Blog
"When members of Congress can gain financially by supporting,
blocking, or rigging legislation that affects their investments,
they have an unacceptable conflict of interests.
    "Last year, Barack Obama signed a law intended to solve or at
least mitigate the problem -- the Stop Trading on Congressional
Knowledge (STOCK) Act. A major provision of the Act required
"electronic reporting and online availability" of information
concerning the investments of members of Congress and
government employees.
    "So much for that. Last month, Obama signed a new law
specifying that information on these investments would be
kept in the basement of a building in Washington D.C., and
that anyone seeking to examine these investments would
physically have to visit that basement to do so...."
    To read the rest: http://tiny.cc/CONGRESSpull

NEW______________________________________________
"Freedom Bridge: A Cold War Thriller," Kindle Edition
Erika Holzere
    From Soviet tyranny to freedom in the West. But when
his friend's escape attempt ends in flames, Kiril finds his
life threatened by a ruthless KGB officer.
    Kiril's last chance rests on a visiting American heart surgeon
and his journalist wife. But even as Kiril plots his escape, he
finds that his life depends on his materialistic mistress, on the
rivalries of Soviet and East German intelligence agents, and
on accidental betrayals by those he trusts most.
     The story builds to a climax in a deadly confrontation on
Glienicker Bridge, linking East Germany and West Berlin.
     Will Dr. Kiril Andreyev succeed in his lifelong quest for
freedom -- and at what cost?
    "Freedom Bridge" is revised edition of Erika's novel
"Double Crossing." Order for Kindle: http://tiny.cc/FreedomB

NEW______________________________________________
Teachers & students: Atlas Shrugged Summer Reading Program
    The Ayn Rand Institute offers this with a free copy of "Atlas
Shrugged" to use during the program. Other free resources will
help with in-depth studies of Ayn Rand's work.
    This 10-week guided reading begins June 12. Each week
the next reading schedule is assigned, some study questions
are provided to focus thinking, with a recap of the previous
week's reading. There's a featured resource to highlight a
relevant aspect of "Atlas Shrugged."
    Some of the featured resources are designed to help students
prepare for the 2013 "Atlas Shrugged" Essay Contest. The
reading concludes in August, giving students one month to
write an essay by Sept. 17 deadline for the contest.
    Teachers sign up at: AynRandEducation.org
Students sign up at: AynRandNovels.org

NEW______________________________________________
Who Wants to Live Free? Challenge of Liberty
    Summer Seminars for Students
Colorado Springs, CO: June 17 to 21,
Berkeley, CA: July 15 to 19, Oakland, CA: July 22 to 26
    Learn the basic ethical and economic principles of free
societies. Principles to understand the world and prepare
themselves for it. Inspirational vision of liberty and the
intellectual ammo to share the message with peers.
    High school and college students should apply:
http://tiny.cc/LibertySummer

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Summit 2013, June 27 to June 30, DC
    The Atlas Society in the Capital Hilton Hotel
John Aglialoro - AtlasShrugged movie, Neera K. Badhwar,
David Blaise, Robert L. Bradley, Jr., Alexander R. Cohen,
Steve Davis, Aaron Day, Roger Donway, Walter Donway,
Marsha Familaro Enright, Glenn Fletcher, Jared Fuller, Carla
Gericke, Stephen Hicks, Edward Hudgins, Harmon Kaslow,
David Kelley, Alex Kozinski, George Lambert, Alexander
 McCobin, Michael Newberry, Rick Porter, Raymond Raad,
Duncan Scott, Michael Shapiro, Victor Sperandeo, John Stossel,
William Thomas, Joel Wade, Jason Walker, Nikolai Wenzel
    Learn about the speakers and their presentations:
http://tiny.cc/AtlasSpeakers

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist Summer Conference, July 5 to July 11, Chicago
    Ayn Rand Institute
Ayn Rand called Objectivism "a philosophy for living on earth,"
and taught that the purpose of philosophy is to help you have a
more satisfying and productive life.
    Sessions: The Moral and the Practical by Onkar Ghate, How
to Make Your Life Happier by Making the Conscious and the
Subconscious Work Together by Ellen Kenner and Edwin A.
Locke, Understanding Your Emotions by Jean Moroney,
Free Will by Ben Baye, Self-esteem by Gena Gorlin and others.
    Sessions with themes related to Ayn Rand's writing & ideas:
The Stylized Soul in Romantic Literature by Tore Boeckmann,
Introduction to Ayn Rand's Favorite Viennese Operettas by
David Berry, Ayn Rand's O. Henry -- and Ours: Ingenuity,
Optimism and Warmth by Shoshana Milgram, Man's Life as
the Standard of Value in the Ethics of Ayn Rand, and others.
http://tiny.cc/ariSUMMER

NEW______________________________________________
FreedomFest "world's largest gathering of free minds"
    July 11 to July 13, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas
Over 2,500 attendees and 150 speakers on topics including
politics, economics, history, science, health, art, literature and
more, plus the Anthem Film Festival & The John Stossel Show
    Speakers: * John Allison, David Boaz, Dan Mitchell, Tom
Palmer, Cato * Lori Bossy * J. C. Bradbury * Yaron Brook,
Ayn Rand Inst. * John Browne * Doug Casey * Fred
Cookinham * Aaron Day, Ed Hudgins, Atlas Society * Bert
Dohmen * Dinesh D’Souza * Gene Epstein, Barron's & Junto
* Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily * Tawni Ferrarini, Fraser Inst.
* Steve Forbes * Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward,
Reason * Jim Henry, Tax Justice Network *  Bill Jenkinson *
Kennedy * Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks * Art Laffer * Marc
Lichtenfeld * Axel Merk * Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal
* Charles Murray, American Enterprise Inst. * Grover Norquist,
Americans for Tax Reform * Senator Rand Paul * Lawrence
Reed, FEE * Carl Richard * Jim Rogers * Peter Schiff *
Michael Shermer * Mark Skousen * Fred Smith, CEI * Jo
Thoburn * and more.
    Learn more at: http://freedomfest.com

NEW______________________________________________
Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership attacks our constitution
    John Boehner will ask Congress to give Obama
unconstitutional powers to ram TPP through Congress.
   Obama wants fast track for this misleadingly called a "trade
agreement." It's actually a system of global government the
administration is building with: Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei,
Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Chile
and Peru.
    A quarter of U.S. land area will fall under U.N. court
jurisdiction. U.N. and World Courts will decide how our taxes
will be spent.
    Read more and give at: http://noTPP.us

NEW______________________________________________
Yaron Brook of Ayn Rand Inst. answers question about Israel
    Listen to it here: http://tiny.cc/YaronIsrael

NEW______________________________________________
Obama's economic vision AND Disgraced financier Rattner
    Curtis Ellis, who often attends Junto, wrote these essays.
*"Obama's economic vision: The U.S. as a third world nation"
Read it here: http://tiny.cc/ObamaEcon
    AND
Ellis also wrote this essay refuting Steve Rattner's economic
analysis in the New York Times:
* "Disgraced financier Rattner clueless about the economy"
Read it here: http://tiny.cc/Rattner

NEW______________________________________________
Review of "Free Market Revolution:
How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government"
    Review by Joshua Shnayer, who often attends Junto.
"[Authors] Yaron Brook and Don Watkins of the Ayn Rand
Institute believe that most defenses of capitalism miss a
crucial ingredient: the morality put forth by Ayn Rand in her
Objectivist philosophy. That's a tough sell. While millions love
Rand's novels, her name provokes negative reactions across the
political spectrum.
    "She advocated capitalism on the grounds that it is the only
economic system that protects the pursuit of self-interest. A
family does not get in line for Space Mountain at Disney
World to stimulate the economy or help its neighbor, but rather
because it is in the interest of its members to be happy and
enrich their lives...."
    Read the version of this review which was in Barron's,
May 6, 2013. It's at: http://tiny.cc/BarronsReview
Go half way down this page, on the right to where you'll see:
continued 1 2 3 4 Next >
    Then click on the 4.
The version printed in Barron's is edited. You can read the
unedited version at the Junto Forum: http://tiny.cc/FMreview

NEW______________________________________________
Hayek's idea of small government -- humor
    I recently came across a joke which is a description of
Friedrich Hayek's idea of small government. I can't find it
online to give proper credit.
    It's said Hayek thought all the government we needed
was the army, the courts and a state opera.
    This joke is a good way to remind yourself that Hayek
wasn't a libertarian or a true small government economist.

NEW______________________________________________
Institute for Justice wins: Court opens Milwaukee's taxi cartel
    Circuit Court judge rules the cap on the number of taxis is
unconstitutional. The city's 20-year taxi monopoly is broken.
The 1991 law caused the price of a taxi permit to rise from
$85 to over $150,000.
    Institute for Justice filed suit on behalf of three local taxi
drivers. "The court found...the city purposely created an
unconstitutional taxi system where only the privileged few
would benefit and competition would be outlawed."
    Institute for Justice has helped open taxi markets in Denver,
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Minneapoli. For more than
20 years it's been the nation's leading legal advocate for the
rights of entrepreneurs. Read more at: www.ij.org/MKETaxis

NEW______________________________________________
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure, May 24 to Jan. 5
    Andy George, who handles the sound at Junto, wrote about
this deep sea salvaging company: http://tiny.cc/privateExplor
    This interactive multi-media exhibit features over 500
artifacts recovered from deep-ocean shipwreck expeditions
around the world. You'll be immersed in the technology and
process Odyssey uses to find and recover shipwreck treasures.
   Discovery in Times Square, open daily, 44 St. bet 7 & 8 Aves.
For details and to buy tickets: http://tiny.cc/NYCshipwreck

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NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., May 26, 3:00pm
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges,
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer, says:"Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month:
http://aynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., June 22, 3:00pm
    A chapter a month. New York Objectivist Society
    3:00pm to 5:00pm
    (normally third Sat. of month but on fourth Sat. this month) 
    120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. alt. entrance on 42nd St.
    It's a public space with tables and chairs.
Part III: A is A, Chapter 5: Their Brothers' Keepers
    This is the 25th chapter of this 30 chapter book.
There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst.
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers. 
    The reading group has only one rule: you can't integrate or
refer to material in the text that hasn't been covered yet by the
present discussion.
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Moderator Robert Begley will give an analysis of each scene,
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    Time frame -- beginning on September 2
1. Dagny: dealing  with copper shortages, and Meigs policy.
    With Jim and the Railroad Unification Plan.
2. d’Anconia nationalized, and destroyed. Jim Taggart's reaction.
3. Dagny dinner with Rearden. Francisco's parting message.
4. Rearden: with government officials. Phillip asks for a job.
    The Wet Nurse asks for a job. Divorce.
5. Minneapolis catastrophe.
6. Dagny: dinner meeting with leaders. Dealing with Taggart
   Terminal outage. Underground terminal with John Galt.
We will read aloud the scene with Dagny and Galt.
    Read about the group here:
http://tiny.cc/AtlasJune

NEW______________________________________________
Save the date: Barebrush Gallery Show, Oct. 17 to Oct. 20
    Ilene Skeen, who often attends Junto, will have a group show
at Highline Loft, 508 W. 26 St., Thur. through Sun., with the
Opening Reception on Thur. night, Oct.17. A catalogue will be
for sale at the show and for pre-ordering at: barebrush.com

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Free market and Objectivist groups and sites

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
    NYC Junto -- NYCjunto.org
    NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
    Atlas Reading Group -- http://tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup
    NY Heroes -- http://tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
    Ayn Rand NY Tours -- http://tiny.cc/ToursRand
    Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

* Sites to visit:
    Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
    Ed Thompson's site -- AtlasAnswers.net
    The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
    The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
    Liberty Magazine -- http://tiny.cc/LibertyMag
    Ayn Rand Lexicon -- AynRandLexicon.com
    The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
    The Objective Standard's Blog -- http://tiny.cc/blogTOS
    Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
    Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
    Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
    Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
    Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
    Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
    The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
    Real Clear Politics -- RealClearPolitics.com
    Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
    Bastiat Institute -- Bastiatinstitute.org
    Institute for Justice -- ij.org
    Cato Institute -- cato.org

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Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
    SAT. June 15, Aug. 24, Nov. 23 -- SUN. Aug. 25
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue
    SAT. July 20 -- SUN. July 21 -- WED. May 22, 29
    June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead''
    SAT. June 22, Nov. 2 -- SUN. June 23, Nov. 3
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
    SAT. Aug. 28
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
    SAT. Oct. 26   
All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15:
tiny.cc/ToursRand                
    Private tours $30. To arrange for your private tour or for
more information, call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his
cell: 917-607-9019 or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching.
This July he'll speak at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. "What I
have learned from a lifetime of studying Ayn Rand."
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave the
''Ayn Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society.

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About Junto and this Junto newsletter
* Gene Epstein moderates Junto. He's the economics editor
    and books editor of Barron's, the weekly business magazine,
    author of ''Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines
    When the Media Manipulate the Numbers''
    tiny.cc/Econo
* Iris Bell writes this e-newsletter.
* Oleg Atbashian created NYCjunto.com. He also sends out
    this e-newsletter, cares for its email list and moderates
    http://tiny.cc/JuntoForum.
* Andy George created and runs the sound system and
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting May 2
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through Nov. 2013
* NEW Moral shift by libertarians, Rand to Hayek & Rawls 
* NEW Standup comedian Andrew Heaton spoke at last Junto
* NEW TransPacific Partnership would undermine U.S. law
* NEW Boudreaux's open letter on TransPacific Partnership 
* NEW Whose side is the NRA really on? 
* NEW Epstein at Vassar: Some students learn, others disrupt
* NEW Peter Schiff on David Stockman
* NEW David Stockman: Corruption of capitalism in America 
* NEW George Mason U. ranks freedom in the 50 states
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., Apr. 20, 3:00pm
* NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Apr. 28, 3:00pm
* NEW NY Heroes "Celebrate Self" Hike, Sun., May 12, 11:00am
* NEW The Fountainhead in New York City, course at NYU
* NEW Free market, Objectivist & libertarian groups and sites
* Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* Read & post new Junto Forum, NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this Junto newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

C. Bradley Thompson 
"American Education: Reform or Revolution?" 

Thursday, May 2

Admission Free -- no reservation necessary
* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk are questions, discussions and rebuttal 
    of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

* Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St. 
    B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park 
    A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.
* Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32
* Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central 
* Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on 
    side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.
* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* 60 to 100 people attend most Juntos.

C. Bradley Thompson will speak on "American Education: 
Reform or Revolution?"
    Some fans of his consider him the best presenter of 
Objectivist ideas.
    This is his statement:
"There is no question today more urgent and that deserves 
greater attention than this: Is capitalism a just and moral 
system?
    "The mission of the Clemson Institute for the Study of 
Capitalism is to examine and to increase public awareness 
of the moral foundations of capitalism.
    "Through teaching, scholarship and community outreach 
programs, the Clemson Institute provides a public forum for 
investigating the underlying principles and institutions of 
capitalism (e.g., individual rights, private property, contracts, 
voluntary associations, entrepreneurship, the rule of law, 
limited government, and free trade).
    "The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism believes 
that the health and preservation of free socieites requires that 
scholars, students and citizens understand the underlying 
principles and institutions that distinguish free from unfree 
societies. To help foster that understanding the Clemson 
Institute engages with diverse viewpoints in order to provide 
an intellectual forum that encourages and values honest and 
rigorous conversation and debate.
    "The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism is also 
founded on the belief that critical thinking and serious 
conversation about morality, politics and economics must be 
validated by a rigorous adherence to reality and human nature. 
We therefore support scholarship that examines how certain 
moral, political and econoomic ideas actually work in practice, 
and whether those ideas do or do not produce freedom,
opportunity and prosperity for the citizens of the societies 
that affirm them."
    Thompson is BB&T Research Professor at Clemson U. and 
the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study 
of Capitalism. He has also been a visiting fellow at Princeton 
and Harvard universities and at the University of London.
    Thompson is the author of "Neoconservatism: An Obituary 
for an Idea" and the prize-winning book "John Adams and the 
Spirit of Liberty." He has also edited "The Revolutionary 
Writings of John Adams," "Antislavery Political Writings, 
1833-1860: A Reader," co-edited "Freedom and School Choice 
in American Education," and was an associate editor of the 
four-volume "Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment." 
    His current book project is on the ideological origins of 
American constitutionalism.
    This is an essay he wrote in 2008: 
"An Open Letter to America's Students --
Will 'Atlas Shrugged' Change your Life Forever?"
    This letter is addressed to all young people who've read 
or are about to read Ayn Rand's epic novel, "Atlas Shrugged."
    I've taught "Atlas Shrugged" for fifteen years during which 
time I've witnessed many remarkable things. For example, 
some 95% of my students report that 'Atlas Shrugged' is the 
best book they've ever read. No book that I've taught comes 
remotely close to fostering a more robust exchange of ideas 
in the classroom. My students typically come to class after 
pulling an all-nighter debating "Atlas" with their friends, and 
then they pepper me with dozens of questions. Whether one 
agrees or disagrees with Ayn Rand's ideas, few could deny 
that this is what the college experience is supposed to be like.
    During those few weeks each year when I teach "Atlas 
Shrugged," I've seen hundreds of students become intellectually 
engaged in ways they weren't before reading this extraordinary 
book. 
    The comment I hear most often from students goes
something like this: " 'Atlas Shrugged' sums up everything 
that I've always admired and believed but could never put into 
words." Ayn Rand's novel speaks to many students' deepest 
values and aspirations: it appeals to their sense of justice, 
integrity, honesty, and independence, and it appeals to their 
desire to live in a world where achievement and heroism
are rewarded.
    To enter the world of "Atlas Shrugged" is to experience 
a world radically different from today's. Many of you will 
find this world exhilarating, and it just might change your 
life forever.... 
    You can read all of this open letter here:
tiny.cc/ThompsonAtlas
    Thompson is also an occasional writer for The Times 
Literary Supplement of London. 
    He has lectured around the country on education reform and 
the American Revolution. His OpEd essays have appeared in 
scores of newspapers around the country and abroad. 
    Here are his two talks on political thought of John Adams 
on C-SPAN TV:
c-spanVideo.org/cThompson
    Here's his talk "Why Marxism?" An evening at FEE:
tiny.cc/ThompsonMarxism
    Here's the video of his talk "Separation of School and State:
The Case for Abolishing America's Government Schools"
from the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights:
tiny.cc/ThompsonSchool
    Here are links to his OpEds:
tiny.cc/ThompsonOpEds
    Here are links to his books: 
tiny.cc/ThompsonBooks
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NEW______________________________________________
Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* June 6, John Mackey, speaking about his book "Liberating 
    the Heroic Spirit of Business: Conscious Capitalism." 
    CEO Whole Foods Market. He's interviewed at: 
    tiny.cc/interviewMackey

* July 4, no Junto meeting. 
    Celebrate Independence Day on your own. 

* Aug. 1, Tyler Cowen, subject to be announced. Writer, 
    general director/professor, economics, Center for Study of 
    Public Choice, George Mason U. He posts to his blog many 
    times most days: tiny.cc/MRblog His food blog: 
    tiny.cc/ETHNICdining and his bio and books at Amazon: 
    tiny.cc/CowenBioBooks

* Sept. 5, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, speaking on "Freedom 
    Watch." Fox News sr. judicial analyst. Lectures nationally 
    on U.S. Constitution, rule of law, civil liberties in wartime 
    and freedom. Had "Freedom Watch" TV show on Fox News. 
    His site: JudgeNap.com 

* Oct. 3, David Stockman speaking about his book "The Great 
    Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America."
    Former businessman, US congressman and budget director 
    under Ronald Reagan.

* Nov. 7, Charles Calomiris speaking about his book 
    "Fragile by Design: Banking Crises, Scarce Credit, and 
    Political Bargains." Columbia U. professor financial 
    institutions. Task Force on Property Rights at Hoover Inst., 
    co-directs Project on Financial Deregulation at American 
    Enterprise Institute. His blog: tiny.cc/CCblog and his bio: 
    tiny.cc/CCbio

NEW______________________________________________
The moral shift by libertarians from Rand to Hayek & Rawls
    I strongly recommend this thought provoking podcast. In it
philosopher Diana Hsieh talks to historian John P. McCaskey. 
They point out the libertarian intellectuals who've begun saying
capitalism is moral because it benefits to society.
    McCaskey says the original idea defending free markets 
was based on individual rights with the role of government 
to protect those rights. 
    This came under attack in the 19th century. Then the concept 
of rights was undercut in various ways by libertarian thinkers 
until today it has been abandoned by a new development called 
bleeding heart libertarianism.  
    He says the ideas contained in John Rawls' theory of Social 
Justice have been accepted by thinkers such as Brink Lindsey, 
who spoke at Junto two months ago. McCaskey says Rawls 
sees capitalism as a win-lose situation with government needed 
to even things out. 
    McCaskey sees things differently. He says that capitalism 
is in fact a win-win situation where value is traded for value, 
as Ayn Rand demonstrates. He says leading thinkers such as 
Brink Lindsey promote progressive ends using libertarian 
means and that bad ideas on public policy are the result. 
    This talk covers Friedrich Hayek, John Rawls, Murray
Rothbard and Objectivism plus the fact that Hayek + Rawls = 
bleeding heart libertarianism. Lindsey is an example of this 
kind of libertarian who accepts taxing the rich, govt schools,
unemployment insurance, public health care, etc., while 
being pro-free market.
    McCaskey says bleeding heart libertarians may believe 
they're defending liberty but that they're undercutting it 
by failing to challenge Rawls' false premise.
    McCaskey is an historian of philosophy. He's been teaching 
at Stanford U., Stevens Inst. of Tech. and most recently the 
Political Science department at Brown U. He'd been active 
in major projects at the Ayn Rand Inst.
    Listen now or download this audio podcast at Hsieh's site:
tiny.cc/MoralShift
    Visit McCaskey's site:
johnMcCaskey.com

NEW______________________________________________
Standup comedian Andrew Heaton spoke at the last Junto
    His business card says "Professionally Clever." He's a 
standup comedian, writer and political satirist residing in 
NYC. Originally from the state of Oklahoma, he has lived 
in DC while working as a staffer for the U.S. Congress and in 
Scotland as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar while earning his 
masters degree in International Politics.
    He has performed standup comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe 
Festival, Australia, Germany and throughout the U.S., and is 
a regular contributor to The Freeman, ClotureClub.com, 
Brightest Young Things and Ask A New Yorker. He began 
writing humor columns for The Oklahoma Daily in 2004.
    In his spare time Heaton writes humorous novels, and 
plays laser tag and bocce ball. He loves science fiction, puppies 
and fine whisky....
    Visit his site to see his essays, cartoons and video:
mightyHeaton.com

NEW______________________________________________
The TransPacific Partnership would undermine U.S. law
    At the April Junto Anne Heller introduced Curtis Ellis who
told us about TransPacific Partnership, which may be coming.
    It's a secretive, multi-national agreement which threatens to 
extend restrictive intellectual property laws across the globe 
and to rewrite international rules on its enforcement. 
    It's misleadingly called a "trade agreement" but it's really 
a system of global government the Obama administration is 
building with Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Mexico, 
New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Chile and Peru.
    It puts American companies at a competitive disadvantage. 
Foreign firms doing business in the U.S. will be exempt from 
the EPA and other regulations that will continue to strangle 
American-owned businesses.
    Ellis recommends these sites:
* Bullet point info on TransPacific Partnership with citations, 
    links and videos on the subject. It has a link to contact your
    congressmen:
    NoTPP.us
* An analysis by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on how 
    the TransPacific Partnership endangers intellectual freedom 
    on the Internet:
    eff.org/issues/tpp
* This site has analysis of the TransPacific Partnership by 
    Americans for Limited Government president Bill Wilson.
    tiny.cc/TPPlaw

NEW______________________________________________
Don Boudreaux's open letter on the TransPacific Partnership 
    Boudreaux wrote an open letter to Rep. John Dingell:
"You and some of your Congressional colleagues, in a March 
12th letter, urge Pres. Obama 'to address currency manipulation 
in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.' You claim that 
such manipulation reduces employment in America.
    "Please reconsider.
"First, if -- as every serious economist understands – genuine
efficiency gains by foreign exporters increase Americans' 
wealth without reducing the net number of jobs in America, 
then government-induced efficiency gains for foreign exporters 
have the very same effect for Americans. In both cases, we get 
valuable goods and services at lower costs while some of our 
labor and capital are released to produce outputs that would 
otherwise be too costly to supply.  The ability of the U.S. 
market to create jobs is just as strong for workers who lose 
their jobs because of "unfair" trade practices as it is for workers 
who lose their jobs because of trade practices that are 
irrefutably legitimate.
    "Second, the foreign trade practices that you condemn 
either do or do not improve the overall economic health of 
the countries whose governments implement these practices. 
If these practices do improve those countries’ economic health, 
then they are not "unfair" by any appropriate standard. Such 
practices are no more worthy of condemnation and retaliation 
than are, say, Uncle Sam's own NSF grants, education 
subsidies, highway-building projects, and the like -- all 
of which, I'm sure, you regard as legitimate means used 
by Uncle Sam to strengthen the U.S. economy...."
    You can read the rest on his site:
tiny.cc/DonBtoDingell
    Thanks to Gene Epstein for recommending this letter by 
Boudreaux, who's been a Junto speaker many times.

NEW______________________________________________
Whose side is the NRA really on? 
    This essay is by Felix Bronstein, who often attends Junto. 
It's on the Freedom Outpost's site.
    "While the 'mainstream media' and the rest of the usual 
suspects continue to demonize individual gun owners and the 
NRA, you don't have to be a rabid hoplophobe to question 
the NRA.
    "The popular view of the NRA, no matter whether one 
supports or opposes the G-d-given right (or indeed a duty) 
to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the 2nd, 9th and 10th 
Amendments to the Constitution, is that it is a staunch and 
consistent defender of these rights...."
    You can read all of this essay at:
tiny.cc/GunControl

NEW______________________________________________
Epstein visits Vassar: Some students learn, others disrupt
    This report is by Robert Begley who often attends Junto. 
It's on the blog of The Objective Standard: Daily Commentary 
from an Objectivist Perspective.
    " 'Fossil Fuels Improve the Planet,' Alex Epstein argued in 
a March 29 talk (which I attended) at Vassar College.
    "The event almost didn't take place. Student members of the 
group 350.org -- which opposes the development of fossil fuels
-- petitioned to have the talk canceled. When that didn't work, 
some set out to sabotage it...." Read all of Begley's report at:
tiny.cc/EpsteinVassar
    You can see Epstein's Vassar talk here:
tiny.cc/EpsteinTalk
    Alex Epstein spoke at Junto about his Center for Industrial 
Progress. You can visit its site here:
industrialProgress.net

NEW______________________________________________
Peter Schiff on David Stockman
    "This week, while economists should have been closely
considering the implications of the actual bankruptcy of 
Stockton, CA, they instead heaped scorn on the perceived 
ideological bankruptcy of David Stockman. In other words, 
Stockman trumped Stockton.
    "Ronald Reagan's former Budget Director contributed 
'Sundown in America' a multi-page opinion piece to the Sun.
NY Times which loudly and eloquently described the illusions 
of our current economic system. While I don't agree with 
everything Stockman believes, I think he is showing great 
wisdom and courage in making dire predictions and calling 
for extreme changes in our policy and politics....
    Read the rest of this at:
tiny.cc/SchiffStockman
    Stockman will be speaking at the Oct. 3 Junto. Our thanks to
Lee Clifford for this link. She often attends Junto.

NEW______________________________________________
David Stockman: Corruption of Capitalism in America, video 
    As part of his promotion of his new book "The Great 
Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America" 
he spoke at Cato. His Oct. 3 Junto talk is part of his tour.
    The book's a searing look at DC's fiscal crisis. It counters 
conventional wisdom with an 80-year revisionist history of 
how the American state -- especially the Federal Reserve -- has 
fallen prey to politics of crony capitalism & the ideologies of 
fiscal stimulus, monetary central planning & financial bailouts.
    Stockman points at Franklin Roosevelt, who fathered crony 
capitalism; Richard Nixon, who destroyed fiscal discipline and 
the gold-backed dollar; Fed chairs Greenspan & Bernanke, who 
fostered bubble finance and addiction to debt and speculation; 
George W. Bush, who repudiated fiscal rectitude and ballooned 
the warfare state via senseless wars; and Barack Obama, who 
revived failed Keynesian "borrow and spend" policies that have 
driven the national debt to perilous heights. He doesn’t spare 
Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman, either. He’s guaranteed
to provoke liberals, conservatives, and libertarians.
    Our thanks to Lee Clifford for this link to his talk:
tiny.cc/CatoStockman

NEW______________________________________________
George Mason U. ranks freedom in the 50 states
    Jason Sorens and William Ruge of The Mercatus Center
at George Mason U. score all 50 states on over 200 policies 
including fiscal policy, regulatory policy and personal freedom. 
    They weight public policies according to the estimated costs 
of government restrictions on freedom impose on their victims.
    They know different people value aspects of freedom 
differently. You can personalize the ranking and pick and 
choose which aspects of freedom you value and see how
the states stack up.
    This article in the NY Post is an overview, focused on NY
State "State Ranks Dead Last in Personal Freedom." Read it at:
tiny.cc/PostFreedom
    To read the study results and rank them yourself:
freedominThe50states.org

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., April 20, 3:00pm
    A chapter a month. New York Objectivist Society
    3:00pm to 5:00pm, third Sat. every month, 
    120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. alt. entrance on 42nd St. 
    It's a public space with tables and chairs. 
Part III: A is A, Chapter 3: Anti-Greed 
    This is the 23nd chapter of this 30 chapter book.
There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst. 
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers.  
    The reading group has only one rule: you can't integrate or 
refer to material in the text that hasn't been covered yet by the 
present discussion.
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Moderator Robert Begley will give an analysis of each scene, 
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next 
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    Timeline: June 29
1. Project X demonstration.
2. Dagny returns: Calls Rearden, in office with Eddie, with Jim 
    and Cuffy. Then with Lillian.
3. Dagny on the radio.
4. Dagny in her apartment, with Rearden.
    We'll read aloud the scene with Dagny and Rearden.
Read about the group here:
tiny.cc/AtlasReadApril2013

NEW______________________________________________
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., April 28, 3:00pm
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges, 
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer, says:"Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month:
AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
NY Heroes "Celebrate Self" Hike, Sun., May 12, 11am
    Storm King State Park, US 9W, Cornwall on Hudson, NY
11:00am to 5:00pm
    To learn about the origin of NY Heroes Society & Celebrate 
Self read Andrew Bernstein's novel "Heart of a Pagan."
    In this hike we'll enjoy the Storm King State Park, just north 
of West Point, overlooking the Hudson River and facing the 
Breakneck Ridge across the river.
    We start at the historical marker "Freedom Road" adjacent 
to the parking lot and hike to the top of the mountain. There 
we enjoy the spectacular views of the Catskills, Hudson River, 
Breakneck Ridge, etc, and socialize while taking lunch. 
    Then in the spirit of celebrating self with one's purposeful, 
productive life, successes and gains, everyone is encouraged 
to give a short speech to share their personal goals and 
achievements of the year.
    The hike will take about 3 to 4 hours. After the hike, we'll
go to a local place for dinner.
    To RSVP, for complete info and directions by car and
public transportation:
tiny.cc/HeroHike

NEW______________________________________________
The Fountainhead in New York City, course at NYU
    School of Continuing & Professional Studies, Frank Heynick:
"Many immigrants have reinvented themselves in NY, but 
novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand did so with a particular 
passion. Having fled to America after the Russian Revolution, 
she wrote 'The Fountainhead' as an homage to NYC and its 
skyscrapers, which had beckoned to her from the movie screens 
of her native St. Petersburg. Explore Rand's Russian/Jewish 
background, her choice of architecture as the focus of her 
philosophy, the architectural scene in the 1920s and 1930s, 
Rand's admiration for Frank Lloyd Wright, the controversial 
movie adaptation of 'The Fountainhead,' and the relevance 
of Rand's novel today." $270., July 11 to Aug. 8, Thurs.
6:45pm to 8:45pm, Midtown Center
    The report I have from a person who began the course and 
from conversations with Heynick, is that he doesn't have much 
understanding of Objectivism and has many ideas of his own
which don't match Rand's.

NEW______________________________________________
Free market, Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
    NYC Junto -- NYCjunto.org
    NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
    Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup
    NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
    Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/ToursRand
    Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

* Sites to visit:
    NYC Junto Forum -- tiny.cc/JuntoForum 
    Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
    Ed Thompson's site -- AtlasAnswers.net
    The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
    The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
    Liberty Magazine -- tiny.cc/LibertyMag
    Ayn Rand Lexicon -- AynRandLexicon.com
    The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
    The Objective Standard's Blog -- tiny.cc/blogTOS
    Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
    Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
    Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
    Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
    Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
    Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
    The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
    Real Clear Politics -- RealClearPolitics.com
    Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
    Bastiat Institute -- Bastiatinstitute.org
    Institute for Justice -- ij.org
    Cato Institute -- cato.org

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Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
    SAT. June 15, Aug. 24, Nov. 23 -- SUN. Aug. 25
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue
    SAT. July 20 -- SUN. July 21 -- WED. May 1, 22, 29, 
    June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' 
    SAT. June 22, Nov. 2 -- SUN. June 23, Nov. 3
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
    SAT. Aug. 28 
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
    SAT. Oct. 26    
All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15:
tiny.cc/ToursRand                 
    Private tours $30. To arrange for your private tour or for 
more information, call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his 
cell: 917-607-9019 or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
This July he'll speak at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. "What I 
have learned from a lifetime of studying Ayn Rand."
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave the 
''Ayn Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society. 

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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting April 4
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through Nov. 2013
* NEW The Junto Forum with comments by Victor
* NEW "FrackNation" documentary recommended by Gene
* NEW Both Fiscal and Monetary Policy by Felix Bronstein
* NEW It's "crony statism" not "crony capitalism"
* NEW USA exceptionalism, judging people by achievements
* NEW Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok have a MOOC
* NEW Shark Tank reality show, investors and entrepreneurs
* NEW AtlasAnswers.net, Ed Thompson's site
* NEW "Freedom Bridge: Cold War Thriller" by Erika Holzer
* NEW List of novels by 30 authors inspired by Ayn Rand:
* NEW Unique museums in Manhattan
* NEW Ayn Rand in graph of history of philosophy
* NEW "Give Back" is an impoverishing command
* NEW The Beautiful Project, a free email list and blog
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., April 20
* NEW Online shop selling Objectivist items
* NEW Ayn Rand in DC
* NEW The future of medicine...Star Trek now
* NEW Railroads boom, returning to age of "Atlas Shrugged"
* NEW Free market, Objectivist & libertarian groups and sites
* Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* Read & post new Junto Forum, NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this Junto newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Matt Welch
The Struggle for the Soul of the Republican Party

Thursday, April 4 

Admission Free -- no reservation necessary
* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk are questions, discussions and rebuttal 
    of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

* Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St. 
    B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park 
    A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.
* Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32
* Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central 
* Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on 
    side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.
* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* 60 to 100 people attend most Juntos.

Matt Welch, editor in chief, Reason magazine of ''Free Minds 
and Free Markets.'' Co-author ''The Declaration of Independents: 
How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America.'' 
    Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason
    Before becoming editor of Reason in 2008, he was asst.
editorial pages editor LA Times, media columnist Reason, 
Calif. correspondent National Post, political columnist 
WorkingForChange.com and regular contributor to Online 
Journalism Review. 
    Before 1998, he lived 8 years in Central Europe, where he 
co-founded the region's first post-communist English-language 
newspaper Prognosis, worked as UPI's Slovakia correspondent 
and managed the Budapest Business Journal.
    He's been in Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Washington 
Post, CNN.com, ESPN.com, Columbia Journalism Review, 
Salon.com, Commentary and many others. He's often on Fox 
Business Network, public radio and AM radio stations. 
    He blogs daily at Reason's Hit & Run: reason.com/blog
and has an active Twitter feed: twitter.com/mleewelch 

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The new Junto Forum, read and post here: 
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    Visit Junto's site for information on current & past speakers,
to read previous newsletters and to sign up for the Junto 
e-newsletter:   
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Junto focuses on libertarianism, Objectivism and investing.
Our founder and host is Victor Niederhoffer. 
    Visit his site at: 
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Please email the above text to your freedom loving friends 
who might be interested in Junto.
    Feel free to use the above text to promote Junto among 
libertarians, Objectivists and investors.

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Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* May 2, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, speaking on "Freedom 
    Watch." Fox News sr. judicial analyst. Lectures nationally 
    on U.S. Constitution, rule of law, civil liberties in wartime 
    and freedom. Had "Freedom Watch" TV show on Fox News. 
    His site: JudgeNap.com

* June 6, John Mackey, speaking about his book "Liberating 
    the Heroic Spirit of Business: Conscious Capitalism." 
    CEO Whole Foods Market. He's interviewed at: 
    tiny.cc/interviewMackey

* July 4, no Junto meeting. 
    Celebrate Independence Day on your own. 

* Aug. 1, Tyler Cowen, subject to be announced. Writer, 
    general director/professor, economics, Center for Study of 
    Public Choice, George Mason U. He posts to his blog many 
    times most days: tiny.cc/MRblog His food blog: 
    tiny.cc/ETHNICdining and his bio and books at Amazon: 
    tiny.cc/CowenBioBooks

* Sept. 5, Speaker and subject to be announced. 

* Oct. 3, David Stockman speaking about his book "The Great 
    Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America."
    Former businessman, US congressman and budget director 
    under Ronald Reagan

* Nov. 7, Charles Calomiris speaking about his book 
    "Fragile by Design: Banking Crises, Scarce Credit, and 
    Political Bargains." Columbia U. professor financial 
    institutions. Task Force on Property Rights at Hoover Inst., 
    co-directs Project on Financial Deregulation at American 
    Enterprise Institute. His blog: tiny.cc/CCblog and his bio: 
    tiny.cc/CCbio

NEW______________________________________________
The Junto Forum with comments by Victor
    Victor Niederhoffer invites you to become part of active
online discussions. 
    He's posted comments about the March Junto: "was a perfect 
example of what should not happen at a talk." 
    He offers a link to "tables on federal spending per capital...
and many other valuable topics:"
tiny.cc/FedCharts
    Anyone can make comments and post links to articles. 
You can also log in with your existing account on Facebook, 
Twitter, Google, Yahoo or AOL. You don't have to be logged 
in to post, but that gives you access to your own posts to edit 
them later.
    Click on Forum in the navigation menu at the top of:
NYCjunto.com or you can go directly to:
tiny.cc/JuntoForum

NEW______________________________________________
"FrackNation" documentary recommended by Gene Epstein
    Gene, Junto moderator, told us about this "must-see! Cheap 
at twice the price" film. 
    In FrackNation journalist Phelim McAleer faces threats, 
cops and bogus lawsuits questioning green extremists for the 
truth about fracking. 
    McAleer uncovers fracking facts suppressed by 
environmental activists, and he talks with rural Americans 
whose livelihoods are at risk if fracking is banned. Emotions 
run high but the truth runs deep. 
    See its trailer, learn more, buy a DVD:
frackNation.com

NEW______________________________________________
Both Fiscal and Monetary Policy by Felix Bronstein
    This is his follow up on The Gold Standard Now site. Felix
has been attending Junto for years. It begins:
    "In Washington, D.C., the saga of the Federal debt ceiling, 
resulting from ever growing budget deficits, continues. 
Unfortunately, the story that fiscal policy alone is not 
enough to solve this problem remains largely untold."... 
    Read it all at:
tiny.cc/debtceiling2

NEW______________________________________________
It's "crony statism" not "crony capitalism"
    Lee Clifford points out the use of the phrase "crony statism." 
It's a more accurate label than "crony capitalism." It's used by 
Hester Pierce on an American Enterprise Institute panel.
    "Bad History, Worse Policy: How a False Narrative about 
the Financial Crisis Led to the Dodd-Frank Act" This is a panel 
of articulate, knowledgeable experts: John Allison of Cato
(formerly Ayn Rand Inst.), Peter Wallison of AEI, Wayne 
Abernathy of Americans Bankers Association and Hester 
Peirce of George Mason U. 
    This 90 minute show is recommended by Lee, who often 
attends Junto. Free video, click on the photo on the upper right:
tiny.cc/cronyStatism

NEW______________________________________________
USA exceptionalism is judging people by their achievements
    by Victor Davis Hanson
"...The world now wakes up to iPhone communication, 
Amazon online buying, social networking on Facebook, 
Google Internet searches, and writing and computing with 
Microsoft software. 
    "Why weren't these innovations first developed in Japan, 
China, or Germany -- all wealthy industrial countries with 
large, well-educated, and hard-working populations? 
    "Because in such nations, young oddballs like Jeff Bezos, 
Bill Gates, or Steve Jobs more likely would have needed 
the proper parentage, age, family connections, or 
government-insider sanction to be given a fair shake."...
    Read all of this essay at:
tiny.cc/HansonUSA

NEW______________________________________________
Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok have a MOOC
    Marginal Revolution University, MRUniversity for short, 
is an online education website run by Cowen and Tabarrok.
They're bloggers at the Marginal Revolution weblog and 
economics professors at George Mason U. 
    Both have spoken at Junto. Cowen will be back on Aug. 1.
The site has free-to-watch videos, interactive comments and 
the option of actively enrolling and participating in courses. 
It's a massive open online course or MOOC. 
    The videos and course materials are also for those who 
don't enroll in a course or register on the site. The videos 
are structured as simple PowerPoint slide presentations with 
voice-overs by the speakers in the style of the Khan Academy. 
    The audio can also be downloaded separately. Those who 
formally register for a course and take final examinations can 
get a certificate of completion.
    In Oct. 2012 the first course was made available: 
development economics. More videos were gradually 
added. See the courses now, over 370 so far:
MRuniversity.com

NEW______________________________________________
Shark Tank reality show features investors and entrepreneurs
    I, Iris Bell, recommend this ABC show. It has entrepreneurs 
seeking investments for their business or product. They can 
make a deal if an investor is interested but entrepreneurs may 
leave without a deal.
    A one hour pitch by an entrepreneur is edited to a dramatic 
10-minute segment. 
    Each investor is a self made multi-millionaire or billionaire. 
The investors are Kevin O'Leary, Robert Herjavec, Daymond 
John and Mark Cuban (a fan of Ayn Rand) with Barbara 
Corcoran and Lori Greiner alternating.
    They often find weakness in the concept, product or business 
model being presented. Some deals made on the show don't
happen after investor's vetting which includes product testing 
and examination of the entrepreneur's patents and financials.
    Before going on the show the entrepreneur gives the show's
producer a 2% royalty or a 5% equity stake in their company.
    The show is educational since investors often explain details
of industries not known to the entrepreneurs or the audience. 
    There are also short reports about successes of businesses 
in past seasons which did and didn't get deals.
    This one hour show is on Friday, 8:00pm or 9:00pm, with 
repeats on other days. This is it's 4th season.

NEW______________________________________________
AtlasAnswers.net, Ed Thompson's site
    Ed's been coming to Junto for many months. This site is an 
outreach program, created to foster a better understanding of 
Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. It says:
    We sort fact from fiction and provide resources to enable 
inquiring minds to quickly grasp its basic principles.
    It's a compilation of key topics on several hundred subjects 
in philosophy and related fields. 
    Browse the Search Index for answers to hundreds of topics
such as: Who was Ayn Rand? What is Objectivism?  Search 
on Reason, Selfishness, Capitalism and other topics. 
Newcomers to Objectivism will find it an intriguing 
introduction to Ayn Rand’s thought. 
    It has articles by Objectivist writers, including many from 
the Ayn Rand Institute. AtlasAnswers.net

NEW______________________________________________
"Freedom Bridge: A Cold War Thriller" novel by Erika Holzer
    "Collectivism means the subjugation of the individual to 
a group -- whether to a race, class or state does not matter. 
Collectivism holds that man must be chained to collective 
action and collective thought for the sake of what is called 
the 'common good.' " -- Ayn Rand
    A Russian physician, ready to risk his life for freedom in the 
West. His closest friend, a Soviet Air Force officer who tries to 
escape a dictatorship. A famous American heart surgeon and
his journalist wife, caught in the web of defection. The KGB 
colonel who must prevent one defection, but orchestrate 
another. And Glienicker Bridge, spanning free West Berlin
and Communist East Germany. Freedom Bridge...or not?
    Erika says: "I'm pleased to announce that in [a few] weeks 
my novel -- 'Freedom Bridge' -- will be available in a print 
edition from Amazon, and as an eBook from Kindle and other 
digital publishers."
    See the cover here: 
tiny.cc/ErikaCover

NEW______________________________________________
List of novels by 30 authors inspired by Ayn Rand:
tiny.cc/30Rand
    Mark Tier created this list. You can send him additional 
authors through his site:
markTier.com

NEW______________________________________________
Unique museums in Manhattan

* National Museum of Mathematics
11 East 26th Street, bet. 5th and Madison 
10:00am to 5:00pm, seven days a week
momath.org

* The Skyscraper Museum
Battery Park City 
39 Battery Place, tiny.cc/skyDirections
noon to 6:00pm, Wed. through Sun.
skyscraper.org

* The Museum of American Finance
48 Wall Street, corner of William Street
10:00am to 4:00pm. Tue. through Sat.
moaf.org

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand in graph of history of philosophy
    A friend at the Ayn Rand Meetup found this article with 
the influence different philosophers have had. Ayn Rand and 
Leonard Peikoff appear:
tiny.cc/PhiloHistory 

NEW______________________________________________
"Give Back" is one of the most impoverishing commands
    Yaron Brook and Don Watkins of the Ayn Rand Center for 
Individual Rights published this article in Forbes.com.
    "...What makes the achievements of business all the more 
astonishing is that they did not require the sacrifice of anyone 
to anyone. Contrary to what we're often taught -- and to what's 
implied by the notion that businessmen must 'give back' -- the 
fortunes of history's great profit-seekers were not made by 
'taking' but by trade. 
    "American businessmen didn't become rich at the expense 
of their customers or employees. Their fortunes were earned 
by raising their fellow traders' standard of living. 
    "Rockefeller, for instance, became perhaps the richest man 
in history, but his fortune pales in comparison to the beneficent 
effects of his achievements. His cheap, safe oil products -- 
and the innovative business methods he developed to produce 
them -- lifted Americans' standard of living by several 
degrees of magnitude.
   "To point to the businessmen who continue to improve 
our lives and demand that they 'give back' is a grave injustice. 
They haven't taken anything in the first place. On the contrary, 
they make human life better off on a scale that is 
unprecedented in history.
   "When individuals focus on making their own lives 
superlative under capitalism, the result is success, prosperity, 
and progress.
    "The mystery is why profit-seekers receive so little 
admiration for their achievements -- and virtually no 
moral credit."
    Read all of this article at:
tiny.cc/businessProduces

NEW______________________________________________
The Beautiful Project, a free email list and blog
    Paul Daniel, who attends Junto, sends out emails several 
times most week. Each features a single beautiful item. Each
is a link to music, a video or an object. Each is something he 
considers to be one of the most beautiful things in existence. 
It's been going since Dec. 24, 2012.
    He wants you to enjoy beauty and to have fun. Send him 
a link, attachment or item you find beautiful: an object, music, 
video or anything else beautiful. If used you'll get recognition. 
    Visit his blog:
tiny.cc/BeautyBlog
     To start getting The Beautiful Project emails send to: 
a_beautifulThing (at) yahoo.com

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., April 20
    A chapter a month. New York Objectivist Society
    3:00pm to 5:00pm, third Sat. every month, 
    120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. entrance on 42nd St. 
    It's a public space with tables and chairs. 
Part III: A is A, Chapter 3: Anti-Greed 
    This is the 23nd chapter of this 30 chapter book.
There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst. 
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers.  
    The reading group has only one rule: you can't integrate or 
refer to material in the text that hasn't been covered yet by the 
present discussion.
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Moderator Robert Begley will give an analysis of each scene, 
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next 
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    Timeline: June 29
1. Project X demonstration.
2. Dagny returns: Calls Rearden, in office with Eddie, with Jim 
    and Cuffy. Then with Lillian.
3. Dagny on the radio.
4. Dagny in her apartment, with Rearden.
    We'll read aloud the scene with Dagny and Rearden.
Read about the group here:
tiny.cc/AtlasReadApril2013

NEW______________________________________________
Online shop selling Objectivist items
    The Culture of Reason Center is an educational service 
selling Objectivist materials as well as other pertinent academic 
resources in philosophy, psychology, history, literature, art, 
science and economics. They "promote individualism, the 
ethics of enlightened self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism."
   The owner is Donovan Albanesi, in Dallas, Texas:
tiny.cc/CultureReason

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand in DC
    Sen. Ted Cruz joined Sen. Rand Paul a number of times 
in Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to head CIA. 
    During Cruz's part of the filibuster he said: "One of my all 
time heroes, Ayn Rand, in 'Atlas Shrugged' described how 
the parasitical class would put into place arbitrary power. 
Standard-less rules precisely so the productive citizens in the 
private sector would have to come on bended knee to those in 
government seeking special dispensation, seeking special 
favors because that arbitrary and standard-less rule empowers 
the political class and disempowers the people. I couldn't help 
but think about Ayn Rand's observations."
    Read all of this essay by Aaron Rainwater at:
tiny.cc/Rand-in-DC

NEW______________________________________________
The future of medicine...Star Trek now
    This video shows new diagnostic tools using cell phones 
and apps. Some are for doctors to use, some are for patient 
use. There's a short commercial first:
tiny.cc/StarTrekMed

NEW______________________________________________
Railroads boom, returning to the age of "Atlas Shrugged"
    The Wall Street Journal had a front page article on March 27: 
"...Welcome to the revival of the Railroad Age. North America's 
major freight railroads are in the midst of a building boom unlike
 anything since the industry's Gilded Age heyday in the 19th 
century -- this year pouring $14 billion into rail yards, refueling 
stations, additional track. With enhanced speed and efficiency, 
rail is fast becoming a dominant player in the nation's commercial 
transport system and a vital cog in its economic recovery.
    "This time around, though, the expansion isn't so much 
geographic -- it is about a race to make existing rail lines more 
efficient and able to haul more and different types of freight. 
Some of the railroads are building massive new terminals that 
resemble inland ports. They are turning their networks into 
double-lane steel freeways to capture as much as they can 
get of U.S. freight demand that is projected to grow by half, 
to $27.5 billion by 2040, according to the U.S. Department 
of Transportation. In some cases, rail lines are increasing 
the heights of mountain tunnels and raising bridges to 
accommodate stacked containers. All told, 2013 stands 
to be the industry's third year in a row of record capital 
spending -- more than double the yearly outlays of 
$5.9 billion a decade ago.
    "And in a turnabout few could have imagined decades ago, 
rail is stealing share from other types of commercial transport...
    The whole article is here:
tiny.cc/RRgrowth

NEW______________________________________________
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, 3:00pm, Sun., April 28
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges, 
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer, says:"Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month:
AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
Free market, Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
    NYC Junto -- NYCjunto.org
    NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
    Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup
    NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
    Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/ToursRand
    Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

* Sites to visit:
    NYC Junto Forum -- tiny.cc/JuntoForum 
    Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
    Ed Thompson's site -- AtlasAnswers.net
    The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
    The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
    Liberty Magazine -- tiny.cc/LibertyMag
    Ayn Rand Lexicon -- AynRandLexicon.com
    The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
    The Objective Standard's Blog -- tiny.cc/blogTOS
    Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
    Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
    Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
    Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
    Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
    Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
    The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
    Real Clear Politics -- RealClearPolitics.com
    Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
    Bastiat Institute -- Bastiatinstitute.org
    Institute for Justice -- ij.org
    Cato Institute -- cato.org

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Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
    SAT. June 15, Aug. 24, Nov. 23 -- SUN. Aug. 25
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue
    SAT. July 20 -- SUN. July 21 -- WED. May 1, 22, 29, 
    June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' 
    SAT. June 22, Nov. 2 -- SUN. June 23, Nov. 3
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
    SAT. Aug. 28 
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
    SAT. Apr. 6, Oct. 26 -- SUN. Apr. 7 
All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15:
tiny.cc/ToursRand                 
    Private tours $30. To arrange for your private tour or for 
more information, call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his 
cell: 917-607-9019 or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
This July he'll speak at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. "What I 
have learned from a lifetime of studying Ayn Rand."
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave the 
''Ayn Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society. 

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Become a member at: yhoo.it/JuntoD or send email: 
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About Junto and this Junto newsletter
* Gene Epstein moderates Junto. He's the economics editor 
    and books editor of Barron's, the weekly business magazine,
    author of ''Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines
    When the Media Manipulate the Numbers''
    tiny.cc/Econo
* Iris Bell writes this e-newsletter.
* Oleg Atbashian created NYCjunto.com. He also sends 
    out this e-newsletter, cares for its email list  and moderates 
    tiny.cc/JuntoForum.
* Andy George created and runs the sound system and 
    supplies the music.
* Our founder and host is Victor Niederhoffer. Visit his site at:
    DailySpeculations.com
    Dedicated to the scientific method, free markets, deflating 
    ballyhoo, creating value, and laughter; a forum for us to use 
    our meager abilities to make the world of specinvestments 
    a better place.
* This e-newsletter comes out twice a month. You might 
    get an occasional extra email about a timely event.
* To subscribe to this newsletter put "Junto list" in the 
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Mar. 7
* Upcoming Junto speaker April 2013
* NEW Junto Forum is up and running
* NEW DC pushes taxi medallion bill -- enrich barons
* NEW John Allison's at Heritage, calls for pure capitalism
* NEW Why the USA worked from the beginning
* NEW Balancing budget, reining in the debt, untold story
* NEW The third Industrial Revolution by Robert Tracinski
* NEW Off-Off-Broadway "Anthem" Ayn Rand's novella
* NEW Amazon Coins coming in May
* NEW Atlantic magazine has "Atlas Shrugged" Book Club
* NEW Work is the creation of wealth, Binswanger in Forbes
* NEW Students develop values to live by
* NEW Institute of Justice stops IRS stopping tax preparers
* NEW Ayn Rand Inst. responds President's State of the Union
* NEW Cato responds President's State of the Union
* NEW Plans for the "Atlas Shrugged" Part 3 film
* NEW Illustrations by this fan of Ayn Rand
* NEW The Light Brigade shines for capitalism in DC rally
* NEW The myth of a stagnant middle class
* NEW Humanity Unbound: Fossil fuels save humanity 
* NEW The Chinese study causes of revolutions
* NEW Free online: The Ayn Rand Lexicon
* NEW Philosophy of Objectivism lectures, MP3 download
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., March 16
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Out Loud, with Arshak Benlian
* NEW Objectivist, free market and libertarian groups and sites
* NEW Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* NEW Read & post new Junto Forum, NYCjunto-discuss list
* NEW About this Junto newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute

Thursday, March 7 

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* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk are questions, discussions and rebuttal 
    of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

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* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.
* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* 60 to 100 people attend most Juntos.

Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute. 
     He's written on topics including trade policy, globalization, 
American social and cultural history, and the nature of human 
capital. 
    His current research focuses on economic growth and the 
policy barriers that impede it.
    During his years with Cato he's served as director regulatory 
studies, founder and director Center for Trade Policy Studies, 
and VP research. 
    He was senior editor Regulation magazine. He was 
creator/originator editor Cato Unbound. 
    From 2010 to 2012, he was senior scholar research and 
policy Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He's currently 
senior fellow Kauffman Foundation.  
    He's written several books, including "Human Capitalism: 
How Economic Growth Has Made Us Smarter – and More 
Unequal;" "The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity 
Transformed America's Politics and Culture;" "Against the 
Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism;" 
and with Daniel Ikenson, "Antidumping Exposed: The 
Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law". 
    He's been in major newspapers and leading policy 
magazines. He's frequently on TV and radio.
    Brink earned AB Princeton U. & JD Harvard Law School.
His site: tiny.cc/LindseyCato

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*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong with America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

NEW______________________________________________
The Junto Forum is up and running
    Victor Niederhoffer invites you to become part of these 
active online discussions.
    Anyone can post links to articles and make comments. 
You can also log in with your existing account on Facebook, 
Twitter, Google, Yahoo or AOL. You don't have to be logged 
in to post, but that gives you access to your own posts to edit 
them later.
    Oleg Atbashian is the moderator of the Forum and is the 
creator of the Junto site. Among the posts are four of Oleg's 
recent articles in the "American Thinker."
    There's a link at the top of NYCjunto.com or you can go to:
tiny.cc/JuntoForum

NEW______________________________________________
DC pushes taxi medallion bill -- enrich barons, screw others
    By Jim Epstein (son of Junto moderator, Gene Epstein)
After failing twice to enact a system that would enrich a handful 
of private companies by screwing riders and destroying DC's 
unique owner-operated cab industry, DC pols are at it again. 
And they've wised up: There's no "medallion bill" to get riled 
up over. Instead, they buried it in a few sentences at the end of 
a piece of legislation that's supposed to "modernize" the industry. 
    Read all of it at Reason magazine:
tiny.cc/DCcabs

NEW______________________________________________
John Allison's at Heritage, calls for pure capitalism
    Allison is the new CEO of the Cato think tank. Lee Clifford, 
often at Junto, likes his identifying the main things to change 
are the wrong ideas in our education system, K through 12. 
Privatizing education becomes a major goal.
    He talks about his book "The Financial Crisis and the 
Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World 
Economy's Only Hope." He argues that govt incentives and 
regulations caused the 2008 collapse and the answer are pure 
free market policies. See him at:
tiny.cc/AllisonVideo

NEW______________________________________________
Why the USA worked from the beginning, by Brian Vanyo
    If there is a country in the world where concord, according 
to common calculation, would be least expected, it is America. 
    Made up as it is of people from different nations, accustomed 
to different forms and habits of government, speaking different 
languages, and more different in their modes of worship, it 
would appear that the union of such a people was impracticable; 
but by the simple operation of constructing government on the
principles of society and the rights of man, every difficulty 
retires, and all the parts are brought into cordial unison....
    The American people lived by this philosophy even before 
their independence from Great Britain. Although the colonies 
were subject to British rule since their formation, the 
Parliament practiced a policy of "salutary neglect" until the 
1760s and rarely enforced its laws in America. 
    Robert Walpole, who was Britain's first de facto Prime 
Minister from 1721–1742, explained the purpose for this policy, 
saying, "If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they 
would flourish." (In essence, economic liberty would lead to 
prosperity -- what a concept!)....
    This article was recommended by Robert Tracinski in his
free newsletter Daily Debate for RealClearPolitics.com. 
    It's in this Real Clear History page:
tiny.cc/USAorigin

NEW______________________________________________
Balancing the budget, reining in the debt -- the untold story
    By Felix Bronstein, in the blog The Gold Standard Now
The Heritage...symposium on cutting the budget in the Winter 
1986...excellent proposals were made, but I would like to focus
on the gem contributed by...Warren T. Brookes.
    Brookes began..."conservatives need to understand that 
without basic monetary reform there is no way to balance the 
U.S. budget, with or without tax increases and budget cuts, and 
even with the most optimistic GNP growth projections."  He 
then offered a 3 part solution:
1) "return as quickly as possible to gold-based money & debt"...
2) "free exchange of gold and silver, both public and private, 
    setting up a parallel monetary system on a free market basis, 
    allowing the public to choose,"...
3) "Federal Reserve would be phased back to its original role 
    as a bank-owned clearing house, thus eliminating its huge 
    and costly presence...as high as $1 trillion a year."...
Read all of this article at:
tiny.cc/goldDebt

NEW______________________________________________
The Third Industrial Revolution by Robert Tracinski
    ...The first Industrial Revolution was the harnessing 
of large-scale man-made power, which began with the 
steam engine....
    The second Industrial Revolution...interchangeable parts 
and the assembly line, which made possible inexpensive mass 
production with relatively unskilled labor. 
    The Third Industrial Revolution would not be computers, 
the Internet, or mobile phones, because up to now these have 
not been industrial tools; they have been used for moving 
information, not for making things....just a warm-up for...
the full integration of information technology with industrial 
production....to collapse the distance between the design of 
a product and its physical manufacture...
    Read it all at:
tiny.cc/3indRev

NEW______________________________________________
Off-Off-Broadway production, "Anthem" Ayn Rand's novella
    Through March 4th.
One man's rebellion against a totalitarian society, in unspecified 
future. Humans completely belong to and are controlled by the 
society. The use of the word "I" is a crime punishable by death. 
    To learn more about the novella:
tiny.cc/ariAnthem
tiny.cc/WikiAnthem
    The theater group says: This intense, controversial 
Promethean thriller will appeal to Ayn Rand fans and haters 
alike and those just looking for a heart-pounding, suspenseful 
love story.
    The audience is escorted into a bare space, to share 
a moment in time with two central characters. Features 
innovative lighting design and original score.
    I saw it and enjoyed it, it had emotional impact.
Abingdon Theatre Company
    312 West 36th St., 2nd floor, corner 8th Ave., $25 
tiny.cc/AnthemNYC
    Order tkts:
tiny.cc/AnthemTkts/

NEW______________________________________________
Amazon Coins coming in May
    Amazon Coins is a new virtual currency for buying 
apps, games, and in-app items on Kindle Fire in the Amazon
Appstore. This offers app and game developers another 
substantial opportunity to drive traffic, downloads and 
increase monetization even further.
    Amazon will give customers tens of millions of dollars' 
worth of Amazon Coins to use. 
    FutureOfCapitalism wrote: "One wonders, why would 
anyone want to store value, or transact, in 'Amazon Coins'
issued by Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos rather than in the notes 
issued by the Federal Reserve chaired by Ben Bernanke? 
    "Could it be that Mr. Bezos will prove a wiser steward of his 
money supply than Chairman Bernanke? Skeptics may point 
out that the Amazon Coins aren't backed by anything concrete, 
such as gold. But then again, neither are Federal Reserve notes. 
Mr. Bezos, in other words, isn't the only operator out there 
hawking 'virtual' currency.
    "It wouldn't surprise FutureOfCapitalism if federal regulators 
tried to find some way to shut down Amazon coins..."
    For more info:
tiny.cc/AmazonPressRelease
tiny.cc/NYsunEditorial
tiny.cc/FutureOfCapitalism

NEW______________________________________________
The Atlantic magazine has an "Atlas Shrugged" Book Club
    They began a multi-part discussion on Feb. 18, of "one of 
the most controversial novels in American history...successful 
one too: It has sold more than a million copies...since 2010! 
    Alan Greenspan, Clarence Thomas and Paul Ryan have 
cited it as a significant influence on their thinking. Tea Party....
fans and critics alike found it relevant to the 2010 election.
    "But how many people who invoke the book have actually 
read it since high school? Or ever?
    "...I decided to assemble a small group to read and publicly 
discuss the novel....We'll be reading it in chunks....We're 
hoping an ideologically diverse group of readers will 
participate.... Read more:
tiny.cc/AtlanticAtlas

NEW______________________________________________
Work is the creation of wealth, by Harry Binswanger in Forbes
    ...The unstated assumption is: "If Americans don’t get to do 
that work, if foreigners do it instead, [we'll] have nothing to do."
     But work is the creation of wealth. A job is not just drawing 
a salary, it is acting to produce things -- food, cars, computers, 
internet content -- all the goods and services that go to make 
up our standard of living. And we can never get a "too high"
standard of living or "too much" wealth. The need for wealth is 
limitless. & that makes the need for productive work limitless.
...we are only at the beginning of the wealth-creating age. 
    The wealth Americans produce today is as nothing compared 
to what we'll have 200 years from now...the standard of living 
in 1813 was as nothing, compared to ours in 2013.
    ...Unemployment is caused by govt interference in the labor 
market, preventing the law of supply & demand from "clearing 
the market" in labor services, as it does in every other market....
the number of jobs goes relentlessly upward...27 million 
workers in 1900 to about 140 million in 2010. 
    Read it all at:
tiny.cc/wealthCreation

NEW______________________________________________
Students develop values to live by
    Hillsdale College gave an award to teacher, Jason Barney, 
who uses books written before his students were born to help 
them discover values they want to use in their lives.
    "I have had the privilege of seeing students mature 
through coming to know the past. After numerous classroom 
discussions about the virtues and vices of historical figures, 
making charts and lists on the board as my students came up 
with ideas, they have written profoundly of their desire to 
mature in their own lives, discerning their own weaknesses 
and taking steps to improve. 
    "After discussing and chuckling at the social dynamics of 
Jane Austen's 'Emma' -- expressing distaste for Mrs. Elton's 
haughty manner, admiration for Mr. Knightley's gentleness, 
good-natured exasperation at Emma's silly lack of 
self-awareness -- I have witnessed the change in my students'
relationships with one another: a more mature thoughtfulness, 
a deeper sensitivity".  
     Read it all, part way down this page:
tiny.cc/eduValues

NEW______________________________________________
Institute of Justice stops IRS from stopping tax preparers
    This libertarian public interest law firm's recent major 
victory got the U.S. District Court to keep the IRS from 
putting independent tax preparers out of business.  
    They do cutting-edge litigation and advocacy both in the 
courts of law and in the court of public opinion on behalf of 
individuals whose most basic rights are denied by the govt.  
    Their four pillars of litigation are private property, economic 
liberty, free speech and school choice.
    The IRS is fighting back but the Institute of Justice will
continue the case:
tiny.cc/big-ij-win
    and learn about them:
ij.org/about

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand Institute responds to President's State of the Union
    Yaron Brook and Don Watkins, authors of "Free Market 
Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government"
examined Pres. Obama's speech from a capitalist, free-market 
perspective and proposed their own ideas on how to address
today's biggest economic and political issues.
    See them at:
tiny.cc/ariVSstate-of-union

NEW______________________________________________
Cato responds to President's State of the Union
    Cato Institute scholars Michael Tanner, Alex Nowrasteh, 
Julian Sanchez, Simon Lester, John Samples, Pat Michaels, 
Jagadeesh Gokhale, Michael F. Cannon, Jim Harper, Malou 
Innocent, Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Ilya Shapiro, Trevor Burrus 
and Neal McCluskey respond to Pres. Obama's speech.
    See them at:
tiny.cc/CatoVSstate-of-union

NEW______________________________________________
Plans for the "Atlas Shrugged" Part 3 film
    John Aglialoro, producer, says "There must be room in 
Objectivism for charity and benevolence. Remember, Rand 
struggled with the character of the priest, who appeared in 
early drafts of 'Atlas Shrugged' but didn't make the final cut. 
I am going to put him back."
    Part 3 should be released on July 4, 2014.

NEW______________________________________________
Illustrations by this fan of Ayn Rand
    You can see the dramatic illustrations of Bosch Fawstin at:
fawstin.blogspot.com
    ...and see his stylized portrait of Ayn Rand. The prints 
of it are sold with the permission of the estate of Ayn Rand:
tiny.cc/RandPrint

NEW______________________________________________
The Light Brigade shines for capitalism in DC rally
    Joshua Lipana reported in TOS (The Objective Standard)
that on Sun., Feb. 24th the Light Brigade, headed by Alex 
Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP), traveled 
to DC to counter the Sierra Club's "climate rally." Alex was 
a recent Junto Speaker.
    The Sierra Club & company's target, Keystone XL Pipeline. 
Their ultimate enemy is the industrial civilization and the 
life-serving technology it consists of and depends on.
    Alex says the "climate rally" was actually "a blackout 
rally," as the Sierra Club opposes all practical energy sources --
fossil fuels, nuclear, and hydro." Read more at:
tiny.cc/DCrally

NEW______________________________________________
The Myth of a Stagnant Middle Class
    Donald Boudreaux, a recent Junto speakers, co-wrote this
op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. 
    Household spending on food, housing, utilities, etc. 
has fallen from 53% of disposable income in 1950 to 
32% today. Read it all:
tiny.cc/basicsRiches

NEW______________________________________________
Humanity Unbound: How fossil fuels saved 
humanity from nature and nature from humanity
    By Indur M. Goklany, Cato's Policy Analysis, number 715
For most of its existence, mankind's wellbeing was dictated 
by disease, the elements and other natural factors, and the 
occasional conflict....
    Malthusian checks ensured little or no sustained growth 
in population or well-being.
    Then mankind began to develop technologies to augment 
or displace living nature's uncertain bounty. Gradually food 
supplies and nutrition improved and population, living 
standards, and human well-being advanced haltingly. The 
Industrial Revolution accelerated these trends. Mankind broke 
its Malthusian bonds. Growth became the norm. Population 
exploded, along with living standards and well-being.
    Technologies dependent on cheap fossil fuels enabled these 
improving trends. Nothing can be made, transported, or used 
without energy, and fossil fuels provide 80 percent of mankind's
energy and 60 percent of its food and clothing....
    By lowering humanity's reliance on living nature, fossil fuels 
not only saved humanity from nature's whims, but nature from 
humanity's demands.
    ...technologies accelerated the generation of ideas that 
spawned even better technologies through, among other things, 
greater accumulation of human capital...and faster exchange 
of ideas and knowledge....
    Read this whole Policy Analysis PDF:
tiny.cc/FUELimprove

NEW______________________________________________
The Chinese study causes of revolutions
    Revolutions are common when those in power stop 
believing in the ideology that legitimizes the regime. This 
nearly happened in 1989, in China's Tiananmen Square. 
    Historian Paul A. Rahe thinks it highly significant that 
leading figures in the Chinese communist party have recently 
instructed their underlings to secure and read a book dealing 
with this issue: Alexis de Tocqueville's "Ancien Regime and 
the Revolution."
     This was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal's "Notable 
& Quotable." Read all of Rahe's blog entry:
tiny.cc/ChinaRevolt

NEW______________________________________________
Free online: The Ayn Rand Lexicon
    It's a mini-encyclopedia of Objectivism. It's compiled from 
Ayn Rand's statements on some 400 topics in philosophy, 
economics, psychology and history. 
    It was created by Harry Binswanger in 1988 and is still 
available as a paperback and as a Kindle ebook. It's handy 
to use online:
AynRandLexicon.com

NEW______________________________________________
The Philosophy of Objectivism lectures, as an MP3 download
    This introductory 12-lecture course by Leonard Peikoff 
presents the essentials of Ayn Rand's philosophy and stresses 
their practical significance for each individual's life.
    Rand helped prepare these lectures in 1976 and actively 
participates in the last 8 lectures' Q&A. Peikoff considers them
to be superseded by his book "Objectivism: The Philosophy of 
Ayn Rand." The book was published after her death.
    32-1/2 hours including Q&As, $10.99
tiny.cc/RandPeikoff

NEW______________________________________________
Andrew Bernstein vs Dinesh D'Souza  debate  
    The Objective Standard sponsored the debate "Christianity: 
Good or Bad for Mankind?" Watch it at:
tiny.cc/Bernstein-DSouza

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, chapter a month
    Sat., March 16, New York Objectivist Society
    3:00pm to 5:00pm, third Sat. every month, 
    120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. at Park Ave. 
    It's a public space with tables. 
Part III: "A is A," Chapter 2: "The Utopia of Greed" 
    This is the 22nd chapter of this 30 chapter book.
There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst. 
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers.  
    The reading group has only one rule: you can't integrate or 
refer to material in the text that hasn't been covered yet by the 
present discussion.
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Moderator Robert Begley will give an analysis of each scene, 
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next 
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    Timeline: the month of June.
1. The culture of the valley.
2. At Dr. Akston's home.
3. At Francisco's mine, with Galt and Dagny.
4. At Midas Mulligan's home. Dagny's decision.
5. At Francisco's home, with Galt and Dagny.
6. Galt and Dagny. Final night then morning departure.
    We will read aloud the scene at Francisco's home, with 
Galt and Dagny.
    Read about the session here:
tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Out Loud, studying with Arshak Benlian
    These weekly podcasts are a detailed, scene by scene, study 
of Rand's novel. They began Jan. 23rd. 
    Arshak says: "I hope you find it fun, too, to study the world 
of 'Atlas Shrugged'."
    It's on every Wed. from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. 
In the first half hour Arshak goes over the text, in the second 
half he takes questions and comments. 
    Phone him at: 347-855-8824
Listen live weekly or visit any time to download or hear any 
of the podcasts:
tiny.cc/AtlasStudy
    Here are his sites:
OneinTheMany.net
twitter.com/agBenlian
facebook.com/arshakBenlian

NEW______________________________________________
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, 3:00pm, Sun., March 31
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges, 
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer, says "Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month:
AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist, free market and libertarian groups and sites

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
    NYC Junto -- NYCjunto.org
    NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
    Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup
    NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
    Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/ToursRand
    Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

* Sites to visit:
    NYC Junto Forum -- tiny.cc/JuntoForum 
    Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
    The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
    The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
    Liberty Magazine -- tiny.cc/LibertyMag
    Ayn Rand Lexicon -- AynRandLexicon.com
    The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
    The Objective Standard's Blog -- tiny.cc/blogTOS
    Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
    Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
    Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
    Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
    Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
    Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
    The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
    Real Clear Politics -- RealClearPolitics.com
    Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
    Bastiat Institute -- Bastiatinstitute.org
    Institute for Justice -- ij.org
    Cato Institute -- cato.org
    O List -- oList.com

NEW______________________________________________
Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
    SAT. Mar. 23, June 15, Aug. 24, 
    Nov. 23 -- SUN. Mar. 24, Aug. 25
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue
    SAT. Mar. 9, July 20 -- SUN. Mar. 10, July 21 -- 
    WED. May 1, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 31, 
    Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' 
    SAT. Mar 16, June 22, Nov. 2 -- SUN. June 23, Nov. 3
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
    SAT. Mar. 30, Aug. 28 
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
    SAT. Apr. 6, Oct. 26 -- SUN. Apr. 7 
All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15, except where noted. At:
tiny.cc/ToursRand                 
    Private tours $30. To arrange for your private tour or for 
more information, call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his 
cell: 917-607-9019 or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
This July he'll speak at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. "What I 
have learned from a lifetime of studying Ayn Rand."
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave the 
''Ayn Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society &
did ''Ayn Rand's Park Ave.'' on BBC's Radio 4 ''The Right Stuff.'' 

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About Junto and this Junto newsletter
* Gene Epstein moderates Junto. He's the economics editor 
    and books editor of Barron's, the weekly business magazine,
    author of ''Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines
    When the Media Manipulate the Numbers:''
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* Iris Bell writes this e-newsletter.
* Oleg Atbashian created NYCjunto.com. He also sends 
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Feb. 7
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2013
* NEW "Obama and Ayn Rand" by Dr. Tibor Machan
* NEW Allison Fin, Crisis & Free Market Cure, Wed., Jan. 16
* NEW Boudreaux at Jan. Junto, his letter on Potato Famine
* NEW Dionysium debate moderated by Seavey, Mon., Jan. 14
* NEW Is America Exceptional? by Norman Podhoretz, 
* NEW Ayn Rand Inst. 2012 report
* NEW Atlas Society 2012 report
* NEW Plans to build a Galt's Gulch
* NEW Don Watkins of Ayn Rand Inst. in the Daily Caller
* NEW What's Going Right? from The Tracinski Letter
* NEW Les Misérables, comments on the film by Iris Bell
* NEW Brief History of American Prosperity by Guy Sorman
* NEW The Americanness of the American Revolution
* NEW Atlas Society publishes book "Rich-Hunt"
* NEW Index of Economic Freedom, by WSJ & Heritage
* NEW "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., Jan. 19
* NEW Manhattan Libertarian Party Annual Conv., Sat., Jan. 19
* NEW Anthem Foundation learns Harvard studies Rand ethics
* NEW Atlas Society begins its Atlas University
* NEW FTC realizes it can't keep up with technology industry
* NEW Feb. N*des-of-the-Month & Male in Ancient Greek Art
* NEW The Objective Standard's Blog
* NEW Junto regular Marty Reisman SPiN honors, Fri., Jan. 18 
* NEW NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, 3:00pm, Sun., Jan. 27
* NEW The Atlas Society scholarships for grad students
* NEW Atlas Society's Summit June 27 through 30, 2013
* NEW Ayn Rand Inst. Conf. July 5 through 11, 2013
* NEW Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites
* NEW Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this Junto newsletter
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discusses current issues and presents speakers

Ivan Eland 
"Putting 'Defense' Back into U.S. Defense Policy: 
Rethinking U.S. Security in the 21st Century" 
PLUS 
we'll celebrate Ayn Rand's 108th birthday

Thursday, February 7 

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Ivan Eland will speak about: "Putting 'Defense' Back into U.S. 
Defense Policy: Rethinking U.S. Security in the 21st Century." 
    He's sr. fellow, dir, Center on Peace and Liberty, 
Independent Inst. 
    A graduate of Iowa State U, M.B.A. applied economics and 
a Ph.D. Public Policy, George Washington U. 
    He was dir. Defense Policy Studies, Cato Institute. He 
worked for Congress 15 years on national security issues, 
plus investigator House Foreign Affairs Comm. and principal 
defense analyst Congressional Budget Office. 
    He's been Evaluator-in-Charge U.S. General Accounting 
Office (now Gov't Accountability Office).
    Has testified on military and financial aspects of NATO 
expansion before Senate Foreign Relations Com., on CIA 
oversight to House Gov't Reform Comm., on creation Dept.
Homeland Security before Senate Judiciary Committee. 
    Author "No War for Oil: U.S. Dependency and the Middle 
East," "Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq,"
"Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, 
Prosperity, and Liberty," "The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. 
Foreign Policy Exposed," "Putting 'Defense' Back into U.S. 
Defense Policy" and "The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions 
as a Foreign Policy Tool". 
    He's contributed to many books and is author of 45 in-depth 
studies on national security issues. Many articles in pub. such 
as: American Prospect, Arms Control Today, Bulletin of the 
Atomic Scientists, Emory Law Journal, and Int'l Review. 
    He's had popular articles: LA Times, SF Chronicle, USA 
Today, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, NY Times, 
Chicago Sun-Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sacramento Bee, 
Washington Times, The Hill and Defense News. 
    He's been on ABC, NPR, PBS, Fox News, CNBC, 
Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNN-fn, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Radio Free 
Europe, Voice of America, BBC & other TV & radio shows.
    Videos: U.S. Forces Deployed to Jordan, RT’s CrossTalk 
Discusses U.S. Soft Power, Ivan Eland on Bahraini Opposition 
to Saudi-Bahrain Merger Plan.
    Visit his page:
tiny.cc/Eland
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Learn about her and her philosophy Objectivism at: 
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Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Mar. 7, Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute: trade 
policy, globalization, U.S. social & cultural history, nature 
of human capital. Currently researching economic growth 
and policy barriers that impede it. Read more about him:
tiny.cc/LindseyCato

*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong with America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

NEW______________________________________________
"Obama and Ayn Rand" by Dr. Tibor Machan
    "In a Nov. 8, 2012 interview in Rolling Stone magazine 
President Obama was asked about what he thinks of...Paul 
Ryan's...respect for...novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. 
    Mr. Obama...:"Ayn Rand is one of those things that a lot 
of us, when we were 17 or 18 and feeling misunderstood, we'd 
pick up. Then, as we get older, we realize that a world in which 
we're only thinking about ourselves and not thinking about 
anybody else, in which we're considering the entire project 
of developing ourselves as more important than our 
relationships to other people and making sure that everybody 
else has opportunity -- that that's a pretty narrow vision. It's 
not one that, I think, describes what's best in America. 
Unfortunately, it does seem as if sometimes that vision of a 
'you're on your own' society has consumed a big chunk of the 
Republican Party."
    Never mind for now that Obama misrepresents Rand idea 
of ethical egoism -- she never advocated "only thinking about 
ourselves." And the pursuit of one's own happiness does take 
a prominent position at least among the universal, unalienable 
rights everyone has....
    ...I became interested in Rand when I was 21 years old...on 
being a cast member of a play Rand wrote...performed at 
Andrews Air Force Base....In time I myself came to write a 
little book on Rand's ideas, titled "Ayn Rand,"...Masterworks 
in the Western Tradition Series in 2001...translated into 
German and could soon come out in Russian and Italian.
    Machan has spoken at Junto many times. Read this article at:
tiny.cc/PresTibor

NEW______________________________________________
John Allison: Jan. 16 "Financial Crisis and Free Market Cure: 
Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope" 
    On Wed. from noon through 1:00pm, CEO Cato, banker, 
professor, John Allison will talk about the ideas in his book 
at The Heritage Foundation. 
    (He guest hosted CNBC's Squawk Box on Jan. 10th. 
    tiny.cc/AllisonSquawk)
His Jan. 16th talk will be online at:
tiny.cc/AllisonH
    Excerpts and info on his book:
tiny.cc/AllisonBook

NEW______________________________________________
Boudreaux at Junto this Jan., his letter on the Potato Famine
    This is his letter, "Starving for Historical Accuracy," to The
New Yorker: Reviewing books on the mass starvation in China 
caused by Chairman Mao, Panjak Mishra blames Ireland's 
Great Potato Famine on "Britain’s heartlessly enforced ideology 
of laissez-faire" ("The Hungry Years," Dec. 10).  
    Mishra's assertion is potted history at its worst. As historian 
Stephen Davies explains, Ireland's Great Potato Famine was 
indeed caused by British heartlessness -- but the heartless 
policies at the root of the famine were quite the opposite of
laissez faire.
    After defeating James II in 1690, victorious protestants 
subjected Catholics -- Ireland's majority population -- to cruel 
restrictions on land ownership and leasing. 
    These policies led most of Ireland’s people to farm plots 
that were inefficiently small and on which the Irish had no 
incentives to make long-term improvements. 
    As a result, agricultural productivity in Ireland stagnated, 
and the high-yield, highly nutritious, labor-intensive potato 
became the dominant crop. 
    In combination with other discriminatory measures that 
obstructed Catholics from participating in modern commerce 
-- measures that kept far too large a portion of Ireland's 
population practicing subsistence agriculture well into the 19th
century -- this over-dependence on the potato spelled doom 
when in 1845 that crop became infected with the fungus....
    He read this aloud at Junto, you can read it all here:
tiny.cc/IrelandDB

NEW______________________________________________
Dionysium debate moderated by Todd Seavey, Mon., Jan. 14
    "Is Judicial Activism a GOOD Thing?" 
    Mon., Jan. 14, 8:00pm  Muchmore's, 2 Havemeyer St., 
three blocks east of Bedford Ave. subway stop, first L stop into 
Williamsburg from Manhattan.
    Arguing yes: Andrew Muchmore, lawyer and proprietor 
of Muchmore's 
    Arguing no: Lee Drucker, V.P. private equity fund that 
invests in litigation-related assets
    Are judges running amok or being passive lumps in a world
in need of fixing? After intermission you'll be the judge. 
    Craft beers on tap & fellowship. Join us. Bring your lawyers.
ToddSeavey.com

NEW______________________________________________
Is America Exceptional? by Norman Podhoretz, 
    Author "My Love Affair with America"
....for the first time in the history of the world, the individual's 
fate would be determined not by who his father was, but by his 
own freely chosen pursuit of his own ambitions....America 
was to be something new under the sun: a society in which 
hereditary status and class distinctions would be erased, leaving 
individuals free to act and to be judged on their merits alone....
    ...in all other countries membership or citizenship was a 
matter of birth, of blood, of lineage, of rootedness in the soil....
To become a full-fledged American, it was only necessary to 
pledge allegiance to...the principles for which it stood....
    ...Whereas, Adams wrote, European philosophers and poets 
could see only rapacity and vulgarity here, the poorest 
European peasants could discern that "the hard, practical 
money-getting American democrat was in truth living in 
a world of dream" and was "already guiding Nature with a 
kinder and wiser hand than had ever yet been felt in human 
history." It was this dream, Adams went on to say, that 
beckoned to the poor of the old world, calling upon them 
to come and share in the limitless opportunities it offered 
-- opportunities unimaginable anywhere else....
   ...In my own younger days, I was on the Left, and from the 
utopian vantage point to which leftism invariably transports 
its adherents, it was the flaws in American society...It rarely 
occurred to me or my fellow leftists to ask a simple question: 
Compared to what is America so bad?...
    ...our forebears have fashioned a country in which more 
liberty and more prosperity are more widely shared than among 
any other people in human history.
    ...economist Mark Perry writes: people & households move 
up & down the earnings quintiles throughout their careers & 
lives. Many of today's low-income households will rise to 
become tomorrow's high-income households, & some will even 
eventually be in the "top 10%" or "top 1%."...significant upward 
and downward mobility in the dynamic U.S. labor market.
    No such mobility can be found in...the EU, or anywhere else 
for that matter.... 
    This is from:
tiny.cc/exceptional

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand Inst. 2012 report
    * D.C. briefings for House of Rep. staffers also attracted 
staff of Cato, Heritage & Competitive Enterprise Inst. ARI's
been invited to create an additional series for the Senate, 2013.
    * Yaron Brook, CEO, spoke at more than 50 events in 2012, 
about individual rights, morality of capitalism and "Atlas 
Shrugged" and eight public debates on the proper role of gov't.  
    * They've begun ARI Tea Party to help tea party groups. To 
be put on their email list: Lzinser@aynRand.org 
    * Many articles were in publications such as USA Today, 
Investor's Business Daily. There were commentaries on The 
Daily Caller, FoxNews.com, CNN, NPR, etc.
    * They assisted over 60 Obj. college student organizations.
    * Books for Free Market Students which give Rand's fiction
free, has been asked to offer Rand's non-fiction, too.
    * ARI and/or Anthem Foundation hosted booths at conf. of 
Modern Assoc., Am. Philosophical Assoc. Pacific & Eastern 
Div., Mont Pelerin Soc., Moral Foundation Capitalism, others. 
    * ARI hosted event, had speakers at Mont Pelerin's meeting.
    * ARI spoke at BB&T conf., on the morality of capitalism.

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Society 2012 report
    * Atlas Summit, grad program at Summer Seminar. 
56 students studying its theme "Atlas Shrugged" and the 
Future of Individualism. 
    * Mon. Night Philosophy webinars have had over 250 
unique attendees. Topics included: "Emotions and Awareness," 
"Problem of Universals and the Meaning of 'Objective'," 
"Possible Certainty: Or, the Skeptics Are Being Impossible" 
and "Family Relations: The Individualist View."
    * David Kelley continues research on the psychology of
free will for sessions of Grad. Seminar, with plans to publish.
    * There were scholarships, consulting and promotion of the 
"Atlas" film, activities of the Business Rights Center, etc.

NEW______________________________________________
Plans to build a Galt's Gulch
    Ayn Rand's novel, "Atlas Shrugged," answers the question 
"Who is John Galt?"
    Glenn Beck explained Galt was someone who refused to 
live under the oppression of an all-powerful government which 
wouldn't give great minds a chance to flourish.
    It's an idea Beck strives to emulate in his own enterprises. 
In fact, that's why he moved to Texas. Drawing on this free 
market, limited-government model, Beck said he aspires to 
build an actual community based on just that. It would be an 
entire city called "Independence, USA."
    Beck believes that he can bring the heart and the spirit 
of Walt Disney's early Disneyland ideas into reality. It won't 
be about rides and merchandise, but be about community
and freedom.
    The streets of America were not paved in gold, they were 
paved in "people's dreams and hard work," Beck said.

NEW______________________________________________
Don Watkins of Ayn Rand Inst. in the Daily Caller
    From his essay on "Ryan, Rand and Rights": 
"If one wishes to advocate a free society -- that is, capitalism," 
Rand wrote half a century ago, "one must realize that its 
indispensable foundation is the principle of individual rights. 
If one wishes to uphold individual rights, one must realize that 
capitalism is the only system that can uphold and protect them. 
And if one wishes to gauge the relationship of freedom to the 
goals of today's intellectuals, one may gauge it by the fact that 
the concept of individual rights is evaded, distorted, perverted 
and seldom discussed, most conspicuously seldom by the 
so-called 'conservatives.' "
    You can read all of Watkins' essay at:
bit.ly/arrights
    You can read all of Rand's essay at:
tiny.cc/AR-rights

NEW______________________________________________
What's Going Right? from The Tracinski Letter
    This is part of a continuing series, realistic and heartening.
"We are definitely going through some tough times right now. 
America is in the middle of a lost decade (or more) caused by 
the onset of the Obama Era. The Western European welfare 
state has plunged into permanent crisis. Chinese and Russian 
'state capitalism' is having its own problems. India's free-market 
reforms have stalled out (...may get going again).
    "So is it still relevant to talk about 'what went right?' Well, 
of course it is. It's worth keeping in mind, especially during 
difficult times like this, that the enormous positive social forces 
unleashed by capitalism and the Industrial Revolution are so 
big, so transformative, that they don't get stopped cold by 
something so small as the re-election of Barack Obama."
    You can read the rest of this at:
tiny.cc/Right

NEW______________________________________________
Les Misérables, comments on the film, by Iris Bell
    Last month I printed positive comments about this film by 
Robert Tracinski. I've since seen it. I expected to enjoy the film 
because I'd seen many previews which looked wonderful.
    The film has lovely camera work, sets and costumes. I 
enjoyed some of the acting and singing.
    To me, the song lyrics all seemed to be place holders to go 
with the music till real lyrics could be written. I've read most 
of the lyrics on-line. I didn't find grace or even wordplay. 
Lyrics such as "voices of angry men" don't work for me.
    There are ugly realistic sex scenes showing women being 
mistreated. Recently I saw two old black and white films of the 
same story which stylized the things shown realistically in this 
film. I know many other people who loved this film and found 
it to be moving...there are lots of different reactions to it.

NEW______________________________________________
A Brief History of American Prosperity by Guy Sorman
    ...entrenched rule of law, the absence of guilds, the unfettered 
competition, the democratic mass market, the immigration 
effect -- Europeans took little notice of these striking American 
developments or of the expansion of the American economy 
generally. Not until the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, which 
brought European business delegations to the U.S. for the first 
time, did Europeans understand how far American 
entrepreneurs had leaped ahead of them....
    ...the 1950s, when Frederick Terman, a dean of engineering 
at Stanford U., launched the first "industrial park" -- a low-rent 
space where start-up firms could cluster and grow. Built on 
Stanford's campus, it remains in existence; many consider it the 
origin of Silicon Valley. The collaborative "Stanford model" has 
been a trademark of what New York U. economist Paul Romer 
calls the New Growth, in which the association of capital, labor, 
and ideas produces economic development. NYC, hoping to 
spur New Growth, has just awarded Cornell U. the right to 
open an applied-science campus on Roosevelt Island....
    Read all of this article in Manhattan Institute's City Journal:
tiny.cc/USsuccess

NEW______________________________________________
"The Americanness of the American Revolution:
Why the Founders succeeded" by Myron Magnet
    ....As Washington wrote to a friend, "I think the Parliament 
of Great Britain hath no more Right to put their hands into my 
Pocket, without my consent, than I have to put my hands into 
your's, for money." Property doesn't belong to the government, 
and the social contract gives government no right to tell you 
what to do with your own....
    Read all of this article in Manhattan Institute's City Journal:
tiny.cc/tax-gvt

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Society publishes book "Rich-Hunt"
    Roger Donway is the author of "Rich-Hunt: The Backdated 
Options Frenzy and the Ordeal of Greg Reyes".
    The Atlas Society says it's a case study of an assault on 
business over an obscure and absurd accounting regulation. It 
destroyed the career of Reyes, CEO Brocade Communications 
Systems. He'd increased its revenues 20-fold within three years. 
    Then two business professors and some Wall Street Journal 
reporters called attention to widespread backdating of employee 
stock options, launching a flurry of prosecutions that cost many 
executives their jobs and some their freedom.
    Reyes's company was one of perhaps 30% of publicly traded 
corporations to backdate options. 
    It's board of directors was fearful of the power of regulators; 
a frenzied media attacked backdated options; then prosecutors 
charged fraud. He was convicted despite the failure to establish 
any investor was misled, the central point for a charge of 
accounting fraud. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison 
and a $15 million fine. 
    Read more here and/or order the e-pub or paperback at: 
tiny.cc/Rich-Hunt 
    or the Kindle at:
tiny.cc/RichHunt

NEW______________________________________________
Index of Economic Freedom, by Wall St. Journal & Heritage
    "When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater
prosperity results for all." Adam Smith "Wealth of Nations" 
1776. In 2013, his theory is measured -- and proven -- in this 
annual guide. For over a decade they've tracked the march
of economic freedom around the world. These are the freedoms: 
* Rule of Law...property rights, freedom from corruption
* Limited Government...fiscal freedom, government spending
* Regulatory Efficiency...
       business freedom, labor freedom, monetary freedom
* Open Markets...
       trade freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom
And here are this year's ranking:
1.   Hong Kong
2.   Singapore
3.   Australia
4.   New Zealand
5.   Switzerland
6.   Canada
7.   Chile
8.   Mauritius
9.   Denmark
10. United States
    You can read about the rankings and countries here:
tiny.cc/WSJ-heritage

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, chapter a month, Sat., Jan. 19
    3:00pm to 5:00pm, third Sat. every month,
Part III: "A is A," Chapter 1: "Atlantis" 
    This is the 21st chapter of this 30 chapter book.
120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. and Park Ave. 
It's a public space with tables. New York Objectivist Society
    There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst. 
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers.  
    The reading group has only one rule: you can't integrate or 
refer to material in the text that hasn't been covered yet by the 
present discussion.
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Outline of the session:
Moderator Robert Begley, will give an analysis of each scene, 
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next 
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    Timeline: June 1st
1. Dagny's arrival in the valley
2. Galt's house first time
3. Tour of the valley
4. Dinner at Mulligan's house
5. Galt's house at night
    We'll read aloud last scene of chapter, with Galt and Dagny.      
Looking forward to a great stimulating discussion.
    Read about the session here:
tiny.cc/Atlas-Read

NEW______________________________________________
Manhattan Libertarian Party Annual Convention, Sat., Jan. 19
10:30am Late registration
11:00am Convention business/election of officers
12:30pm Lunch
  1:30pm Speakers
Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 Second Ave., 
bet. St. Marks and 9th St.
    If your 2013 dues are paid you can be part of the business 
meeting and vote in the election. To join or renew go to: 
manhattanLP.org.
    Register for lunch and speakers: 
before Jan 19: $50; students $25, after Jan. 18: $60; students $30
    Send checks: Manhattan Libertarian Party, c/o Mark Axinn,\ 
338 E. 78 St., NY, NY 10075 or via PayPal: manhattanlp.org
* Panel discussion 2012 campaign from Libertarian candidates
Chris Edes, Mark Glogowski, Mike McDermott, David Casavis
* Tatiana Moroz, Libertarian folksinger
* Alec Sobel, Libertarian comedian
* 2013 Libertarian Mayoral Candidates, several expected

NEW______________________________________________
Anthem Foundation learns of Harvard study of Rand on ethics
    The Foundation, separate from ARI, funds serious 
scholarship of Objectivism. They've learned a paper on Rand's
essay "Man's Rights" was assigned in the ethical reasoning 
course: Justice. More than 800 undergrads are enrolled in it.
    Anthem is reaching out to the professor, offering to help.
They've discovered more and more non-Objectivist academics 
are interested in teaching and doing research involving Rand.
    Their mission is to encourage non-Objectivist academics to 
move toward having Rand be a regular part of the discussion 
in all fields in which her ideas apply.

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Society begins its Atlas University
    "Objectivism continues to be shunned by mainstream
academia," says Arron Day, Atlas Soc. CEO. Therefore they're 
developing high quality, online, interactive course material.
    The first three lectures of "Reason," the David Kelley and 
William Thomas ten lecture course, are available:
tiny.cc/ReasonAtlasSoc

NEW______________________________________________
FTC realizes it can't keep up with technology industry
    On Jan. 8 the NY Times announced the FTC closed its 
antitrust investigation of Google without charges, with an 
important factor being the mobile revolution.
    Google argued, and the commission agreed, that the speed 
of change in the technology industry made it impossible for 
regulators to impose restrictions without stalling innovations.
    If only the FTC realized regulation slows every part of the 
economy. You can read all of this article here:
tiny.cc/FTCmobile

NEW______________________________________________
Feb. N*des-of-the-Month & Male N*de in Ancient Greek Art
    Ilene Skeen's a Junto regular who's told us of her art projects. 
Learn about new ones: PhotoArt N*des...Best-of-the-Rest...
Barebrush Artists' Market...postcards...calendar magnets...
curator to select 84 artworks...three calendars...prizes
    Three blogs: (1. "Art Log" new art, (2. "Art News & Events" 
has news of the n*de, barebrush and barebrush artists, 
(3. "Body Language: Art, Biology, Culture" defining art, its 
origins and importance in human biology, its context in culture.
    This last blog has "Sensual Geometry: The Development of 
the Male N*de in Ancient Greek Art" by Ann Aptaker, adapted 
from her lectures in art history, NY Inst. of Technology, read at:
tiny.cc/ancientGreece
    Visit the site:
Barebrush.com

NEW______________________________________________
The Objective Standard's Blog
    This very active blog has commentary from an Objectivist 
perspective. These are the discussions from the past week, 
all of it can be read now: 
* FrackNation Defends Revolutionary Energy Technology 
* Trillion-Dollar Coin: Economic "Solutions" by Lucky Charm
* Pacific Legal Found, Fights for Rights Florida Property Owner
* Glenn Reynolds: Home Schooling Threatens Gov't Education
* Interview: Self-Defense and Guns
* Q&A: Students For Liberty, aka Geeks of Liberty 
* Of Hurricanes, Pork and Subsidies 
    You can sign up to get a weekly email with a list of subjects 
covered and their authors. Or you can drop by any time:
tiny.cc/blogTOS

NEW______________________________________________
Junto regular Marty Reisman, SPiN NY honors, Fri., Jan. 18
    The Dirty Eleven: Marty Reisman Memorial  
7:30pm through 4:00am. 
    From SPiN NY: "On Dec 7th, 2012, with great sadness, we 
said goodbye to our dear friend...Marty was a pillar of the table 
tennis community and a world class pro. A proud New Yorker 
from Manhattan's Lower East Side, Marty was an integral part 
of SPiN's history and family.
    "...we will host a tribute night in Marty's honor. There will 
be speeches from his friends, colleagues and SPiN's co-owner 
Susan Sarandon. Our regular Friday night tournament -- 
Marty's favorite night at SPiN New York -- 'The Dirty Dozen' 
will be renamed 'The Dirty Eleven' for the night as a mark of 
respect; leaving a spot open for our dearly departed friend."
    tiny.cc/MartyR

NEW______________________________________________
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, 3:00pm, Sun., Jan. 27
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges, 
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
    Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer says:"Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month:
AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
The Atlas Society scholarships for grad students
    One or more scholarships for graduate students, 2013-2014 
academic year to maximum $11,000 a year in living expenses, 
tuition and fees. For advanced degrees in philosophy, history, 
political theory, psychology and cognitive science. For those 
with long-term scholarly interest in Ayn Rand and Objectivism 
to complete degree programs, teaching, researching & writing.
    Application deadline March 1, 2013: 
tiny.cc/TASgrad

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Society's Summit June 27 through 30, 2013
    This conference of open Objectivism will be at Capital 
Hilton in DC. Information will be announced later this winter.

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand Inst. Conf. July 5 through 11, 2013
    It will be at the Westin Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Among 
events will be "Intro. to Rand's Favorite Viennese Operettas" 
and "Making Your Life Happier by Making the Conscious and
Subconscious Work Together."

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites
    * Groups which meet in Manhattan:
         NYC Junto -- NYCjunto.org
         NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
         Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/Atlas-Read
         NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
         Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/ToursRand
         Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

    * Sites to visit:
         Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
         The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
         The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
         The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
         The Objective Standard's Blog -- tiny.cc/blogTOS
         Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
         Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
         Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
         Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
         Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
         Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
         The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
         Real Clear Politics -- realclearpolitics.com
         Bastiat Institute -- bastiatinstitute.org
         Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
         Institute for Justice -- ij.org
         Cato Institute -- cato.org
         O List -- oList.com

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Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
    SAT. Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, Mar. 23, June 15, Aug. 24, 
    Nov. 23 -- SUN. Mar. 24, Aug. 25
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue
    SAT. Mar. 9, July 20 -- SUN. Mar. 10, July 21 -- 
    WED. May 1, 8, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 24, 31, 
    Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' 
    SAT. Mar 16, June 22, Nov. 2 -- SUN. June 23, Nov. 3
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
    SAT. Mar. 30, Aug. 28 
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
    SAT. Apr. 6, Oct. 26 -- SUN. Apr. 7 
All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15, except where noted. At:
tiny.cc/ToursRand                 
    Private tours $30. To arrange for your private tour or for 
more information, call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his 
cell: 917-607-9019 or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave the ''Ayn 
Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society and did
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Jan. 3
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2013
* NEW Benefits of income inequality, Richard Epstein video 
* NEW Objective Standard for end of government schools
* NEW Objective Standard's free services
* NEW Objective Standard's livestream debate
* NEW Objective Standard Blog: Peter Schiff on taxes as theft
* NEW Author's adventures in the Ayn Rand Inst. archives
* NEW Video talk by Kerry O'Quinn, who knew Ayn Rand
* NEW Les Misérables film review by Robert Tracinski
* NEW The problem with Robert Bork by Robert Tracinski
* NEW How John Stossel changed his world view
* NEW The importance of warehouses
* NEW On the attack on U.S. Embassy by Ayn Rand Inst.
* NEW Defining Capitalism by Alexander R. Cohen
* NEW "Ayn Rand used to be crazy"
* NEW New college program reaches the next stage
* NEW Former Junto regular Marty Reisman died Dec. 7th
* NEW Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites
* Ayn Rand walking tours
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Donald J. Boudreaux
"Half-Wits & Hypocrites: Dealing with Economic Nonsense" 

Thursday, January 3 

Admission Free -- No reservation necessary
* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk are questions, discussions and rebuttal 
    of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library, 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

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* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.

Donald J. Boudreaux is a George Mason U. econ. prof. where
he teaches law and economics.
    He'll talk about "Half-Wits & Hypocrites: Dealing with 
Economic Nonsense." 
    He's author of "Hypocrites & Half-Wits: A Daily Dose 
of Sanity from Cafe Hayek." 
    This is from the Book Description on Amazon:
Each day he writes a letter to the editor of a major American 
publication. Often, he writes in response to an absurdity 
offered up by a columnist or politician, or an eye-catching 
factoid misleadingly taken out of context. 
    This collection, comprised of 100 of his best letters, 
provides intelligent, witty rejoinders to questions like these:
* Are taxes ''really just prices''? New York Times
* Does the Tea Party suffer from a ''fatuous infatuation'' with 
    the Constitution? Washington Post
* Is it ''obvious'' that ''if there are fewer guns, there are fewer 
    shootings and fewer funerals'' New Orleans Times-Picayune
* Has ''slowing population growth'' proven to be ''critical to 
    long-term economic growth''? Wall Street Journal
Without swearing allegiance to any party or ideology, 
he takes aim at pundits and politicos on the left, right
and everywhere between. 
    He tackles issues ranging from ''lookism'' in the office and 
the futility of border walls to naive faith in alternative energy 
and the all-too-common tendency to trust a fallible and 
ever-expanding government.
    "Half-truths and Hypocrites" won't change the deeply held 
convictions of readers. But it will entertain them, enlighten 
them and sharpen their eye for shaky facts, faulty reasoning 
and intellectual dishonesty -- all of which are threats to a free, 
prosperous country.
    He's also author of "Globalization," one of the Greenwood 
Guides to Business and Economics.  
    It's about the workings of the global economy and how it 
influences businesses and individuals. 
    Each chapter identifies common questions and issues 
that have gained exposure in the popular media -- such as 
outsourcing, the high cost of international travel and the 
impact of a fast-growing China -- to illustrate underlying 
drivers and mechanisms at work. 
    It covers international trade, national wealth disparities (the 
haves vs. the have-nots), foreign investment, and geographical 
and cultural issues. It's supported with illustrations, maps, 
charts, a glossary and timeline of key events. 
    He's been in the Wall St. Journal, Investor's Business Daily, 
Regulation, Reason, Ideas on Liberty, Washington Times,
Journal of Commerce, Cato Journal and scholarly journals.
    He was chair of dept. econ. at George Mason U. 2001 to 
2009, pres. Foundation for Economic Education [FEE] and
assoc. prof. legal studies and econ. Clemson U. 
   He's lectured in the U.S., Canada, Latin America & Europe
on many topics, including the nature of law, antitrust law and 
economics, and international trade.
    Read his essays and daily letters to editors at the blog he 
co-writes with Russ Roberts: 
CafeHayek.com

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NEW______________________________________________
Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Feb. 7, Ivan Eland "Putting 'Defense' Back Into U.S. 
Defense Policy: Rethinking U.S. Security in the 21st Century" 
sr. fellow, dir, Center on Peace and Liberty, Independent Inst., 
author "The Empire has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy 
Exposed" and "No War for Oil: U.S. Dependency and the 
Middle East." Visit his page:
tiny.cc/Eland
plus 
we'll celebrate Ayn Rand's 108th birthday. Learn about her and 
her philosophy Objectivism at: 
AynRand.org

* Mar. 7, Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute: trade 
policy, globalization, U.S. social & cultural history, nature 
of human capital. Currently researching economic growth 
and policy barriers that impede it. Read more about him:
tiny.cc/LindseyCato

*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong with America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

NEW______________________________________________
Benefits of income inequality, Richard Epstein video
    This is a suggestion from Walter Greenspan on the 
NYCjunto-discuss list.
    "For a good, as well as an easily understandable, explanation 
of the societal benefits of income inequality, please view NYU 
Law Professor Richard Epstein's recent PBS (yes, PBS) 
interview." [Epstein spoke at Junto on Sept. 1, 2011.] 
    Watch the video here:
tiny.cc/inequalEcon
    Epstein gives good reason's why the gov't shouldn't tax away 
wealth, all of them practical, but he doesn't defend rights. He 
never says that no one has the right to take someone's property. 
For that we need Ayn Rand:
    "If one wishes to advocate a free society -- that is, 
capitalism -- one must realize that its indispensable foundation 
is the principle of individual rights. If one wishes to uphold 
individual rights, one must realize that capitalism is the only 
system that can uphold and protect them....
    "The right to life is the source of all rights -- and the right to 
property is their only implementation. Without property rights, 
no other rights are possible. Since man has to sustain his life by 
his own effort, the man who has no right to the product of his 
effort has no means to sustain his life. The man who produces 
while others dispose of his product, is a slave...."
    You can read more of what Rand wrote about rights here:
tiny.cc/rightsAR

NEW______________________________________________
The Objective Standard calls for end of government schools
    "The New Abolitionism: Why Education Emancipation is 
the Moral Imperative of Our Time" by C. Bradley Thompson
    He tackles the problem that is the so-called public schools, 
showing that they are fundamentally corrupt and unfixable, 
and must be abolished.
    This is the first paragraph:
"I begin with my conclusion: The 'public' school system is the 
most immoral and corrupt institution in the U.S. a today, and it 
should be abolished. It should be abolished for the same reason 
that chattel slavery was ended in the 19th century: Although 
different in purpose and in magnitude of harm to its victims, 
public education, like slavery, is a form of involuntary 
servitude. The primary difference is that public schools force 
children to serve the interests of the state rather than those of 
an individual master...."
    You can read the beginning of it, buy a PDF or MP3,
or subscribe to The Objective Standard at:
tiny.cc/govtSchool

NEW______________________________________________
The Objective Standard's free services
* The Objective Standard's updates & commentary list, free:
    Sign up at:
    tiny.cc/ObjStList
* TOS Blog, daily commentary from an Objective perspective:
    Visit it at: 
    tiny.cc/ObjStBlog
* The Objective Standard's free audio articles and lectures:
    Listen to or download them at: 
    tiny.cc/ObjStAudio

NEW______________________________________________
The Objective Standard's livestream debate:
    "Christianity: Good or Bad for Mankind?"
Dinesh D’Souza vs. Andrew Bernstein 
Feb. 8, 2013, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
    This will be accessible via livestream for $5.00. 
Information for livestreaming will be posted in Jan. at: 
tiny.cc/ObjStDebate
    It will be at Hogg Auditorium, U. of Texas, Austin
General admission $30, students $8. It's sponsored by
The Objective Standard and UT Objectivism Society
    Is Christianity the source of important truths, moral law and 
man's rights and thus profoundly good for mankind -- or is it 
antithetical to all such values and thus profoundly bad? 
    Christian conservative Dinesh D’Souza will argue that 
Christianity is good; Objectivist atheist Andrew Bernstein 
will argue the alternative. 

NEW______________________________________________
The Objective Standard Blog: Peter Schiff on taxes as theft
    On Dec. 30th this Peter Schiff video was posted:
"The Ability to Steal Doesn't Make Theft Right"
    In this video he explains why the mob doesn't have 
a right to steal his money and he warns Americans about 
the continuing assault on the wealthy.
    He begins: "I have no doubt that the mob has the means to 
steal my money, the government has given them the means, 
we have destroyed the protections that were afforded [to] me 
by the constitution, and yes the mob does have the means to 
steal from me, but that doesn’t make it right. They do not have 
a...moral claim to my money...."
    You can watch it here:
tiny.cc/SchiffTax

NEW______________________________________________
Author tells of her adventures in the Ayn Rand Inst. archives
    Jennifer Burns is the author of " Goddess of the Market: 
Ayn Rand and the American Right." 
    This is her article about her experiences doing research for
her book, with many comments about Objectivism, Rand, etc. 
    Read it here:
tiny.cc/BurnsAyn

NEW______________________________________________
Video talk by Kerry O'Quinn, who knew Ayn Rand
    In this talk "Reach for the Stars," Kerry tells of 1960s 
New York City. Ayn Rand taught him the "secrets of life"
at the Nathaniel Branden Institute. 
    Since those days, Kerry's been teaching others how to enjoy
the struggles necessary to explore beyond our comfort zones 
and make dreams come true -- learning, dreaming, planning
and relishing the reaching. 
    His ideas are inspiring, motivating and brutally practical. 
In this talk he draws on his forthcoming book, "Reach for the 
Stars." It's built from his editorials in the sci-fi magazine 
Starlog. He created and published it for more than 20 years.
    I subscribed to Starlog for years, mainly to read his 
editorials. I also enjoyed the articles about Star Trek.
    Kerry's a producer of magazines, music, books, videos, 
TV shows and events. Watch the video here:
tiny.cc/KerryAR

NEW______________________________________________
Les Misérables film review by Robert Tracinski
    "...I got into a little more detail on the connections between 
Ayn Rand and Victor Hugo in the August 18 edition of The 
Tracinski Letter when I explained 'Why There Is No Liberal 
Atlas Shrugged.' Les Misérables, I wrote, is the closest thing. 
    " 'In fact it might be more accurate to say, not that Les 
Misérables was a liberal Atlas Shrugged, but that Atlas 
Shrugged is a capitalist Les Misérables.'...
    "Director Tom Hooper offers us a powerful new version 
of Les Miserables which is faithful in letter and spirit to the 
original musical and also to the novel -- in fact, he frequently 
draws on elements from the original novel that couldn't be 
presented on stage -- while at the same time really adapting 
the story to take advantage of the medium of film....
    "More than that, Hooper brings to Les Misérables something 
that I don't believe has ever been attempted before, certainly 
not on this scale: an obsessive commitment to realism 
which has not been considered compatible with the whole 
genre of the movie musical. After all, people don't just 
spontaneously burst into song and dance as they walk
down the street, do they?... 
    "Ayn Rand defined her literary school, and Hugo's, as 
'Romantic Realism.' The idea was to show characters brought 
into grand conflicts by their own choices, values, and ideals --
the basic idea of Romanticism -- but to show them in the real 
world and not in some historical fantasy world....
    "As I wrote before, the theme of the musical is the same one 
Ayn Rand identified as the overall theme of Hugo's works....
    "In her introduction to a new edition of Hugo's 
'Ninety-Three,' Ayn Rand said that the theme of that book, 
and of Victor Hugo's work as a whole, was how great men are 
when they pursue values -- not any particular values, since the 
main characters of that novel are all set against one another, but 
values as such. That is the theme dramatized in the musical....
    "That's a message, and a view of man, that our culture needs. 
We got a big infusion of it 27 years ago [when this musical 
was first produced in London], and Tom Hooper's achievement 
-- and Hugh Jackman's -- is to bring that theme to life again 
with a realism that helps make its message fresh, immediate 
and unforgettable."
   Read all of this review at:
tiny.cc/MisTra

NEW______________________________________________
The problem with Robert Bork by Robert Tracinski
    This is from his Dec. 23, 2012 newsletter. I knew Bork had 
bad ideas, but couldn't remember what they were. Tracinski 
spelled them out. This is the essence of it:
    "...I deeply disagree with his theory of jurisprudence. 
    "He is known as an advocate of 'originalism,' i.e., reading 
the Constitution according to its original meaning. 
    "Which is great, except for the backward way Bork did 
this. He didn't hold that, unless the Constitution explicitly 
authorizes the federal government to do something, it is 
forbidden from doing it. 
    "Instead, he held that unless the Constitution explicitly 
prohibits the federal government from doing something, 
it is permitted to do it. 
    "Which is pretty much the opposite of the original meaning 
of the Constitution.
     "He used this to bar the invented 'rights' that the left seeks 
to read into the Constitution -- you know, the right to health 
care and that sort of thing -- but his theory would also bar the 
Supreme Court from protecting legitimate rights...."

NEW______________________________________________
How John Stossel changed his world view
    In a Reason magazine's fundraising letter Stossel is asked 
what was his turning point.
    "Just being on the beat for 40 years now, watching
government make it worse for consumers....I watch closely 
and tried to figure out what was going on. Then I discovered 
Reason magazine. And -- wow, this makes sense."

NEW______________________________________________
The importance of warehouses
    When I was a child warehouses didn't seem important to me. 
Now it's clear they're a major force in the economy. From the 
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 18, 2012, by Dana Mattioli:
    "Time is money. And in the fierce holiday-season battle 
between online and offline sales, a single hour can be worth 
millions of dollars. 
    "GSI Commerce Inc., a unit of eBay Inc. that handles online 
shipping for 70 brands including Godiva, Aéropostale Inc. and 
Estée Lauder, has been building new warehouses, counting 
workers' steps and even tweaking the way it prints labels with 
a single goal: Push back the cutoff time for Christmas delivery 
by 60 minutes.
    "No matter how efficient online retailers become, the need 
for shipping means there is a certain point at which they can 
no longer compete with brick-and-mortar rivals for last-minute 
shoppers. Wringing efficiencies out of the shipping process, 
therefore, is essential.
    "This year, GSI's customers will let shoppers order as late 
as 11:00pm eastern time on Dec. 22 and still get their orders by 
Christmas Eve. That's eight more hours than shoppers get on 
Amazon.com, which cuts off Christmas sales at 3:00pm, and 
an hour later than GSI's deadline last year.
    "That extra hour will account for about 10% of all sales 
handled by GSI on Dec. 22, said Tobias Hartmann, chief 
executive of global operations...."
    You can read the article at:
tiny.cc/wearhouse

NEW______________________________________________
Commentary on the attack on U.S. Embassy by Ayn Rand Inst.
    FoxNews.com published an article by Elan Journo, fellow 
in foreign policy at the Ayn Rand Institute. The headline 
FoxNews gave it is: "Our self-crippled policy encouraged 
the deadly embassy attacks." 
    "...For decades, U.S. policymakers have refused to 
recognize the religious character and goals of the Islamist 
movement. That movement -- which encompasses Tehran's 
mullahs, al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood
and many others -- is a political ideology that seeks to 
subjugate all the world's peoples, by physical force, under the 
supreme governing authority of Islamic religious law, in every 
area of life and thought...." 
    Read all of it at:
tiny.cc/ariEmbassy

NEW______________________________________________
Defining Capitalism by Alexander R. Cohen
    Cohen came to Junto when he lived here. Now he's in D.C.
with The Atlas Society. 
    This is most of his article: "Merriam-Webster has announced 
that 'capitalism' and 'socialism' were the most looked-up words 
of 2012. That's unsurprising in a year when these concepts 
were central to political debate -- especially since true 
capitalism is so rarely identified that, as I noted back in Oct., 
even Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney failed 
to grasp what a 'free market' is.
    "So here's a reminder: Capitalism is freedom, including 
the freedom to create, keep and exchange material as well 
as spiritual values. 
    "In her essay 'What Is Capitalism?' in 'Capitalism: The 
Unknown Ideal,' Ayn Rand gave this definition: 'Capitalism 
is a social system based on the recognition of individual 
rights, including property rights, in which all property is 
privately owned.' 
    "Capitalism -- true capitalism -- is not a system in which 
government officials shower special favors on their favorite 
rich people; that's cronyism, or 'crony capitalism.' ('Crony 
capitalism' is a form of capitalism about the way 'mandatory 
volunteering' is a form of volunteering.)..."
    The balance of the article, with many links, is here:
tiny.cc/defining

NEW______________________________________________
"Ayn Rand used to be crazy"
     This is from The Beverly Hills Courier:
"Today, we are threatened by the cancerous growth of 
government spending driven by massive takings from 
producers and transfers to non-producers. This column wrote 
a few months ago that 'Ayn Rand Used to Be Crazy.' What 
she predicted is now accelerating. Not only is government at 
all levels taking more every day, but that same government 
stifles, strips and destroys producers. What is worse is that the 
amount of money we as a nation owe to others is accelerating, 
too -- beyond comprehension...."
    The rest of this editorial is at:
tiny.cc/RandUsedTo

NEW______________________________________________
New college program reaches the next stage
    Marsha Familaro Enright has spoken at Junto about her
plans to create a four year college. Now The Reason, 
Individualism, Freedom (RIF) Institute and its innovative 
educational programs have home in Rockford College. 
    It's been launched in the context of an accredited college 
program. But a schedule hasn't been announced yet.
    Since 2005, RIFI worked to establish a college program, 
committed to teaching students independence, excellent 
reasoning skills and through the works of important thinkers. 
All in an environment specially crafted to create the best 
learning experience possible.  
    Working with Marsha is Stephen Hicks, prof. philosophy, 
Rockford College. He founded the Center for Ethics and 
Entrepreneurship (CEE) with a million-dollar grant from
the BB&T Foundation.
    CEE creates courses, organizes conferences and conducts
interviews with entrepreneurs, all aiming to enlighten students 
about the kinds of choices and values -- ethics -- that enable 
entrepreneurs to succeed.  
    RIFI and CEE joined to attract students interested in the 
ideas of liberty. 
    CEE-RIFI programs combine the power of philosophy and 
a liberal arts education with the entrepreneurial focus of CEE.
    It's for students from around the country and the world. The 
course of study includes Von Mises, Bastiat, de Tocqueville, 
other thinkers of the freedom movement.
    It offers on-site visits to the offices of people whose 
successful careers can inspire and motivate students.              
    It will connect them to Institute for Justice, Cato Institute, 
Foundation for Economic Education [FEE], Atlas Economic 
Research Foundation and other liberty-oriented think tanks.
    Rockford College (soon to be Rockford U.) is a school 
friendly to objectivity and receptive to open debate. RIFI 
will have the advantages of Rockford’s accreditation, facilities, 
resources and established reputation.
    Another liberty-oriented professor working with them is 
Shawn Klein, an expert in ethical theory, business ethics and 
sports ethics, He co-edited "Harry Potter and Philosophy: If 
Aristotle Ran Hogworts."
    CEE-RIFI includes professors in econ., history and politics 
who are friendly to the classics, civility, open debate and ideas 
of liberty. Learn more at:
rifinst.org/

NEW______________________________________________
Former Junto regular Marty Reisman died Dec. 7th
    For many years, some time ago, Marty attended Junto. 
He was a champion table tennis player, snappy dresser and 
raconteur. Then table tennis classes he was giving conflicted 
with Junto. 
    He lived across the street from me. My husband and I often 
ran into him in the supermarket around the corner and stopped 
to talk to him. He always asked how Junto was doing.
    While attending Junto he began writing his biography. 
Victor often had him read portions aloud at Junto. Among 
them were stories of smuggling gold when he was young.
    This is the beginning of his NY Times obituary:
"Marty Reisman, a wizard at table tennis, the sport in which 
he captured national championships, won and lost fortunes 
on wagers and moved crowds to laughter -- sometimes using 
a frying pan as a paddle -- as an opening act for the Harlem 
Globetrotters, died Friday in Manhattan. He was 82.
    You can read it all here:
tiny.cc/MartyObit

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites
    * Groups which meet in Manhattan:
         NYC Junto -- nycJunto.org
         NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
         NY Objectivist Society -- tiny.cc/NYobj (dormant)
         Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/ReadingAtlas
         NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
         Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/TourRand
         Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org
    * Sites to visit:
         Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
         The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
         The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
         The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
         Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
         Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
         Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
         Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
         Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
         Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
         The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com
         Real Clear Politics -- realclearpolitics.com
         Bastiat Institute -- bastiatinstitute.org
         Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
         Institute for Justice -- ij.org
         Cato Institute -- cato.org
         O List -- oList.com

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    He offers 5 different Ayn Rand tours: tiny.cc/TourRand  
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue, where she lived and held salons
* "Atlas Shrugged," places she researched and fictionalized 
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead''   
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
Private tours $30. 
    To arrange for your private tour or for more information, 
call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 
or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. Previous years: 
gave special ''Ayn Rand & Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin 
Society and ''Ayn Rand's Park Ave.'' on BBC's Radio 4 ''The 
Right Stuff.'' 

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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Dec. 6
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2013
* NEW Obama vs. Rand on what made America great
* NEW Making medical care affordable 
* NEW Ayn Rand Institute eStore sells low price MP3s 
* NEW "MacGyvers" born in the superstorm in New York
* NEW "Ayn Rand Explained: From Tyranny to Tea Party" 
* NEW Atlas University launched by The Atlas Society
* NEW What's gained by reading Peikoff on Objectivism
* NEW Online self teaching -- "unschooling" happening
* NEW Regulators and media destroying a brilliant career
* NEW Objectivists present talks with other groups
* NEW "Shark Tank," entrepreneur and investor TV series
* NEW "The Evidence of the Senses" available free
* NEW Online group studying Peikoff's "DIM Hypothesis"
* NEW Free Objectivist webinars
* NEW "The Origin of State and Government"
* NEW "Free Market Revolution" reviewed in Forbes 
* NEW Under capitalism, the poor are the biggest beneficiaries    
* NEW Math museum opening Dec. 15, at 26 St., off 5th Ave.
* NEW ''Atlas Shrugged'' Reading Group, Sat., Dec. 15
* NEW New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Dec. 30
* NEW A report on "Alexander Hamilton" by Robert Begley
* NEW "Financial Crisis & Bank Deregulation Myth" Allison
* NEW John Allison at Heritage Foundation, Wed., Jan. 16
* NEW Bastiat Institute offers 350 free downloadable books
* NEW People discover Ayn Rand's ideas in many ways
* NEW Atlas Summit 2013: June 27 through 30
* NEW Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites.
* Ayn Rand walking tours
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Wayne Leighton
"Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: 
The People Who Drive Political Change, and How They Do It"

Thursday, December 6 

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* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk are questions, discussions and rebuttal 
    of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

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* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.

Wayne Leighton 
    He's co-author with Edward Lopez of "Madmen, 
Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: The Economic Engine"
    From the Amazon description: Does major political reform 
require a crisis? When do new ideas emerge in politics? How 
can one person make a difference?
    In short: how and when does political change happen? 
"Madmen" tackles these big questions, arguing that ideas and
entrepreneurship are the key ingredients in any episode of 
political change. Authors Wayne A. Leighton and Edward J. 
López begin with the first lesson in economics -- incentives 
matter -- and artfully explain how the lesson applies throughout 
political life. Incentives explain why democracies often
generate policies that impose net costs on society, and why 
these inefficient policies persist for years.
    ..."Madmen" goes beyond incentives to offer a framework in 
which political change channels its way from ideas in society, 
through society's shared institutions...then shape incentives. 
This type of change is seldom easy, because new ideas for 
shaping the rules of the game must overcome two forces in 
society: widely shared beliefs and powerfully vested interests. 
Yet at certain political moments...shared beliefs and vested 
interests begin to weaken, and the opportunity for reform 
emerges...."Madmen" shows why certain inefficient policies 
eventually get repealed (e.g., airline rate and route regulation), 
while others endure (e.g., sugar subsidies and tariffs).
    Drawing on the history of Western political ideas, both 
in theory and in practice, "Madmen" matches up three key 
ingredients -- ideas, rules, and incentives...: "madmen in 
authority" (such as FDR & Margaret Thatcher), "intellectuals" 
(like George Will or Jon Stewart), and "academic scribblers" 
(in the vein of Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes).
    Read the rest of this description at:
tiny.cc/Madmen
    Wayne's a professor economics, Universidad Francisco 
Marroquín (UFM) in Guatemala, executive director of the 
Antigua Forum and senior expert at Navigant Economics, LLC.
    He teaches courses and seminars in economics, political 
economy and management to students in business, economics 
and law. He leads a faculty seminar on economics and 
evolutionary psychology and another seminar on Marxist 
theory and its critics.
    Wayne directs the Antigua Forum, which he's led 
since it began in 2010 at UFM. It creates a unique learning 
environment for highly leveraged, high-profile political 
reformers from around the world. 
    In particular, the Antigua Forum focuses on helping these 
individuals learn how to achieve market liberal reforms. 
    With Navigant Economics, he's provided economic analysis 
on telecommunications regulatory issues to clients in the U.S., 
Latin America and Africa.
    Wayne served ten years in senior advisory positions in the 
U.S. government, including at the Federal Communications 
Commission and the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, 
Housing and Urban Affairs.
    Prior to that, he was executive vice president of the Charles 
G. Koch Charitable Foundation.
    A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Wayne has lived in
Guatemala City, Mexico City, Washington, DC and Wichita, 
Kansas. He currently divides his time between Guatemala and 
Washington, DC where he lives with his wife. 
    Visit his page to see two videos, to learn more about him 
and get his speaking schedule:
tiny.cc/wayneL

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Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Jan. 3, Donald J. Boudreaux, George Mason U. econ. prof., 
will talk about "Half-Wits & Hypocrites: Dealing with 
Economic Nonsense," author of "Hypocrites & Half-Wits: 
A Daily Dose of Sanity from Cafe Hayek." Read his essays 
and letters to editors here:
CafeHayek.com

* Feb. 7, Ivan Eland, sr. fellow, dir, Center on Peace and
Liberty, Independent Institute, author "The Empire has No 
Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed" and "No War for Oil: 
U.S. Dependency and the Middle East." Visit his page:
tiny.cc/Eland
plus 
we'll celebrate Ayn Rand's 108th birthday. Learn about her and 
her philosophy Objectivism at: 
AynRand.org

* Mar. 7, Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute: trade 
policy, globalization, U.S. social & cultural history, nature 
of human capital. Currently researching economic growth 
and policy barriers that impede it. Read more about him:
tiny.cc/LindseyCato

*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong with America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

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Obama vs. Rand on what made America great
    Oct. 25, 2012, by Debi Ghate, on the Voices for Reason blog
"So President Obama has read Ayn Rand"
    "Contrasting his ideas with what he takes to be Rand's 
outlook, he tells Rolling Stone [magazine]: "That view of life -- 
as one in which we're all connected, as opposed to all isolated 
and looking out only for ourselves -- that's a view that has 
made America great." Though I don't think President Obama 
understood Ayn Rand's ideas (based on his description of them), 
it's clear that he and Ayn Rand would have fundamentally
disagreed about the source of America's greatness....
    "President Obama's view that we are 'all connected' to one 
another means that each individual is subordinated to society, 
that each individual bears a responsibility to society as a whole. 
It's on this basis that he and others from all parts of the political 
spectrum work to implement their particular views on how to 
redistribute wealth, disposing of the life and work of individual 
Americans in the process.
    "But it was America's explicit rejection of such ideas, and 
her pursuit of and respect for individualism, that made this 
country great."
    This is from the blog Voices for Reason at:
tiny.cc/USAgreat
    Voices for Reason has multiple answers to the President:
tiny.cc/ObamaRand
    You can get a free subscription to this daily blog, Voices for 
Reason, from the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights:
tiny.cc/ARCblog

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Making medical care affordable
    This is from the Gene Epstein, Junto moderator, economics 
and books editor, Barron's:
    "This video and accompanying article on the Surgery Center 
in Oklahoma City, co-founded by self-described libertarian 
Dr. Keith Smith, is the work of Jim Epstein (yes, he's my son) 
of Reason-T.V.
    "Jim presents some exciting research into the not-at-all 
surprising potential for medical care to be made affordable,
once it's freed-up from the deadening hand of government-
imposed bureaucracy:" 
tiny.cc/MedCare

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Ayn Rand Institute eStore sells low price MP3s 
    These MP3s and many others can be downloaded for 
99 cents each:
* "Humanity's Darkest Evil": The Lethal Destructiveness of 
      Non-Objective Law, by Tara Smith
* "Let Us Alone!," "The Cold Civil War," "The Man-Haters"
      and "Structure of Government" by Ayn Rand
* " 'Buy American' is Un-American" by Harry Binswanger
* "Art In Education" The role of Romantic art in the 
      development of a moral "sense of life." by Ayn Rand
* "Ayn Rand: The Playboy Interview" interviewed by Alvin 
    Toffler, Kindle edition (available at Amazon, 99 cents)
This site also sells CDs, pamphlets, soft and hard cover books, 
at various prices. Visit the store at:
eStore.AynRand.org

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"MacGyvers" born in the superstorm in New York
    "...[the shop] one block from the beach in Far Rockaway, 
Queens -- would be swamped. They searched for sandbags and 
found none. They made an impromptu barrier of faux-sandbags 
improvised from supplies at hand: cat litter and garbage bags.
    "The bodega weathered the storm without a drop of 
floodwater, enabling a reopening as one of the few surviving 
stores on the hard-hit peninsula." Read more stories of people
who found creative ways to deal with storm problems:
tiny.cc/cleverPeople

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"Ayn Rand Explained: From Tyranny to Tea Party" 
    This new book by Marsha Familaro Enright is about Rand's 
life, work and influence, with the emphasis on her ideas. 
    It covers her career, from youth in Soviet Russia to 
Hollywood screenwriter and then to ideological guru; her 
novels and other fiction writings; her work in metaphysics,
epistemology and ethics; her influence on -- and personal 
animosity toward -- both conservatism and libertarianism.
    Marsha has spoken at Junto several times. 
    Rand's Objectivism encompasses the ethics of rational 
egoism ("The Virtue of Selfishness"), dedication to rational 
thinking and acting, rejection of faith in the supernatural, 
personal freedom from political interference, and a moral 
defense of limited government and laissez-faire.
    This is a completely revised, updated edition of Ronald 
Merrill's 1991 book "The Ideas of Ayn Rand." It includes new 
information on her influence, new stories about her personal 
relationships and new analysis of her life and ideas, and the 
movement that developed because of her path-breaking work.
    How did she treat young students? Who owns Objectivism, 
her philosophy? Can we know more about her relationship 
with her husband, Frank O'Connor? Her personal history, her 
struggles as a writer, the story of her eventual triumph, and the 
meaning and significance of her ideas. These are a few of the 
new subjects covered in this book. It's at Amazon:
tiny.cc/RandExplained

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Atlas University launched by The Atlas Society
    On Nov. 28th this online education site began offering video 
courses on Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. It's presented 
by scholars who are experts in the philosophy. The first two 
segments are on "Reason." 
    These two segments are by David Kelley and William R 
Thomas. They present the essentials of the Objectivist view 
of knowledge. It explains why reason is an absolute; why 
emotions are not tools of cognition, despite their psychological 
importance; and why mysticism is a cognitive dead-end. It 
presents Rand's innovative theory of concepts and objectivity, 
including the role of sense-perception, logic and axioms, as 
well as the nature of certainty. The course shows why a 
rational approach to life is a vital human need.
    Lecture 1: What is Reason? by Kelley: 
tiny.cc/Reason1Kelley 
    Lecture 2: What is Reason? The Conceptual Faculty 
    by Thomas:
tiny.cc/Reason2Thomas

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What's gained by reading Peikoff on Objectivism
    From the site Peripatetic Thoughts: 
Exploring the Aristotelian-Objectivist view of life
    Here are a few highlights from its "Essay 5: A Study Guide 
to Ayn Rand's Philosophy" It explains the value of reading 
various Objectivist and others books, pamphlets and articles:
*
"Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand"
    (known as OPAR)
    "Dr. Peikoff puts the entire Objectivist philosophy in one 
place, carefully putting the forest before the trees at every turn.
    "The book can be read in its entirety, or used as a 
summarized reference. 
    "Of special interest are chapter 1, 2, 4 and 5, which include 
crucial technical material in epistemology that Ayn Rand 
did not discuss at length in her own writings."
* 
"The Ominous Parallels" [by Leonard Peikoff] is the most 
important breakthough in the field of history since Thucydides. 
    The book gives a revolutionary new answer to the question: 
how could the Nazi's take over a highly advanced, civilized 
nation -- the nation of "poets and philosophers"? 
    If "Atlas Shrugged" is the most philosophical novel 
ever written, then "The Ominous Parallels" is the most 
philosophical history every written. 
    If "Atlas Shrugged" teaches the fundamentally correct 
view of life, then "The Ominous Parallels" teaches the 
fundamentally correct view of history.
    These are from:
tiny.cc/Peikoff

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Online self teaching -- "unschooling" happening
    "One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: 
How Khan Academy is Reinventing Education"
    This Forbes cover story explains the success Salman Khan 
is having teaching everything from basic math to statistics to 
futures margin mechanics, with over 3,600 short videos at his 
Khan Academy site.
    It also contains a good history of the type of schooling 
we have, with its Prussian roots, and how the Khan Academy 
is leading to a rethinking of all education:
tiny.cc/LearnKhan

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Book about regulators and media destroying a brilliant career
    "Rich-Hunt: The Backdated Options Frenzy and the Ordeal 
of Greg Reyes" by Roger Donway. A case study of an assault 
on business over an obscure and absurd accounting regulation.
    A comprehensive study of the interaction of business, law 
and journalism in the backdated options episode. 
    A study of prosecutorial misconduct and the tendency of the 
media to be an echo chamber for accusations against businesses.
It's the story of a man who excelled in business achievement. 
    Reyes rose rapidly in the world of high tech to become CEO 
of Brocade at 36 and increased its revenues twenty-fold 
within 3 years -- only to be felled by a miscarriage of justice. 
    He became the victim of a board made fearful by the power 
of regulators, of a media attack on backdated options and of 
prosecutors who charged him with fraud. 
    Despite the prosecutors' failure to establish that someone
was misled, the central point required for a charge of fraud, 
Reyes was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison 
and a $15 million fine.
    Paperback or Kindle: 
tiny.cc/RichHunt

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Objectivists present talks with other groups
    * Mont Pelerin Society has had gatherings of free market 
intellectuals since 1947. The Ayn Rand Institute had 
three invited presenters at the Sept. 2012 meeting, Prague, 
Czech Republic: 
tiny.cc/3speakers
    * Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)and The Ayn 
Rand Institute co-hosted a conference for undergraduates about 
the moral foundation of capitalism on Oct. 27 in Irvine, CA:
tiny.cc/ariANDfee

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"Shark Tank," an entrepreneur and investor TV series, ABC
    Reality TV with business executives, "Sharks," who 
consider investing in entrepreneurs' businesses or products.
    Among past and present "Shark" panelists are: comedian 
Jeff Foxworthy, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Lori 
Greiner, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, 
Daymond John and Kevin Harrington. There are five judges 
on each show.
    Fri., Nov. 30, 9:00pm, regular day and time
    Tue., Dec. 4, 8:00pm, holiday special

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"The Evidence of the Senses: A Realist Theory of Perception"
    Now available free. An original defense of realism, by David 
Kelley Atlas Society founder. It argues that perception is the 
discrimination of objects as entities, that the awareness of these 
objects is direct and that perception is a reliable foundation for 
empirical knowledge. 
    His argument relies on the basic principle of the "primacy 
of existence," in opposition to Cartesian representationalism 
and Kantian idealism. Read about it here:
tiny.cc/SensesBook
    Download it free here: 
tiny.cc/FREEsenses

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Online group studying Leonard Peikoff's "DIM Hypothesis"
    You can listen live or listen anytime afterwards. They're free:
tiny.cc/DIMt

NEW———————————————————————
Free Objectivist webinars
    The Atlas Society offers 200 free webinars:
tiny.cc/webAtlas
    Ayn Rand Institute offers free webinars, as long as 500 min.:
campus.AynRand.org

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"The Origin of State and Government"
    Tom Palmer wrote this essay for the free "Cato Letter" of
the Cato Institute. It's a short history of the development of
governments, separating what they can do from what they can't. 
    You can read it here: 
tiny.cc/originState
    You can sign up here for any or all free email & print 
newsletters, and RSS feeds:
tiny.cc/catoPubs

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"Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End 
Big Government" by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins
    This is from a review in Forbes magazine by John Tamny
"...About the troubles that rendered banks insolvent, the 
authors point out that this was decidedly not a function of 
deregulation. As they note, between 1980 and 2009 for every 
instance of bank deregulation, four new rules were foisted on
the banks. As they write, 'it could not have been the free 
market that caused the crisis, since no such market existed.' 
And for those who might say that the most regulated industry 
in the world wasn't regulated enough, the authors expose that 
thinking as wildly silly with their reminder that it was 
politicians and regulators within the government who were 
encouraging -- and sometimes enforcing by law -- the 
disbursement of loans to highly risky borrowers. In short, if 
free markets had been governing bank activities up to 2008,
a good number of those ultimately failed loans would never 
have been made at all....
    "...the authors' recount of what Whole Foods CEO John 
Mackey was put through by the feds amid his purchase of 
competitor Wild Oats was chilling. E-mails examined by the 
FTC, $30 million in legal fees to prove Whole Foods wasn't 
a monopoly....only governments can create monopolies, 
whereas success in the private sector always leads to the new 
competitive entrants. What's tragic, however, is what Mackey's 
story possibly signals about the unseen. Specifically, how many 
companies have never merged, and how much efficiency and 
innovation have we lost thanks to companies shying away 
from mergers out of fear of the federal government?...
        This review can be read at:
tiny.cc/FreeMkt

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"Under capitalism, the poor are the biggest beneficiaries"    
    ...said Yaron Brook, exec. dir. Ayn Rand Institute, in an 
interview at Glen Beck's offices in NYC.
    Reiterating that charity is good but that it should be your 
choice, Brook directly tackled the notion that capitalism is 
heartless and will leave the poor helpless:
    "No other system in history has benefited the poor more than 
capitalism…Capitalism is moral because it allows you the 
freedom to pursue your happiness, it allows you the freedom to 
take care of your life…So what happens under capitalism? The 
poor go out there and they get a job…under capitalism, the 
standard of living of the poor rises dramatically.
    "So the poor under capitalism are a lot less poor than the 
middle class in any other system. Capitalism is what created 
the middle class -- not by lowering the wealth of the rich, but 
by increasing the wealth of the poor."
    "...Brook said that Johnson [the Libertarian Presidential
candidate] "absolutely" has better ideas than Romney on 
domestic policy. ...[re Ryan] Brook also thinks Rand's atheism 
could alienate religious voters, adding that we're far more 
religious today than we were in 1776...start the process by 
deregulating and significantly cutting subsidies...Let's get 
rid of cronyism, and the way to get rid of cronyism is to get 
government out of the business of business."
    To read more highlights and to see the complete video of 
Yaron being interviewed by Mallory Factor:
tiny.cc/ThePoor

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Math museum opening Dec. 15, at 26 St., off 5th Ave.
    Glen Whitney told Junto about his plans a few years ago. 
He's raised more than the $30 million necessary for to create 
the Museum of Mathematics, or MoMath, at 11 E. 26 St.
    It will show children and adults that math is fun, beautiful 
and will help people get "really good jobs." It will open with 
35 exhibits, including Feedback Fractals. About a dozen more 
exhibits will come later. Learn more at:
MoMath.org

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''Atlas Shrugged'' by Ayn Rand, Reading Group, Sat., Dec. 15
    Part II -- Either-Or, Chapter 10 -- "At the Sign of the Dollar"
Robert Begley is leader of this discussion. 
    The third Sun. of each month, 3:00pm to 5:00pm, inside 
120 Park Ave., S.W. corner, with an entrance on E. 42nd St.
    The $5 fee to attend goes to the Ayn Rand Inst. to give 
Rand's novels to high school and home schooled students. 
    This Reading Group has only one rule, you can't integrate 
or refer to material in the text that's after this chapter. 
    Please read the chapter in advance as preparation for the 
discussion. Robert will give an analysis of each scene, then 
open it to comments and questions, before going to next scene. 
We'll end with a discussion of the meaning of the chapter title.
     The Reading Group is sponsored by the New York 
Objectivist Society: tiny.cc/NYobjSoc The site's dormant now.
Part II, Chapter 10 -- The Sign of the Dollar, timeline: May 31
1. Dagny riding on the Comet
    a. Thinking of collapsing world
    b. Meets Jeff Allen
    c. Learns the story of John Galt
2. The Frozen Train
    a. Dagny considers her goals
    b. The "empty train" passengers
    c. Goes with Owen Kellogg to track phone
3. Dagny pursues Quentin Daniels
    a. Airport plane
    b. Flying in Utah
    c. Daniels just left, continues chase and her plane crashes
We'll read the final scene aloud.
    Visit the Reading Group's site: 
tiny.cc/ReadAtlas

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New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Dec. 30
    Come join us at 3:00pm. We'll talk about Ayn Rand, her 
works, Objectivist life, challenges, options, associations and 
knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations. 
The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., bet. 3rd & Lex., free.
    Benny Pollack, organizer says: ''Join our group of regular 
Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics related to Ayn 
Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    ''Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there.''
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month.
Learn more about it at: 
AynRand.meetup.com/8

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A report on "Alexander Hamilton" by Robert Begley
    Although this is a book review in the The Objective Standard
I consider it a report worth reading for itself.
    Ron Chernow is the book's author. "[He] takes on the task 
of portraying America's most controversial Founding Father....
    "Before reading this book, my thoughts coincided with the 
popular image of Hamilton as a brilliant but overbearing man 
who was frequently involved in scandals or in conflicts with 
other Founders. I remember hearing that he advocated 
monarchy, protectionism, mercantilism, a strong federal 
government, and a central bank. I also knew that he had 
something to do with the Constitution and wrote some of The 
Federalist Papers. I knew that he famously feuded with Aaron 
Burr, who killed him in a duel in 1804. What I didn’t know was 
that Hamilton was arguably the most important Founding Father.
    "Chernow identifies his inspiration for this book in the 
prologue, where he introduces Hamilton's widow, Eliza, in her 
mid-90s, having outlived her husband by fifty years. She was 
committed to one holy quest above all others: to rescue her 
husband's historical reputation from the gross slanders that had 
tarnished it. For many years after he died, Thomas Jefferson, 
John Adams, and other political enemies had taken full 
advantage of their eloquence and longevity to spread 
defamatory anecdotes about Hamilton, who had been 
condemned to everlasting silence...."
    In an email Robert wrote: "As New Yorkers, we see 
Hamilton's greatness all around us. He was the ONLY major 
influential Founder who agreed with what NY stood for."
    Read the complete article at:
tiny.cc/Hamilton

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"The Financial Crisis & Bank Deregulation Myth" by Allison
    This article by John Allison is in the Dec. 10, 2012, 
Forbes magazine, paper and online editions.
    "Advocates of big government have built economic policy 
on a series of myths. One is that the 'robber barons' took 
advantage of the common man to create their fortunes. In 
fact, great industrialists, like John D. Rockefeller, dramatically 
improved the quality of life for everyone. Another myth is that 
President Roosevelt's New Deal ended the Great Depression, 
when in fact the Depression did not end until after WWII 
when his policies were abandoned.
    "The new myth is that the recent financial crisis and failed 
recovery were caused by banking deregulation and greed on 
Wall Street. In truth, the banking industry was never 
deregulated. There was a massive increase in regulation under 
President Bush, including the Privacy Act, the Patriot Act and 
Sarbanes-Oxley. The banking industry was misregulated, not 
deregulated. These new laws fundamentally misdirected 
banking risk management. There has always been plenty of 
greed (and fear) on Wall Street. However, there is not one 
shred of evidence there was a greed plague that swept finance.
    "The financial crisis was primarily caused by government 
policy. We do not live in a free market. We live in a mixed 
economy. The technology industry is largely unregulated and 
as a result has performed well through various economic cycles. 
Financial services is the most regulated industry in the world, 
and since it is, it's not surprising that the industry has been 
so troubled.
    "The real cause of the financial crisis was a combination 
of mistakes by the Federal Reserve, along with government 
housing policy, which was implemented by Freddie Mac and 
Fannie Mae. Neither would have ever existed in a free market...."
    Allison was CEO of BB&T Bank, was on the Ayn Rand Inst. 
board before becoming CEO of Cato, libertarian think tank.
    Read all of this article at:
tiny.cc/BankMyth

NEW______________________________________________
John Allison at The Heritage Foundation, Wed., Jan. 16
    His talk "The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: 
Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope"
    Noon to 1:00pm, Heritage, Lehrman Auditorium, 
214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, DC
    Attend in person or watch online:
tiny.cc/AllisonBank

NEW______________________________________________
Bastiat Institute offers 350 free downloadable books
    To increase understanding of the principles of free markets, 
Austrian economics, individual liberty and peace it 
disseminates information about the creation of free, 
open and civil societies throughout the world.
    Accepts no government funding, nor does it align itself with 
any political party. Founded 2009 by Daniel Brackins. Named
after Frédéric Bastiat, June 30, 1801 – Dec. 24, 1850, French 
classical liberal theorist and political economist. 
    Download any of 350 free market books at:
tiny.cc/350books

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People discover Ayn Rand's ideas in many ways
    Some people read her books first but there are many other 
roads to her thinking. 
    Recently I spoke with a fellow who listened to the rock band
Rush's, "2112" album. The composer credits "the genius of 
Ayn Rand" from which they borrowed broad strokes of the 
plot. That inspired this fellow to read Rand.
    Another fellow played the computer games "Bioshock" and 
"Fallout: New York." Both have references to Rand's writing.
That inspired him to learn more about her ideas.
    In 1999 the TV movie "Passion of Ayn Rand" was shown.
Minutes afterwards I read blog entries by many people who'd 
never heard any of Rand's ideas before. They were awed by her 
ideas, often heard in the background of scenes. Many were 
planning to start reading Rand's books immediately.

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Summit 2013: June 27 through 30
    The Atlas Society's conference of open Objectivism will
announce details of this "intellectual re-charging" later in 2012. 
It will be at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16 St. NW, DC. 

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist and libertarian groups and sites
    * Groups which meet in Manhattan:
         NYC Junto -- nycJunto.org
         NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
         NY Objectivist Society -- tiny.cc/NYobj (dormant)
         Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/ReadingAtlas
         NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
         Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/TourRand
         Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org
    * Sites to visit:
         Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
         The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
         The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
         The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
         Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
         Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
         Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
         Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
         Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
         Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
         Bastiat Institute -- bastiatinstitute.org
         Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
         Institute for Justice -- ij.org
         Cato Institute -- cato.org
         O List -- oList.com

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Fred Cookinham Ayn Rand walking tours
    He offers 5 different Ayn Rand tours: tiny.cc/TourRand  
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue, where she lived and held salons
* "Atlas Shrugged," places she researched and fictionalized 
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead''   
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
Private tours $30. 
    To arrange for your private tour or for more information, 
call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 
or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. Previous years: gave 
special ''Ayn Rand & Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society 
and ''Ayn Rand's Park Ave.'' on BBC's Radio 4 ''The Right Stuff.'' 

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* Gene Epstein moderates Junto. He's the economics editor 
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    magazine, author of ''Econospinning: How to Read Between 
    the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers:''
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* Andy George helps with the sound system and supplies music.
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Nov. 1
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2013
* NEW Epstein's PowerPoint on Economic Freedom survey
* NEW 10 Things I Learned from Gary Hoover, by Victor N.
* NEW Obama, unsurprisingly, gets Ayn Rand wrong
* NEW Cato podcast: Ayn Rand VS. Ron Paul 
* NEW Econophobia: Irrational Fear of Makers and Marketers
* NEW Objectivism for Fun and Profit, lived by John Allison 
* NEW Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook on libertarians
* NEW "Free Market Revolution" review
* NEW "The Financial Crisis & the Free Market Cure" review
* NEW Book on methods of thinking by Leonard Peikoff
* NEW Listen to Glenn Beck's radio show free
* NEW Why do billionaires feel victimized by Obama?
* NEW Movie reviews of "Atlas Shrugged Part 2"
* NEW Money Speech online, from"Atlas Shrugged Part 2"
* NEW Ayn Rand quote at the end of "Atlas Shrugged Part 2"
* NEW Human life span took huge jump in past century
* NEW Students for Liberty FREE Conference, Sat., Oct. 27 
* NEW New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Oct. 28
* NEW Brook, Ayn Rand Inst. CEO in NYC, Tues., Oct. 30
* NEW Central Park Walking Tour by Begley, Sat., Nov.10
* NEW ''Atlas Shrugged'' Reading Group, Sun., Nov. 18
* NEW NY Heroes, an Objectivist group with many events
* NEW Institute for Justice, libertarian public interest law firm 
* NEW Why we don't "give back"
* NEW "We the Living," film of Rand's novel, 70 years old
* NEW Paul Ryan & Ayn Rand, comments by Ayn Rand Inst.
* NEW Romney-Obama debate: lost chapter "Atlas Shrugged"
* NEW Objectivist and Libertarian groups and sites.
* Ayn Rand walking tours
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Greg Rehmke
The Entrepreneur Army

Thursday, November 1

Admission Free -- No reservation necessary

* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
NOTE, changes here:
* At 7:30pm the moderator, Gene Epstein, will call first on 
    people have announcements of things happening before the
    next Junto, that will be followed by other announcements 
    and people who want to introduce themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
    45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* Following the talk there'll be questions, discussions and
    rebuttal of the speaker's points. Discussions are intense 
    but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.
* Announcements can also be emailed to:
    announce@nycjunto.org

General Society Library, 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St. 
or
B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park 
or
A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32

Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central 

Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on 
side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

Please note: 
* Discussions are intense, but polite. Participation by all 
attendees is highly encouraged.
* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.

Greg Rehmke is program director at Economic Thinking, 
a program of E Pluribus Unum Films.
    Co-author ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Economics'' 
A regular contributor to DailySpeculations.com. He manages
EconomicThinking.org 
    Across the developing world an army of entrepreneurs are 
attacking. They are attacking hunger with new crops and better 
distribution, attacking ignorance with informal private schools, 
attacking unemployment with mobility and job training, and on 
all fronts attacking established competitors with lower prices 
and innovation.  Established elites are fighting back, drawing 
from foreign aid and U.N. grants.
    Half of Africans now have handheld computers (cell phones) 
to connect to the global economy, as do have the 1.2 billion 
people in India. This battle between the poor and the elites 
unfolds across America as well with skirmishes across a 
dozen sectors. 
    The rich networks of self-help organizations in America 
crackled with life for centuries but were drained by regulations 
and stripped of customers by the welfare state. These networks 
built America's early roads, parks, libraries, and schools, plus 
helped the poor and the aged.
    George Gilder noted in a recent WSJ op-ed: "Today, 70% of 
government discretionary spending devalues human assets by 
paying people to be unemployed, unmarried, retired, sick, poor, 
homeless, hapless, disabled or drugged."
    These destructive policies flowed from what Richard Epstein 
calls Bill of Rights 2.0, the unfortunate New Deal "upgrade" of 
the Founders' Bill of Rights 1.0.  FDR and his "brain trust" 
championed the positive rights claims in the "new Bill of
Rights," and Eleanor Roosevelt helped set these welfare rights 
claims in the United Nations Charter and Declarations of 
Human Rights.
    Finally though enough evidence has accumulated, along 
with enough debt, to open the door for alternatives. The 
Entrepreneur Army already working informally at the edges 
of society, can create the millions of small local jobs for key 
needed services in transportation, construction, manufacturing, 
education and health care.
    Greg plans to draw from Robert Guest's book "Borderless 
Economics" for upbeat new developments.
    BIO: Greg has a degree in Economics from the U of 
Washington and has worked with the Reason Foundation, the 
Institute for Humane Studies, the Center for the American Idea,
and the Foundation for Economic Education. 
    In addition to directing programs for Economic Thinking, 
Greg's a speaker at student programs for the Independent 
Institute, the Mackinac Center, the Houston World Affairs 
Council, and the Institute for Economic Studies-Europe. He's 
a member of the Mackinac Center Board of Scholars. 
    He's written on environmental topics for PERC Reports, a 
newsletter of the Political Economy Research Center (renamed 
Property and Environment Research Center) in Bozeman, MT. 
    Greg's written over a hundred articles on public policy topics 
as well as published resource books, study guides & newsletters 
focused on the economic aspects of over twenty years of high 
school and home school debate topics.
    He's published articles in DailySpeculations.com, Reason, 
The Freeman, the MasterResource blog, GlobalEnvision.org 
and TechCentralStation.com. He's co-author of the "Complete 
Idiot's Guide to Global Economics."
    Visit his site: 
tiny.cc/gRehmke

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NEW______________________________________________
Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Dec. 6, Wayne Leighton, prof. econ., Universidad Francisco 
Marroquín (UFM) Guatemala, exec. dir. The Antigua Forum,
co-author "Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers:
The Economic Engine of Political Change." Visit his page at:
tiny.cc/LeightonUFM

* Jan. 3, Donald J. Boudreaux, George Mason U. econ. prof.,
author "Hypocrites & Half-Wits: A Daily Dose of Sanity from 
Cafe Hayek." Read his essays and letters to editors here:
CafeHayek.com

* Feb. 7, Ivan Eland, sr. fellow, dir, Center on Peace and
Liberty, Independent Institute, author "The Empire has No 
Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed" and "No War for Oil: 
U.S. Dependency and the Middle East." Visit his page:
tiny.cc/Eland
plus 
we'll celebrate Ayn Rand's 108th birthday. Learn about her and 
her philosophy Objectivism at: AynRand.org

* Mar. 7, Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute: trade 
policy, globalization, U.S. social & cultural history, nature 
of human capital. Currently researching economic growth and 
policy barriers that impede it. Read more about him:
tiny.cc/LindseyCato

*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong With America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

NEW———————————————————————
Epstein's PowerPoint on Economic Freedom survey, Oct. Junto
    Gene Epstein, Junto moderator, will send you the "Economic 
Freedom of the World 2012 Annual Report" by the Fraser 
Inst., Canadian think tank. With it is his PowerPoint analysis 
of it which he presented at the Oct. Junto. Email him: 
gene.epstein@gmail.com

NEW———————————————————————
10 Things I Learned from Gary Hoover, by Victor Niederhoffer
    If you wished you had made notes at the Oct. Junto or if you
missed it, you can read all the most important parts here:
tiny.cc/HooverVic

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Obama, unsurprisingly, gets Ayn Rand wrong
    by Ari Armstrong, The Objectivist Standard Blog
Thu., Oct. 25
    In a Rolling Stone interview with Douglas Brinkley 
published today, Obama criticized his distorted, straw-man 
version of Rand’s ideas at length:
Q: "Have you ever read Ayn Rand?"
Obama: "Sure."
Q: "What do you think Paul Ryan's obsession with her work 
would mean if he were vice president?"
Obama: "Well, you'd have to ask Paul Ryan what that means to 
him. Ayn Rand is one of those things that a lot of us, when we 
were 17 or 18 and feeling misunderstood, we'd pick up. Then, 
as we get older, we realize that a world in which we’re only 
thinking about ourselves and not thinking about anybody else, 
in which we're considering the entire project of developing 
ourselves as more important than our relationships to other 
people and making sure that everybody else has opportunity --
that that's a pretty narrow vision. It's not one that, I think,
describes what's best in America. Unfortunately, it does seem 
as if sometimes that vision of a "you're on your own" society 
has consumed a big chunk of the Republican Party.
    "Of course, that’s not the Republican tradition.... You look 
at Abraham Lincoln: He very much believed in self-sufficiency 
and self-reliance. He embodied it -- that you work hard and 
you make it, that your efforts should take you as far as your 
dreams can take you. But he also understood that there's some 
things we do better together. That we make investments in our 
infrastructure and railroads and canals and land-grant colleges 
and the National Academy of Sciences, because that provides 
us all with an opportunity to fulfill our potential, and we'll all 
be better off as a consequence. He also had a sense of deep, 
profound empathy, a sense of the intrinsic worth of every 
individual, which led him to his opposition to slavery and 
ultimately to signing the Emancipation Proclamation. That 
view of life -- as one in which we’re all connected, as opposed 
to all isolated and looking out only for ourselves -- that's a 
view that has made America great...."'
    Although in a few details Obama accurately indicates the 
gist of Rand's positions (e.g., Rand held we should develop 
ourselves, work hard, and expend effort to achieve our goals 
in life) for the most part he grotesquely distorts Rand's ideas....
    Obama points out that Lincoln saw the "intrinsic worth of 
every individual" and opposed slavery, implying that Rand 
somehow did not share Lincoln's view. In fact, Rand wrote 
passionately against the evils of racism and involuntary 
servitude, and (although she offered a technical critique of 
intrinsicism as a philosophical doctrine) she held that each 
individual properly lives his own life in pursuit of his own 
values. Rand famously identified the fact: "The smallest 
minority on earth is the individual."...
    Read the rest at: tiny.cc/RandByObama

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Cato podcast: Ayn Rand VS. Ron Paul 
    Don Watkins, of Ayn Rand Institute, contrasts them & talks
about capitalism and foreign policy: tiny.cc/RandVsRonPaul

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Econophobia: The Irrational Fear of Makers and Marketers
    By Roger Donway
What has prompted people, over the course of three millennia, 
to look upon work and commerce as degrading and deceitful? 
Why have they instead tended to look upon the leisured and 
lordly as models of the good life?...[a new] thesis...economic 
life, involving production and trade, is a relatively new
phenomenon in the world; that its maxims and mottoes have 
only begun to seep into mankind's store of common wisdom; 
and that it has not had nearly enough time to begin shaping the 
biological evolution of human emotions.... Read the rest at:
tiny.cc/FearMaker 
    This essay is from the Business Rights Center, which is part 
of The Atlas Society: tiny.cc/BusinessRights

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Objectivist Philosophy for Fun and Profit, lived by John Allison 
    How a banker avoided ruin by cleaving to Ayn Rand's 
system of ethics. By Mark Hemingway, Nat. Review Online
    ...because Rand doesn't endorse altruism for altruism's sake, 
many people misconstrue her to be amorally selfish. Rand 
"doesn't view ethics as self-sacrificial," Allison says, "she 
views ethics as a rational means to success and happiness. 
If you described her in principle, she would say that you 
shouldn't take advantage of other people because that is 
unethical behavior and self-defeating. But you also shouldn't 
self-sacrifice. What you really need to do is run your life in 
relationship to other people in context to what she calls the 
trader principle. The trader principle is about what I call 
creating win-win relationships. We trade value for value 
and we get better together..."
    Read the rest at: tiny.cc/ObjFun

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Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook on libertarians
    "I don't think there's been a significant change in terms of 
our attitude towards libertarians. Two things have happened. 
We've grown, and we've gotten to a size where we don't just 
do educational programs, we do a lot more outreach and a lot 
more policy and working with other organizations. I also 
believe the libertarian movement has changed. It's become 
less influenced by Rothbard, less influenced by the anarchist, 
crazy for lack of a better word, wing of libertarianism"....
    This is from: tiny.cc/ariReason

NEW______________________________________________
"Free Market Revolution: 
How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government," review
    In The Freeman, by George C. Leef, Oct. 5 
Most Freeman readers have probably come across books that 
purport to defend capitalism and the free market, but do so in 
a weak, apologetic way....
    If you cringe at books like that, allow me to introduce you 
to one that makes a full-throated, unapologetic case in favor of 
laissez-faire. "Free Market Revolution" by Yaron Brook and 
Don Watkins (respectively, executive director of and a fellow
at the Ayn Rand Institute) argues strongly and convincingly 
that the pursuit of self-interest -- profit -- is morally good and 
is the only path to progress and harmony. Their book couldn’t 
be more timely.... Read the rest at: tiny.cc/ARideas

NEW______________________________________________
"The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: 
How Destructive Banking Reform is Killing the Economy"
    by John Allison, former bank CEO, Cato CEO
Reviewed at United Liberty, by Jason Pye, Oct. 16
    ...Allison gets right to business [as he] explains very 
pointedly that the "primary cause of the Great Recession was 
a massive misinvestment in residential real estate," the sources 
of which are the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, Fannie Mae and 
Freddie Mac, and the SEC....housing was being misrepresented 
as an "investment" rather than "consumption."...
    The rest of this review of this insider's report by a banker at:
tiny.cc/AllisonCure

NEW______________________________________________
New book on methods of thinking: Leonard Peikoff, Rand heir, 
    The best way learn about or to even begin reading "The DIM 
Hypothesis" is to read this review of it by Tony White, on
Amazon. It gives a simple overview of the ideas offered in 
this book, better than the book does itself. 
    Here's the best part: 
The theme of The DIM Hypothesis is that just as men have 
a moral character, so they also have a conceptual character, a 
learned, automatized approach to using the instrument of their 
mind. You could also think of conceptual character as 
"cognitive personality" or "style of thinking".
    For example, a man may hear Ayn Rand's principle that 
"Man's basic means of survival is reason" and his mind will 
automatically begin to range over such concretes as a doctor 
learning to perform life-saving surgery, or the invention of 
agriculture, or the internet, or electric power lines heating a 
home in the dead of winter, or a computer controlled robotic 
factory, or internal combustion engines, or the fact that 
education -- the systematic training of the rational faculty -- 
is crucial to human life. His mind will automatically go to real, 
concrete examples to be integrated under the principle that 
"Man's basic means of survival is reason." This automatized 
approach to thought is Integration, the I in DIM.
    Another man hearing the exact same principle will have a 
completely different approach. Hearing that "Man's basic means 
of survival is reason", his mind will automatically seek to avoid 
integration; right away his subconscious will throw to his 
conscious mind such questions as "What about babies? What 
about the insane? What about taking a rest from study? What 
about sleep?" His mind will habitually, automatically attempt 
to tear apart or deny any principle it hears; it will not try to 
integrate, but to disintegrate. Disintegration is the D in DIM.
    Another man hearing the same principle will have still 
a different approach. Hearing that "Man's basic means of 
survival is reason", his mind will attempt to process the 
principle in a realm of pure abstraction, apart from concrete 
reality: "Man is the rational animal, by definition. As such he 
must necessarily have two choices: he can survive by means of 
reason, or by not-reason. Man clearly cannot survive by means
of not-reason, that would be absurd, therefore he must survive 
by means of reason. QED." This mentality is not explicitly 
destructive -- it does not attempt to explicitly disintegrate the 
principle as the D mentality does -- but wants its principles to 
exist in world of floating abstractions, detached from the actual 
concrete facts that the principle is supposed to integrate in his 
mind. Dr. Peikoff calls this Misintegration, the M in DIM.
   Within the M and D conceptual characters, Dr. Peikoff has 
two subdivisions of greater and lesser consistency: D1/D2 and 
M1/M2. M1 would be a devout churchgoer who nonetheless 
accepts the theory of evolution based on the evidence; M2 
would be a fundamentalist who thinks that the human race 
literally began six thousand years ago with Adam of the Bible, 
and that dinosaur fossils were evidence planted by Satan to 
tempt Man astray. D1 would be progressive education or 
impressionistic painting; D2 would be deep ecologists who 
want the human race to wipe itself out or a Jackson Pollock
painting.
    You can read all of White's review at: tiny.cc/AboutDIM
Tony White's site, which I recommend: Peripatetic Thoughts
-- Exploring the Aristotelian-Objectivist view of life: 
tiny.cc/whiteObj 

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Listen to Glenn Beck's radio show free: 
tiny.cc/GBeckLive

NEW———————————————————————
Why do billionaires feel victimized by Obama?
    by Chrystia Freeland, The New Yorker, Oct. 8
...Leon Cooperman...billionaire....founder of a hedge fund...
Sternlicht, the founder of the W hotel chain...said that he 
agreed totally with Cooperman....guests had witnessed the 
"activation" of a "sleeper cell" of hedge-fund managers against 
Obama...."The President has a philosophy of disdain toward 
wealth creation."...[at a] conference in New York, he compared 
Hitler's rise to power with Obama’s ascent to the Presidency, 
citing disaffected majorities in both countries who elected 
inexperienced leaders....T.J. Rodgers, a libertarian and a 
Silicon Valley entrepreneur, has taken to comparing Barack 
Obama's treatment of the rich to the oppression of ethnic 
minorities.... Cooperman said, "Our problem, frankly, as the 
President remains anti-wealth, anti-business, anti-energy, 
anti-private-aviation, he will never get the business 
community behind him...." This is from: tiny.cc/HedgeObama

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Movie reviews of "Atlas Shrugged Part 2," opened Oct. 12
    "I won't be a slave." Those are the words of Dagny Taggart, 
the protagonist...The way you interpret Taggart's words will 
probably determine whether you agree with the critics (who 
almost universally hated this movie) or with the average 
moviegoers who gave the film an 80 percent positive review....
    Now, I'm not going to try to claim that the film versions of 
the first two-thirds of "Atlas Shrugged" are brilliant artistic 
masterpieces, because they aren't -- but they are a darn sight 
more relevant to your life and our country's plight than almost 
anything else you will see on the silver screen....
   by Frank Miele, read the rest at: tiny.cc/AtlasReviewMT
****
...part II does a superb job of attacking statism. So much of 
what it portrays, with remarkable faithfulness to Ayn Rand's 
novel, is frighteningly similar to things we see these days from 
Obama Land. It is easy to imagine a "State Science Institute"
under Obama with outsized and illicit power. It is easy to see 
Obama's team pushing various pieces of legislation outlawing 
forms of economic competition, freezing wages and prices and 
even job status, and doing all sorts of other things the bad guys 
do in "Atlas Shrugged II." So much of the rhetoric from the 
statists in the fictional account is so similar to the rhetoric from 
statists in real life in the United States....
    by Quin Hillyer at: tiny.cc/statism
****
I was impressed by the way they reduced the 14-1/2 page story 
of 20th Century Motors/John Galt to just a few sentences. 
    by Iris Bell
****
"Atlas Shrugged Part 3" due July 4, 2014

NEW______________________________________________ 
Rand's Money Speech online, from"Atlas Shrugged Part 2"
    See how the five page speech is turned into a few minutes of 
film. Jim Taggart is the first person speaking, not Francisco, as 
the introduction seems to be saying: tiny.cc/MoneySpeech

NEW______________________________________________ 
Ayn Rand quote at the end of "Atlas Shrugged Part 2"
    If you stayed to the very end of the film, after all the end 
credits had run, you got to see a quote from the Money Speech. 
It had some of the middle section removed. Here's all of it:
    "Money is the barometer of a society's virtue. When you see 
that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion -- when 
you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission 
from men who produce nothing -- when you see that money is 
flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors -- when 
you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, 
and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them 
against you -- when you see corruption being rewarded and 
honesty becoming a self-sacrifice -- you may know that your 
society is doomed." 

NEW______________________________________________ 
Human life span took huge jump in past century
    by Trevor Stokes, The Daily Debate edited Robert Tracinski
...Humans are living longer than ever, a life-span extension 
that occurred more rapidly than expected and almost solely 
from environmental improvements as opposed to genetics.... 
Four generations ago, the average Swede had the same 
probability of dying as a hunter-gatherer, but improvements in 
our living conditions through medicine, better sanitation and 
clean drinking water (considered "environmental" changes) 
decreased mortality rates to modern levels in just 100 years, 
researchers found.... Read the rest at: tiny.cc/Lifespan

NEW______________________________________________
Students for Liberty FREE NY Conference, Sat., Oct. 27 
    Barron's economics editor and Junto moderator Gene Epstein 
will speak: "Bleeding-Heart Capitalism." 3:30pm in Lerner Hall, 
2920 Broadway, at 115th St. Host: Columbia U. Libertarians. 
9am to 8pm. The largest annual regional conference, bringing 
together students from the NYC metro area and all over the NE. 
    You'll hear top speakers in the libertarian movement, 
network with other pro-liberty students, discover countless 
opportunities for jobs, internships, conferences and seminars
and have a lot of fun with other students. Non-students of all
ages welcome.
    Register and more info: StudentsForLiberty.org

NEW______________________________________________
New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Oct. 28
    Come join us at 3:00pm. We'll talk about Ayn Rand, her 
works, Objectivist life, challenges, options, associations and 
knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations. 
The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., bet. 3rd & Lex., free.
    Benny Pollack, organizer says: ''Join our group of regular 
Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics related to Ayn Rand 
and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    ''Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there.''
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month.
Learn more about it at: AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
Brook, Ayn Rand Inst. CEO speaks in NYC, Tues., Oct. 30
    Gotham Tea Party speakers: Yaron Brook, son of Israeli 
socialists, the author of "Free Market Revolution: How Ayn 
Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government," columnist for 
Forbes.com, CEO Ayn Rand Inst. has much to say about the 
stakes in this election. Also speaking: Pamela Geller, blogger 
and activist known for her stance against radical Islam will 
report on her recent experience running ads calling for the 
support of the civilized man against the savage.
    7:30pm, Annie Moore's Pub, 50 E. 43 St., bet. Vanderbilt 
and Madison, $10 in advance, no refund on prepaid admissions, 
$15 at door -- snacks included
    For more information and to pay: tiny.cc/YaronNY

NEW______________________________________________
Central Park Walking Tour by Robert Begley, Sat., Nov.10
    This NY Heroes tour begins at 59th St. and 5th Ave, at the 
golden statue of Sherman on horseback, being lead by an angel. 
Robert will be holding a small American flag. Meet at 12:45pm. 
    We'll start 1:00pm sharp. $10 per person, 20 person maximum.
We'll go into the Park, to the Literary Walk, seeing statues 
first of Columbus, then Shakespeare and other writers. On 
to the Bethesda Fountain, then Daniel Webster and finish at 
Strawberry Fields. The tour will last about 90 minutes, to about
2:30pm. We'll have a late lunch and conversation after the tour, 
at Dallas BBQ, 27 W. 72nd St, just off Central Park West, 
from about 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
    Lunch isn't included, you pay for your own meal. Sign up at:
tiny.cc/CentralPark

NEW______________________________________________
''Atlas Shrugged'' Reading Group, Sun., Nov. 18
    The subject is part 2, chapter 9, "The Face Without Pain or 
Fear or Guilt." Robert Begley is leader of this discussion. 
    The $5 fee to attend goes to the Ayn Rand Inst. to give 
Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers. 
    The Reading Group is sponsored by the New York 
Objectivist Society: tiny.cc/NYobjSoc
    Sun., Nov. 18, third Sun. of the month, 4:30pm to 6:45pm, 
inside 120 Park Ave., S.W. corner at E. 42nd St.
    This Reading Group has only one rule, you can't integrate 
or refer to material in the text that's after this chapter. 
    Please read the chapter in advance as preparation for the 
discussion. Robert will give an analysis of each scene, then 
open it to comments and questions, before going to next scene. 
We'll end with a discussion of the meaning of the chapter title.
    Visit the Reading Group's site: tiny.cc/ReadAtlas

NEW______________________________________________
NY Heroes, an Objectivist group with many events
    Two events are mentioned above. Check to see what's doing.
* NY Heroes "Celebrate Self" Biannual Hike, Sun., Nov 4     
* Central Park Walking Tour by Robert Begley, Sat., Nov 10
* Atlas Shrugged Reading Group, Sun., Nov 18
* Firearms Shooting at Nassau County Range, date to come
meetup.com/nyheroes

NEW______________________________________________
Institute for Justice, only U.S. libertarian public interest law firm 
    Their mission is cutting-edge litigation and advocacy both in 
the courts of law and in the court of public opinion on behalf of 
individuals whose most basic rights are denied by the government.  
    They've won more than 70 percent of their cases since their 
1991 founding. Read more about them at: ij.org

NEW______________________________________________
Why we don't "give back"
    This is a portion of a letter to the editor by a friend of mine:
"...Our Constitution did not grant us rights. Our rights exist 
in each individual, and the Constitution was written to protect 
them. I am not the property of the state, and I do not 
acknowledge the state's or society's claim on my productivity.
    "The only true charity is that which is freely given. 
Capitalism is the only system that creates wealth and 
fosters true benevolence and generosity.
    "I will freely give, but I will not 'give back.' " Marjorie Peters
Read the whole letter: "Obama campaign engaging in socialist 
concepts," 10/17/2012 at: tiny.cc/PetersLetter

NEW______________________________________________
"We the Living," film of Ayn Rand's novel, 70 years old
    By Don Hauptman "This month marks the 70th anniversary 
of the first public exhibition of the great Italian film version of 
Ayn Rand's first novel, "We the Living." The story of how the 
movie was originally made, and of the events that followed,
are as dramatic and compelling as fiction.... Read about it here:
tiny.cc/70yearLiving

NEW______________________________________________
Paul Ryan & Ayn Rand, comments by Ayn Rand Institute
   * UK's Guardian, Don Watkin: Why are so many Americans, 
students to politicians, talking about Rand's novel, why is she
comparatively unknown in Europe?
   * FoxNews.com, Onkar Ghate on the view that people 
respond to Ayn Rand's ideas in their youth, then outgrow her: 
"The key to Rand’s enduring popularity is that she appeals 
not to the immaturity but to the idealism of youth."
   * Christian Science Monitor, Watkins: Some called Ryan 
"Ayn Rand candidate." "Ryan is worlds apart from Rand. 
Rand did not want to save Social Security; she wanted to end it.
   * Daily Caller, Don Watkins explores Ryan's views on 
individual rights and how they compare to Rand's."[D]on’t be 
too quick to leap…to the conclusion that  Ryan is an avowed 
Randian on rights. Even if  we leave aside Ryan’s Catholic  
dogma about souls and embryos, which Rand completely 
rejected, and focus only on  the economic issues for which 
Ryan is most known, the differences remain stark.”

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Romney-Obama debate: a lost chapter of "Atlas Shrugged"
    By Oleg Atbashian, Oct. 5    If Ayn Rand were to write 
a Christmas story, it would look like last night's presidential 
debate, in which good triumphs over evil, as looters and 
moochers get shamed and exposed for what they really are....
    For almost four years now we've been seeing Rand's dystopia 
coming to life: cronyism in the government and big business, 
manipulative media, corrupted education, dying economy,
social stratification, massive poverty, unemployment, and 
disillusionment -- all the result of a well-meaning attempt to 
"fundamentally transform" this country on the basis of "giving 
everyone his fair share."... Read all of it at: tiny.cc/OlegDC

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist and Libertarian groups and sites.
    * Groups which meet in Manhattan:
NYC Junto -- nycJunto.org
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
NY Objectivist Society -- tiny.cc/NYobj
Atlas Reading Group -- tiny.cc/ReadingAtlas
NY Heroes -- tiny.cc/NYheroesObj
Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/TourRand
Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org
    * Sites to visit:
Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
Institute for Justice -- ij.org
Cato Institute -- cato.org
O List -- oList.com

__________________________________________________
Fred Cookinham Ayn Rand walking tours
    He offers 5 different Ayn Rand tours: tiny.cc/TourRand  
* Ayn Rand's Park Avenue, Nov. & private tours
    Where Rand lived and held her salons. 
    Meet on NE corner on east 42nd St. at Vanderbilt Ave. 
    Grand Central Terminal’s SW entrance.
    starts 11:00am, Nov. 4, Sun. & Nov. 24, Sat.
* "Atlas Shrugged,'' Nov. & private tours 
    See places Rand researched and fictionalized in her novel, 
     around and in Grand Central Terminal.
    Meet on the SE corner of Park Ave. at E. 50th St.
    Outside the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.
    1-1/2 hour, starts 11:00am, Nov. 17, Sat., & Nov. 18, Sun. 
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead,'' private tours   
* Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue, private tours
* Ayn Rand on Broadway, private tours
Scheduled tours $20, $15 for those over 65. Private tours $30. 
    To arrange for your private tour or for more information, 
call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 
or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred Cookinham's walking tours keep getting better, 
because he never stops researching. 
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. Highlights of 
previous years Fred gave a special ''Ayn Rand and Free Market 
Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society and ''Ayn Rand's Park Ave.'' on 
BBC's Radio 4 ''The Right Stuff.'' 

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* Gene Epstein moderates Junto. He's the economics editor 
    and books editor of Barron's, the weekly business 
    magazine, author of ''Econospinning: How to Read Between 
    the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers:''
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* Iris Bell writes this e-newsletter.
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    this e-newsletter and cares for its email list.
* Andy George helps with the sound system and supplies music.
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Contents
* NEW Junto meeting Oct. 4
              MORE CHANGES THIS MONTH
* NEW Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2013
* NEW Galt Niederhoffer co-producer, film "Robot & Frank"
* NEW Man with a Load of Mischief, musical revival
* NEW Recommended at Junto, the TV series, 2 Broke Girls
* NEW Junto speaker, Richard Kostelanetz, has a question 
* NEW ''Free Market Revolution'' book events in NY and U.S.
* NEW ''Atlas Shrugged'' Reading Group, Sun., Sep. 23
* NEW New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Sep. 30
* NEW Constitutional lawyer worth reading about
* NEW Liberty Against Anarchy by Barry Loberfeld, 
* NEW Junto report on Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan in the news
* NEW Ayn Rand Institute on Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand
* NEW The Gold Standard Goes Mainstream
* NEW ''Atlas Shrugged'' Part 2 film, talk show cameos, Oct. 12
* NEW Most popular subjects Laissez-Faire blog Ayn Rand Inst., 
* Students for Liberty FREE NY Conference, Sat., Oct. 27 
* NEW Institute for Justice brings cases defending freedom
* NEW ''The DIM Hypothesis'' by Leonard Peikoff
* NEW Atlas Society on Islam and Modernity
* NEW Scale model Manhattan buildings in a home
* NEW ''What Can I Do?'' from the Ayn Rand Institute 
* NEW 70th anniversary ''We the Living'' film, Rand's novel
* NEW Aristos, Online Review of the Arts, new issue online
* NEW Objectivist and Libertarian groups and sites.
* Ayn Rand walking tours, 2012
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this newsletter
**************************************************
Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Gary Hoover
Think Like an Entrepreneur

Thursday, October 4

Admission Free -- No reservation necessary

* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm. This would be 
a good time to talk to others, even people you don't know, 
to find out who's there and share information.
CHANGES THIS MONTH:
* Junto is in the midst of changes. At this Oct. Junto the ONLY 
announcements will begin at 7:30pm and will be made by 
Victor, the moderator Gene Epstein and a few people Gene 
calls to the podium.
    Information on future Junto announcement opportunities 
will be coming soon.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm and talk about 
45 minutes, uninterrupted.  
* People in the audience should take notes for questions and 
discussion afterward. 
* When the questions and discussions begin anyone in the 
audience can have 4 minutes for a discussion or rebuttal of 
the speaker's points. Discussions are intense, but polite
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library, 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St. 
or
B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park 
or
A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32

Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central 

Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on 
side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

Please note: 
* Discussions are intense, but polite. Participation by all 
attendees is highly encouraged.
* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.

Gary Hoover
Think Like an Entrepreneur:
    In today's world, we often think of an entrepreneur as the 
computer scientist who goes to Stanford or MIT, has a brilliant 
idea, raises venture capital, makes billions and lives happily 
ever after.
    But real entrepreneurs are a much broader species and can 
be found everywhere, in businesses small and large, at food 
carts and occasionally at corporate desks, in every corner of 
the world. Even in the world of non-profits.
    Entrepreneurial thinking is key to our future. In his talk 
veteran entrepreneur Gary will draw from his years of starting
companies, observing and teaching entrepreneurs, and 
studying big business to give us insights about what makes 
entrepreneurs think differently. 
    Bio:
Gary grew up in an Indiana General Motors factory town, 
and began asking questions about business at an early age. 
Convinced that the best way to change the world (for the better) 
was to lead or create enterprises.
    He started subscribing to Fortune Magazine when he was 12. 
He visited hundreds of corp. HQ and offices before he was 18
and studied the stock market in depth. He questioned, ''What 
separates the losers from the winners?''
    He studied economics U. Chicago under Milton Friedman 
& others. He was a securities analyst for CitiBank, a buyer 
for Federated Department Stores and headed acquisitions 
and strategic planning May Department Stores.
    At 30 he created the book superstore BOOKSTOP. It was 
sold to Barnes & Noble for $41.5 million. 
    In 1990 he began a small business information publisher
Reference Press. It became Hoover's, Inc., the world's largest 
Internet-based provider of information about enterprises: 
hoovers.com. 
    It covers thousands of companies around the world, 
including private, public and non-profits. It's changed 
the way we do things and today employs over 600 people. 
    He speaks around the world to Fortune 500 execs, trade 
associations, entrepreneurs and college & high school students 
about how enterprises are built and how they stand the test of 
time. He talks about history, geography, demography, curiosity 
and other key things. He also maintains a list of new business 
ideas, containing over 100 concepts.
    Watch Gary's business history talks at:
tiny.cc/HooverTalks
    Visit his Youtube site at:
tiny.cc/HoovYoutube
    Visit his site at:
hooversWorld.com
    Read his bio at:
tiny.cc/HooverBio
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    Feel free to use the above text to promote Junto among 
libertarians, Objectivists and investors.

NEW______________________________________________
Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Nov. 1, Greg Rehmke is program director at Economic 
Thinking, a program of E Pluribus Unum Films.
    Co-author ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Economics'' 
A regular contributor to DailySpeculations.com. He manages
EconomicThinking.org 
    Visit his site: 
tiny.cc/gRehmke

* Dec. 6, Wayne Leighton, prof. econ., Universidad Francisco 
Marroquín (UFM) Guatemala, exec. dir. The Antigua Forum,
co-author "Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers:
The Economic Engine of Political Change." Visit his page at:
tiny.cc/LeightonUFM

* Jan. 3, Donald J. Boudreaux, George Mason U. econ. prof.,
author "Hypocrites & Half-Wits: A Daily Dose of Sanity from 
Cafe Hayek." Read his essays and letters to editors here:
CafeHayek.com

* Feb. 7, Ivan Eland, sr. fellow, dir, Center on Peace and
Liberty, Independent Institute, author "The Empire has No 
Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed" and "No War for Oil: 
U.S. Dependency and the Middle East." Visit his page:
tiny.cc/Eland
plus 
we'll celebrate Ayn Rand's 108th birthday.

* Mar. 7,  Brink Lindsey, senior fellow, Cato Institute: trade 
policy, globalization, U.S. social & cultural history, nature 
of human capital. Currently researching economic growth and 
policy barriers that impede it. Read more about him:
tiny.cc/LindseyCato

*April 4, Matt Welch, editor in chief Reason, the libertarian 
magazine of ''Free Minds and Free Markets,'' co-author ''The 
Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can 
Fix What's Wrong With America.'' Read more about him at:
tiny.cc/WelchReason

NEW———————————————————————
Galt Niederhoffer is co-producer of the film ''Robot & Frank''
    Galt is Victor's daughter. This family comedy stars 
Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, 
Jeremy Strong and Liev Schreiber as the voice of the Robot. 
Gene Epstein told us this at Junto last month.
    It's playing around town. See trailers at:
tiny.cc/GaltRobot

NEW———————————————————————
Man with a Load of Mischief, musical revival, 3 performances 
    At Junto, over past many months, John Clifton has been 
performing parts of his charming 1966 musical. His is a staged 
concert performance to attract producers who might want to
finance an open-ended full production later on. Learn more 
about it and listen to highlights: 
tiny.cc/MischiefRevival
    Donate $100 or above, get 2 complimentary tickets and an 
invitation to the Pink Champagne VIP Reception after Mon. 
evening show. I'll be there. Learn about it here: 
tiny.cc/MischiefRevival     
    Buy tickets for $35 each. 
Shows: Mon., Oct. 1, 3:00pm & 7:30pm, Tue., Oct. 2, 3:00pm
Box office: Mon. to Fri., noon to 6:00pm, 212-935-5820, 
619 Lexington, enter on 54 St., bet. Lexington and 3rd Ave.
    Or order online: tiny.cc/YorkBoxOffice

NEW______________________________________________
Recommended at the last Junto, TV series, 2 Broke Girls
    This is a comedy but it deals with starting a business, being 
rich or poor. Each show ends showing how much money 
they've saved to open a cupcake shop. I found it fun to read the 
descriptions of each show in the first season. Mon. on CBS. 
    Learn about it here:
tiny.cc/BrokeGirls

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Junto speaker, Richard Kostelanetz, has a question 
    At Junto last month he spoke about the Rockaways. He
writes us: ''My thesis about the NYC Rockaways is that the 
Oceanfront towns fell mostly because of moves initiated by 
the central city's government. Profit-making entities, the 
usual villains, scarcely figured. One theme of my history is 
documenting how this decline happened. Are any of you aware 
of any worse examples? If so, please let me know. I can't think 
of any, at least in the USA.'' You'll find his email address here:
tiny.cc/rKosti

NEW______________________________________________
''Free Market Revolution'' book events in NY and U.S.
    Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Institute exec. dir. & Don Watkins 
ARI fellow, are co-authors of ''Free Market Revolution: 
How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government''
    * Mon., Sep. 17, virtual Q&A with Yaron & Don, live from 
8:30pm to 9:30pm, eastern. No registration is required, go to 
virtual video feed to participate: 
tiny.cc/QAwithBrookWatkins 
    * Tue., Sep. 18, join Yaron & Don for a reception. They'll 
discuss their new book, followed by drinks & dessert bar. 
You can buy the book there and they'll personalize them. The 
sweetest liberty-minded book launch of the year. I'll be there.
    It's free and open to everyone. 
7:00pm to 8:30pm, St. Regis Hotel, 2 E. 55 St. at 5th Ave.
Please RSVP:
tiny.cc/YaronDonBook
    *Thu., Sep. 20, Yaron & Don -- Atlas Revolution
With John A. Allison, Carl B. Barney and Stephen Moore
Fundraising reception, program and dinner, 7:00pm to 9:30pm
at the St. Regis Hotel. Learn more and register:
tiny.cc/eventARI
    * Mon., Sep. 24, Yaron & Don talk at Cato Book Forum, DC. 
Attend free, watch live online, follow on Twitter:
tiny.cc/SepBook.
    * Thu., Sep. 27, Yaron & Don private Congressional 
Briefing, DC
    * Thu., Sep. 27, Yaron & Don, Competitive Enterprise Inst., 
reception & book signing, DC
    * Oct. 1, talk by Yaron to Illinois Policy Inst., Liberty Series
Chicago: illinoisPolicy.org
    * Yaron talk to Economics Club, Chicago; the Michigan 
Tea Party, Canton, MI; and at the SR Businessmen's Luncheon,
Farmington Hills, MI 
AND
Yaron spoke about this book at FreedomFest. His talk was 
shown on C-Span 2, BookTV this past Sun. and Mon. It can 
be can be seen online at the far right of this page:
tiny.cc/YaronBookTV

NEW______________________________________________
''Atlas Shrugged'' Reading Group, Sun., Sep. 23
    Robert Begley is the new leader of the discussions. We'll be 
discussing part 2, chapter 8, The Moratorium on Brains. Please
read the chapter in advance as preparation for the discussion. 
    The $5 fee to attend will be sent to the Ayn Rand Inst. for 
their program to give novels by Rand to high schoolers and
home schoolers. The Reading Group is sponsored by the 
New York Objectivist Society. 
    Robert founded NY Heroes Society and wrote an essay on 
the rock band Rush:
tiny.cc/RushReason
    He has two other articles on that site. Some years ago he had 
a cable TV program The Voice of Reason.
    Sun., Sep. 23, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Bryant Park, behind the 
Library bet. 40th & 42nd Sts, bet. 5th & 6th Aves. We'll be at 
the statue of Bryant at the west wall of the Library. If it's rainy 
we'll be inside the SONY Plaza, Madison, bet. 55th & 56th Sts.
    This Reading Group has only one rule, you can't integrate or 
refer to material in the text that's after this chapter.
    Visit the site:
tiny.cc/AtlasRead

NEW______________________________________________
New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Sep. 30
    Come join us on Sunday, 3:00pm.
As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, Objectivist
life, challenges, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, in Manhattan, free.
    Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer says: ''Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    ''Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there.''
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month.
Learn more about it at: AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
Constitutional lawyer worth reading about
    Lee Clifford, who often attends Junto, recommends the 
site of  Jonathan Emord, Esq. His site says he ''has an abiding 
conviction to achieve full First Amendment protection for 
the freedoms of speech and press:''
tiny.cc/Emord

NEW______________________________________________
Liberty Against Anarchy by Barry Loberfeld, 
    At the last Junto Barry told me about his article in Liberty 
Unbound, Aug. 9.
    He wrote: ''Surveying the efforts of Free State Project 
immigrants to New Hampshire to 'turn the state into a real-life 
Libertopia,' Mother Jones (Sep./Oct. 2011) concluded that 
there was a 'problem with attempting to create a libertarian 
utopia: No one -- least of all libertarians [themselves] -- can 
agree on what it looks like.' You see, some libertarians want 
even such basic government functions as the police 'converted 
into purely voluntary organizations,' while others simply 
'believe the problem is too much government, not the existence 
of government itself'.'' You can read it all at:
libertyUnbound.com/node/869

NEW______________________________________________
Junto report on Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan in the news
    At the last Junto I mentioned that Rand and Ryan had been
the subject of hundreds of articles and, radio and TV items.
    Rand & Ryan were on the cover of The New Yorker, were 
mentioned one or more times almost daily in the NY Times, 
& the subject of a major front page article in The NY Observer.
    An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal showed Ryan burned 
at the stake, the stake being a copy of ''Atlas Shrugged:''
tiny.cc/RyanAtlas
    The illustration is about this: ''In another age, Catholic 
progressives would have laughed at the suggestion that people 
were corrupted by reading certain works; now they believe 
Paul Ryan's soul is in peril for his having read Ayn Rand.''
    Also, because Ryan called Rand a philosopher journalists 
are suddenly accepting Rand as a philosopher. That hasn't 
happened before. In the past they'd write that she ''claimed'' to 
be a philosopher and follow it with a nasty crack. It's amazing 
to see her simply called a philosopher.
    Newsday newspaper reported Rand, Romney & Ryan are 
the buzz on Twitter. Across the nation, #RomneyRyan2012 
was the top-trending nonsponsored topic on Twitter, with Paul 
Ryan second and in seventh place: Ayn Rand.
    Because of all this press ''Atlas'' moved up to number 88 on 
Amazon's Bestseller List. Many people will read her who might 
not have, just to find out what she's about, to find out why so 
much is being written about her ideas.

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Ayn Rand Institute on Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand
    In Yahoo! Finance, Aug, 29, Harry Binswanger contrasts 
Ryan's budget plan with what an ''Ayn Rand budget'' would 
look like. He writes:
    ''The buzz is huge. The web is 'aTwitter' and the streams of 
the mainstream media are churning: VP candidate Paul Ryan 
is an admirer Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged.'
    ''The left is particularly exercised. Just Google 'Ryan-Rand 
ticket' and you will find a slew of articles at Huffington Post, 
Daily Kos, etc., claiming that Rand's Objectivism has 'taken 
over the Republican Party'.'...If only!'' More here
tiny.cc/ARbudgetNot
    In Foreign Policy magazine, Elan Journo contrasts Ryan's 
foreign policy proposals with Rand's conception of a proper 
foreign policy. He writes: ''...Ryan has credited philosopher
Ayn Rand with inspiring him to enter politics -- and made her 
1,000-plus-page opus, 'Atlas Shrugged', required reading for 
his staff. 'The reason I got involved in public service....would 
be Ayn Rand,' he said in 2005 at a gathering of Rand fans. 
'The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight 
of individualism versus collectivism.' It is a theme that 
pervades Rand's corpus....'' More here:
tiny.cc/policyNotAR

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The Gold Standard Goes Mainstream
    Seth Lipsky, Junto speaker, co-founder of The NY Sun, 
had an op-ed in the The Wall Street Journal on Aug. 30.
   ''In the ferment within today's Republican Party, there’s a 
growing realization that America’s system of fiat money is part 
of the economic problem.
    ''An under-reported development of this campaign season 
is the Republican Party's decision this week to send Gov. Mitt 
Romney into the presidential race on a platform effectively 
calling for a new gold commission. The realization that 
America's system of fiat money is part of its economic problem 
is moving from the fringes of political discussion to the center....''
    Read it all at:
tiny.cc/goldSunWSJ

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''Atlas Shrugged'' Part 2 film, TV talk show cameos, Oct. 12
    Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity will make a cameo 
appearance with other Fox News commentators: Tamara 
Holder, Juan Williams and Bob Beckel. They're part of a
scene with a cable news talk show anchor and his panelists.
    The film will open on Fri., Oct. 12.

NEW______________________________________________
Most popular subjects, Laissez-Faire blog from Ayn Rand Inst., 
    * Ayn Rand and the fight to limit government
    * Top 10 books on capitalism for beginners
    * Ten must-read books on economics
    * Capitalist secrets: Laissez-faire enriched workers
    * Capitalist secrets: Capitalism improves our environment
    * Capitalist secrets: Capitalism ended child labor
    * Did capitalism cause the great depression?    
    * Yaron answers: Did capitalism cause the financial crisis?
    * Yaron answers: What is capitalism and
          why do you say it's moral?
Go to any page on this blog and in the far right column, 
part way down, you'll find links to these subjects above:
tiny.cc/ARpopular

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Students for Liberty FREE NY Conference, Sat., Oct. 27 
    At Junto Neil McGettigan, campus coordinator, told us a bit 
about this event. Hosted by Columbia U. Libertarians
    The largest annual regional conference, bringing together 
students from the NYC metro area and all over the NE 
    You'll hear top speakers in the libertarian movement, 
network with other pro-liberty students, discover countless 
opportunities for jobs, internships, conferences and seminars
and have a lot of fun with other students. 
    Register and more info on 2012 NYC Regional Conference:
StudentsForLiberty.org

NEW______________________________________________
Institute for Justice brings cases defending freedom
    In their Campaign for Economic Liberty they appeared 
before the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans 
on behalf of the monks of St. Joseph Abbey. They asked the 
court to confront head-on whether protecting cartels from 
competition at the expense of economic liberty is a 
constitutional use of government power. Here's more about it:
tiny.cc/monksCase
    And they've filled a First Amendment case in North Carolina, 
where their client, Steve Cooksey, is being threatened with 
criminal charges for sharing through his website dietary tips 
and advice which saved his life. 
    State officials demand Steve get a government-issued 
dietician's license to offer insights through a Dear Abby-style
column. Here's info and a short video about the case: 
ij.org/PaleoSpeech

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''The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are 
Going Out'' by Leonard Peikoff 
    Leonard was the founder of the Ayn Rand Institute.
I've been told by a friend who's begun reading this book that 
it seem to fulfill the promise of its discription on Amazon:
    ''With his groundbreaking and controversial DIM hypothesis, 
Dr. Leonard Peikoff casts a penetrating new light on the 
process of human thought, and thereby on Western culture 
and history.
    ''In this far-reaching study, Peikoff identifies the three 
methods people use to integrate concrete data into a whole, as 
when connecting diverse experiments by a scientific theory, or 
separate laws into a Constitution, or single events into a story. 
    ''The first method, in which data is integrated through 
rational means, he calls Integration. The second, which 
employs non-rational means, he calls Misintegration. The 
third is Disintegration -- which is nihilism, the desire to 
tear things apart.
    ''In 'The DIM Hypothesis' Peikoff demonstrates the power 
of these three methods in shaping the West, by using the 
categories to examine the culturally representative fields 
of literature, physics, education, and politics. His analysis
illustrates how the historical trends in each field have been 
dominated by one of these three categories, not only today 
but during the whole progression of Western culture from 
its beginning in Ancient Greece.''
    Here's an interview with the author about his book:
tiny.cc/PeikoffTalk

NEW______________________________________________
Atlas Society on Islam and Modernity
    This David Kelley founded group has an essay on the 
mid-east: Islam's Dreary Cultural Darkness, 
by Edward Hudgins, Sep. 14. It begin:
    ''Most leftists of the Obama ilk and some libertarians as well 
need to understand that the hatred and violence in the Islamic 
world against America is not simply 'blowback' because of 
America's influence in the region and support for corrupt 
dictators. The war in Iraq might well have been stupid policy 
that did not serve America's best interests. But it deposed a 
corrupt dictator and empowered oppressed groups. The truth 
is, anti-Americanism in the region is really part of a wider 
struggle against modernity....''
    Read it, followed by comments by Walter Donway & others:
tiny.cc/Hudgins

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Scale model Manhattan buildings in a home
    A few years ago Frank Heynick visited Junto to tell us of
a course he was giving. He's a professor at NYU's School of 
Continuing and Professional Studies who taught ''The 
Fountainhead in NYC.''
    Now he has a site which shows his Mini-Gotham which he's 
created in his home. It's 1:48 (1 inch = 48 inches), O scale. The
the tallest building is over 6 feet.
    It's his homage to NYC. It's filled with buildings, street 
scenes, transportation, etc. He built almost all of it from 
scratch, using plexiglass, with plastic and wood trim and 
sprayed acrylic surfaces.  
    It's buildings are mostly in the styles of mid-1920s through 
1950s. Much of it's art-deco, with streamlined and geometric 
forms. Architects include Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Hood, 
Ely Jacques Kahn, Walter Gropius and John Mead Howells. 
    For an extraordinary experience visit his site:
mini-gotham.com

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''What Can I Do?'' from the Ayn Rand Institute 
    The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights has a page 
covering these items: Activism, What Is Activism?, Whom 
Should I Try to Influence?, How Should I Address Them?, 
Ayn Rand as Intellectual Activist, Speak up, Write letters, 
Blog, Join a community group, Time commitment, 
Cultural Activism in Action: Health Care, Can We 
Change the Culture? and Events.
    The page is at: 
tiny.cc/ObjActivism
    Paul Daniel, who often attends Junto, told us about this site 
of encouragement and suggestions.

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70th anniversary of ''We the Living'' film of Ayn Rand's novel
    This film was made in Italy of Rand's first partially 
autobiographical, novel. The principal actors included Rossano 
Brazzi and Alida Valli, then unknowns who later had enormous 
international fame.
    It's U.S. theatrical restoration and re-release was in 1988. 
The circumstances behind the making of it were like fiction.
    The Italian Fascists were fighting against Soviet Russia and 
thought an anti-Soviet film would be good propaganda for their 
citizens. What they didn't understand was that Rand's message 
was more universal, that the film's ideas threatened their own 
totalitarian regime. The producers hid controversial scenes 
from government officials.
    When it opened in Rome in 1942 the film's story of three 
young people courageously defying the state galvanized 
audiences. The portrayed an intelligent, sexually independent 
heroine was ground breaking for its time. A huge box-office 
success, the movie soon came to be viewed as a sly indictment 
of the Mussolini regime.
    The film was banned by the Italian government and ordered 
to be destroyed. Fortunately, the original negatives were 
hidden away. Almost 30 years later they were rediscovered 
by Rand's lawyers Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer, and 
brought to America. 
    Rand personally supervised its restoration and re-editing, 
working Duncan Scott, longtime Hollywood writer & director.
Duncan has spoken at Junto several times.
    It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sep. 14, 1942,
winning a major award.
    To order a DVD, stream it, learn more background, see 
scenes, stills and more, go to: 
WeTheLivingMovie.com

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Aristos, An Online Review of the Arts, new issue online
    August issue Michelle Marder Kamhi's article begins: ''Why 
is so much 'contemporary art' difficult to understand? As I'll 
argue here, both art history and cognitive science shed light
 on that knotty question...''
    Michelle and Louis Torres, husband and wife, co-wrote 
''What Art Is: The Esthetic, Theory of Ayn Rand.'' They've 
produced Aristos since 1982. For a time were Junto regulars.
    An article in this issue responds to a critical article in the 
official magazine Art Education: ''So-called art in prehistoric 
caves. No, not the real art -- those magnificent paintings of 
animals! -- but abstract markings.''
    There's also an article on the ongoing controversy over the 
''ill-conceived design for a memorial honoring World War II 
hero and former president Dwight Eisenhower.'' 
    Read these and other articles in this issue at:
aristos.org
    Aristos also has ''Worth Reading'' and ''Worth Listening To'' 
links to articles and music in other sites which you may enjoy.
    They're at:
facebook.com/AristosOnlineReview

NEW______________________________________________
Objectivist and Libertarian groups and sites.
    Andy George has created a folder he gives out at Junto
and Ayn Rand Meetups. Following his inspiration I've used
his list and added a few sites to it. Thank you Andy.

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
NYC Junto -- nycJunto.org
NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
NY Objectivist Society -- tiny.cc/AtlasRead
Ayn Rand NY Tours -- tiny.cc/TourRand
Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org

* Sites to visit:
Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
Forum for Ayn Rand Fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
Philosophy in Action -- philosophyinAction.com
Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
Rebirth of Reason -- rebirthOfReason.com
Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
Institute for Justice -- ij.org
Cato Institute -- cato.org
O List -- oList.com

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Ayn Rand walking tours, 2012
    Fred Cookinham offers 5 different Ayn Rand walking tours:
tiny.cc/TourRand  
    Some dates are scheduled in advance but all are available 
as private tours. 

Ayn Rand's Park Avenue, EVERY Wed., plus Nov. & private tours
    Where Rand lived and held her salons. 
Scenes from ''Atlas Shrugged.'' 
    Where Rand learned about architecture from Ely Jacques 
Kahn, in his own masterpiece Art Deco building.
    Meet on NE corner on east 42nd St. at Vanderbilt Ave. 
Grand Central Terminal’s SW entrance.
    EVERY Wednesday through September 26 at 6:15pm
    November 4, Sunday at 11:00am
    November 24, Saturday at 11:00am
Tour also available on request.

Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' private tours only
    The changing styles in architecture -- from Beaux Arts to 
Art Deco to International Style -- that form the background 
to the story of Roark's struggle. 
    Was Roark Wright? -- the real-life models for Rand's 
characters.
     Meet at Number 1 Broadway, at Battery Place. 
2-1/2 hour tour, starts at 11:00am
Tour also available on request.

''Atlas Shrugged'' starting in Nov. & private tours 
    See places Rand researched and fictionalized in her novel, 
around and in Grand Central Terminal.
    Meet on the SE corner of Park Ave. at E. 50th St.
Outside the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.
    1-1/2 hour tour, starts at 11:00am
    November 17, Saturday
    November 18, Sunday 
Tour also available on request.

Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue, private tours only
    Art and architecture in the glamour shopping district of the 
Twentieth Century world. Central Park South, Rockefeller 
Center, the Stork Club, and where Random House published 
''Atlas Shrugged.'' 
    Where Rand bought her paintings, clothes & fancy dinners. 
    Meet at the Columbus statue in Columbus Circle. 
    2-1/2 hour tour, starts at 11:00am 
Tour available on request only.

Ayn Rand on Broadway, private tours only
    Skyscrapers, newspapers, Broadway and books. 
DeMille, Hellman, and where Alan Greenspan played sax.
Where ''The Night of January 16th,'' ''The Unconquered,'' 
and ''Think Twice'' were produced.  
    Isabel Paterson at the Herald Tribune. Patricia Neal, the 
Shuberts, the Gershwins, and of course more Art Deco.
    Meet on the NE corner of Broadway and W. 49th St.
    2-1/2 hour tour, starts at 11:00am
Tour available on request only.

All scheduled tours are $20, $15 for those over 65, except 
where noted. Private tours $30 a person. 
    To arrange for your private tour or for more information, 
call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 
or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    ''Fred is a kind of poet and street professor....'' Anne Heller, 
NY Observer, author of ''Ayn Rand and the World She Made.''
    ''I encourage those who live here or who visit, to take 
advantage of his research, knowledge and ability to 
communicate. His perspectives on American history, 
libertarianism and Objectivism as well as his appreciation of 
the arts integrate many interesting facts and influences on our 
culture.'' Lee Clifford, Junto attendee 
    Fred Cookinham's walking tours keep getting better, 
because he never stops researching. 
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. Highlights of 
previous years Fred gave a special ''Ayn Rand and Free Market 
Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society and ''Ayn Rand's Park Ave.'' on 
BBC's Radio 4 ''The Right Stuff.'' 

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UPDATE: Second speaker added to next Junto meeting

Contents
* NEW Junto meeting September 6, TWO SPEAKERS
* Upcoming Junto speakers through November
* NEW Feel better about the world, listen to Yaron Brook 
* NEW The man who allowed Hong Kong to blossom
* NEW Rights vs liberty
* NEW Mars robots created in Manhattan
* NEW Ayn Rand on Johnny Carson: Once lost, now found
* NEW Gene Epstein’s speaking in NYC and Vegas
* NEW Students for Liberty FREE NY Conf., Sat., Oct. 27 
* NEW Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan 
* NEW Video showing inventions which build on each other
* NEW Rand is a constant presence on Indian bestseller lists
* NEW Three books for Ayn Rand fans coming soon
* NEW Medical Innovation: Achieve & Require, Aug. 19
* NEW "Atlas" Reading Group, by chapters, Aug. 19
* NEW New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Aug. 26
* NEW Aids Orphans: HIV/Aids and children
* Ayn Rand walking tours, 2012
* NYCjunto-discuss list
* About this newsletter
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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

SECOND SPEAKER ADDED:

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Gov. Gary Johnson
Libertarian Party candidate for President
He’ll update us on his campaign and answer questions.

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Richard Kostelanetz 
The fall and rise of New York Rockaways

Thursday, September 6

Admission Free -- No reservation necessary
* We’ll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.
NOTE, many changes here:
* People who want to make an announcement or introduce
    themselves should sign up on the sheet at the entrance table. 
* At 7:30pm the moderator, Gene Epstein, will call on people 
    who signed up, in order. Each person will have up to 
    4 minutes to make their announcement, including taking 
    comments and questions about it from the audience.
* The first speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm. The talk 
    will be uninterrupted. 
        People in the audience should take notes for questions and 
    discussion afterward.
* When the questions and discussions begins anyone in the 
    audience can have 4 minutes for a discussion or rebuttal 
    of the speaker’s points.
* The second speaker will begin promptly at 9:00pm. The talk 
    will be uninterrupted. 
        People in the audience should take notes for questions and 
    discussion afterward.
* When the questions and discussions begins anyone in the 
    audience can have 4 minutes for a discussion or rebuttal 
    of the speaker’s points.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library, 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

Subway: 4, 5, 6, S to Grand Central -- 42nd St. 
or
B, D, F, 7 to 42nd Street -- Sixth Ave. at Bryant Park 
or
A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 to Times Square -- 42nd St.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32

Train: MTA Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central 

Car: Some private parking facilities in the area. Parking on 
side streets is metered, limited to specific days and times.

Please note: 
* Discussions are intense, but polite. Participation by all 
attendees is highly encouraged.
* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month.

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party candidate for President
    He’s been an outspoken advocate for efficient government, 
balanced budgets, rational drug policy reform, protection of 
civil liberties, comprehensive tax reform, and personal freedom. 
    As Governor of New Mexico, Johnson was known for his 
common sense business approach to governing. He eliminated 
New Mexico’s budget deficit, cut the rate of growth in state
government in half, and privatized half of the state prisons. 
    Mark N. Axinn, Chair, Libertarian Party NY reports the
party submitted over 26,000 signatures for Gary Johnson and 
Jim Gray, in part because of the support from Junto members. 
    Learn more about Johnson at:
GaryJohnson2012.com

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Richard Kostelanetz writes:
    Having published in 2003 a book about a NYC community 
Having published in 2003 a book about a NYC community 
in which I'd lived for three decades and knew well, I thought it 
appropriate to write another book, not quite a sequel, about the 
NYC community to which I once planned to move. If my SoHo 
was about the rise and fall of an artists' colony in whose history 
I fully participated, so this sequel would be about a decline that 
preceded my participation in its revival as NYC's premier 
beach town. As in its predecessor, I would combine objective 
description and history with personal experience, establishing 
complementary truths.
    If my SoHo memoir portrayed how an art world developed 
within NYC, but not quite of it, this book portrays a string of 
Atlantic beach towns, a group different from others along the 
East Coast in its incorporation into a great city. (Miami Beach, 
recall, is legally separate from Miami.) I suppose that if the 
development of NYC has proceeded differently over the past 
two centuries, NY could have become not just a port city but 
also a beach city, much like Rio de Janeiro, whose black and 
white mosaic path between the street and the beach became a 
popular promenade for everyone, even businessmen discussing 
deals that are then consummated when someone pulls out some 
paper or, nowadays, a laptop computer for recording details.
    If the libertarian theme of the first book held that an 
industrial slum was transformed not by any city planning but 
the spontaneous collaboration of hundreds of young people 
mostly artists who discovered that industrial spaces could be 
occupied, the theme of my Rockaways is that the central city 
undermined it in various ways after World War II. It is now 
coming back thanks to small entrepreneurs. 
    I hope to show in conjunction with my talk to do 
a PowerPoint presentation of historic images from the 
Rockaways. It draws upon my Kindle ebook: " The 
Rockaways: The Fall and Rise of NYC's Beach Towns:"
tiny.cc/Rockaways
    Richard Kostelanetz is a writer and artist. He often 
attends Junto.
    He's been a contributing/advisory editor of many arts 
journals. He's the author of over fifty books, among them are 
"Political Essays", "Thirty Years of Visible Writing", and 
"More On Innovative Music(ian)s". 
    He's also written over three dozen booklets. He's edited 
and introduced over three dozen anthologies and many essays, 
reviews, poems, fiction pieces, experimental prose pieces,
plays, scenarios, photographs, and numerical art items. In 
scores of publications and places, prominent and obscure 
around the world, he's created theatrical texts, one person 
concerts, texts for composers, choreography scores, one person 
exhibitions of prints, books, drawings, audiotapes, canvases, 
videotapes, photographs and had many retrospectives. 
    He's done Hörspiel: extended audio art. He's also created ten 
films, hologram exhibitions and over a dozen extended features 
for radio, plus many lectures and presentations at institutions 
around the world.
    His individual entries on his work in several fields appear 
in various editions of Wikipedia, NNDB.com, Britannica.com, 
Who's Who in Hell, Postmodern Fiction, Contemporary Poets, 
Who's Who in America, Contemporary Novelists, Who's Who 
in the World, Who's Who in American Art, Directory of 
American Scholars, Advocates for Self-Government, Baker's 
Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Who's Who in U.S. 
Writers, Editors, and Poets, Readers Guide to Twentieth-
Century Writers, The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of 
Literature, The Facts on File Companion to American Poetry, 
The Chronology of Webster's Dictionary of American Writers, 
The Facts on File Companion to 20th Century Poetry, 
Contemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets, 
The HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American 
Literature, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic 
American Literature
    Individual entries on Richard's work in several fields appear
in various editions of Readers Guide to Twentieth-Century 
Writers, Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature,
Contemporary Poets, Contemporary Novelists, Postmodern 
Fiction, Webster's Dictionary of American Writers, The 
HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature, 
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Directory of 
American Scholars, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in 
the World, Who's Who in American Art, NNDB.com, and 
Britannica.com, among other distinguished directories. 
    Otherwise, he survives in New York, where he was born, 
unemployed and thus overworked.
    Visit his site:
tiny.cc/rKosti

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Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* October 4, Gary Hoover, read his bio:
tiny.cc/HooverBio

* Nov. 1, Greg Rehmke, program director Economic Thinking, 
programs for high school, homeschool & college. Visit his site: 
tiny.cc/gRehmke

NEW______________________________________________
Feel better about the world, listen to Yaron Brook 
on the Amy Peikoff show, about Paul Ryan and more.
    This weekly live webcast/podcast has discussions of news 
and politics from the perspective of Objectivism, the 
philosophy of Ayn Rand, with host Amy Peikoff.
    Yaron Brook, executive director of The Ayn Rand Institute, 
joins her in studio to talk about Ryan and the potential 
implications of him as VP for our long-term battle to improve 
the culture. He sees positives, "a great time for us." It's worth
listening to the end:
tiny.cc/YaronRyan

NEW______________________________________________
The man who allowed Hong Kong to blossom
    The Wall St. Journal had an article by Bill McGurn inspired
by Romney's promise to bring the Churchill statue back to the 
White House if he wins the presidency. 
    McGurn says Romney should make room for a statue of 
John James Cowperthwaite, too. "He was the Hong Kong 
financial secretary whose free-market convictions helped the 
war-weary colony grow into an economic powerhouse. Milton 
Friedman once explained the significance of this example: 
'Hong Kong's been very useful to me and it would be hard 
to overestimate the debt Hong Kong owes to Cowperthwaite.'
    Cowperthwaite was a disciple of Adam Smith and used his
ideas to create something close to a laissez faire government 
in Hong Kong. Friedman used Hong Kong as an example of 
what free market principles could do, turning a poor country 
into a rich one by giving it's people economic freedom.
    "Friedman first traveled to Hong Kong in 1955, when it was 
flooded with refugees from Communist China and life, he 
wrote, was 'miserable' for most of its inhabitants. He returned 
again in 1963, when things had improved, and there he met 
Cowperthwaite. Asked why he forbade officials from keeping 
numbers even for things such as gross domestic product, 
Cowperthwaite told Friedman a version of what he would tell 
me over lunch at Hong Kong's Mandarin Hotel three decades 
later. 'If I let them keep statistics,' he said, 'they can only 
misuse them.'
    "Cowperthwaite wasn't one for speeches or economic papers. 
So most of his philosophy must be gleaned from debates in 
Hong Kong's Legislative Council, where he used his 
formidable skills to fend off the latest hare-brained scheme 
for taxing Peter to subsidize Paul...."
    The article & related video interview have a Cowperthwaite 
bust which McGurn owns. He has the same sweet look as the 
actor who plays Mozzie on the TV show "White Collar."
    You can read the whole article here:
tiny.cc/SirJohn

NEW______________________________________________
Rights vs liberty
    Libertarian's usually think liberty is what's needed to give 
people freedom, but Objectivists know rights are the essential 
element. Here's the beginning of "Man's Rights" by Ayn Rand:
    If one wishes to advocate a free society -- that is, capitalism
-- one must realize that its indispensable foundation is the 
principle of individual rights. If one wishes to uphold 
individual rights, one must realize that capitalism is the only 
system that can uphold and protect them. And if one wishes 
to gauge the relationship of freedom to the goals of today's 
intellectuals, one may gauge it by the fact that the concept of 
individual rights is evaded, distorted, perverted and seldom 
discussed, most conspicuously seldom by the so-called 
"conservatives."
    "Rights" are a moral concept -- the concept that provides a 
logical transition from the principles guiding an individual's 
actions to the principles guiding his relationship with others --
the concept that preserves and protects individual morality in a 
social context -- the link between the moral code of a man and 
the legal code of a society, between ethics and politics. 
    "Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to 
moral law....
    "...there are, in fact, no "economic rights," no "collective 
rights," no "public-interest rights. The term "individual rights" 
is a redundancy: there is no other kind of rights and no one 
else to possess them.
    "Those who advocate laissez-faire capitalism are the only 
advocates of man's rights...."
    You can read all of this article at:
tiny.cc/rightsLiberty

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Mars robots created in Manhattan
    At the last Junto Andy George told us of the company he
works for, Honeybee Robotics. They created two of the gizmos 
on the rover Curiosity which landed last Monday. 
    NY Post reported on Honeybee Robotics, "One device is 
a brush that will clean the dust off rock samples scooped from
Mars' surface.
    "The other is a robotic carousel that will transfer rocks and 
soil samples dug up by Curiosity's robot arm to the scientific 
testing equipment inside its main body.
    "These are precision operations, taking place millions of 
miles away from home in a very harsh environment," You can
read the whole article here:
tiny.cc/MarsRobots
    You can control your own dramatic panoramic view of 
Mars. This is from what is still an early phase of Curiosity's 
awakening: 
tiny.cc/360mars

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand on Johnny Carson: Once lost, now found
    In 1967 Rand had this, her first appearance on the Tonight 
Show with Johnny Carson. He was so fascinated he scrapped
his other guests and kept her on the whole show. He had her 
back two more times. This video hasn't been seen since then.
    This and many other early Carson shows were lost in a fire 
at NBC. Kerry O'Quinn recently put this on the web. It was 
among home made tapes made by John Waldrop and willed 
to Kerry. Both these men were friends of mine. 
    Fred Feingersh, who used to attend Junto, talked to Rand 
afterwards, asking her how she felt about the show. She said
that during the interview she felt as if there were no problems 
in the world.
    Now it's on sites all over the web. Watch it here:
tiny.cc/RandCarson

NEW______________________________________________
Gene Epstein's speaking in NYC and Vegas
    The Junto moderator, Barron's economics editor and books 
editor, will speak at Columbia U. on Sat. Oct. 27 as part of the 
Student's for Liberty conference, time to be determined. 
Info in next item below.
    He'll be a featured speaker at FreedomFest at Caesar's Palace, 
Las Vegas, July 10 - 13, 2013.

NEW______________________________________________
Students for Liberty FREE NY Conference, Sat., Oct. 27 
    At the last Junto Neil McGettigan, campus coordinator, told
us a bit about this event. Hosted by Columbia U. Libertarians
    The largest annual regional conference, bringing together 
students from the NYC metro area and all over the NE 
    You'll hear top speakers in the libertarian movement, 
network with other pro-liberty students, discover countless 
opportunities for jobs, internships, conferences and seminars
and have a lot of fun with other students. 
    Speakers, panels and breakout sessions on the ideas behind 
a free society and the actions necessary to implement them. 
Three free meals and drinks at an evening social are included 
with your FREE registration. Register today!
Conference 9:00am - 8:00pm, social 8:00pm - 10:00pm
FREE of Charge
    * Morning keynote: Greg Lukianoff, president of FIRE, 
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Director of 
legal and public advocacy, member of the State Bar of Calif.
and bar of Supreme Court U.S. First ever recipient of the 
Playboy Foundation Freedom of Expression Award and got
Ford Hall Forum's First Amendment Award on behalf of FIRE.
    He practiced law in N. Calif., co-author "FIRE's Guide to 
Free Speech on Campus," author "Unlearning Liberty" this fall.
    * Evening keynote – Tom G. Palmer, VP Atlas Network and
Cato Senior Fellow. Director of Cato U., executive VP 
international programs Atlas Economic Research Foundation. 
Has published reviews and articles on politics and morality in 
scholarly journals and general publications. Author "Realizing 
Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice" and editor 
"The Morality of Capitalism."
    * Civil Liberties Panel: NYPD and civil liberties abuses, 
including stop and frisk. More participants to be announced.
    Mark Naison prof. History and African-American Studies, 
Fordham U., author four books and over 100 articles.
    Omar Wasow, BlackPlanet.com. Pursuing doctorate in 
African American studies and political science at Harvard. 
    Register and more info the 2012 NYC Regional Conference:
StudentsForLiberty.org

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Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan 
    * Ryan's announcement as Republican Presidential V.P. was 
followed by many articles and interviews which mentioned
Ryan was a fan of some of Rand's ideas.
    * In a video Ryan said, “And I think a lot of people would 
observe we are right now living in an Ayn Rand novel, 
metaphorically speaking.”
    * Soon Ryan was the second top-trending nonsponsored 
topic on Twitter with Ayn Rand in seventh place.
    * The day after the announcement actor Rob Lowe on 
Twitter bemoaned that Rand's name is often met with "vitriol." 
Lowe said, " 'Atlas' is the greatest motivator for the individual
that I can imagine."
    * Ryan said he "always goes back to Francisco d'Anconia's
speech from 'Atlas Shrugged' when he thinks about the Fed." 
He's not an Objectivist or fully a free market person but it's
still nice to read things like that. Complete article here:
tiny.cc/RyanFrisco
    * Interview magazine reveals Anne Hathaway as a 
self-identified Ayn Rand fan, joining the ranks of  Brad Pitt, 
Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock and Eva Mendes. 
    She says: "When I began 'Atlas Shrugged,' I was really 
excited, because Ayn Rand said that 'The Fountainhead' 
was the overture to 'Atlas Shrugged.'...The characters are 
so compelling and what she's saying is mind-expanding. 
I really enjoyed that book and it was kind of prophetic."
tiny.cc/AynAnne
    * Many people are studying up on Rand because there are so 
many articles mentioning her in connection with Ryan. For that 
reason "Atlas" is number 112 on Amazon's bestseller list. 
    Andrew Bernstein's Cliffnotes of "Atlas" is number two 
on Amazon's Book Notes bestseller list. 
    That made me curious about what might be number one on 
Amazon's Book Notes bestseller list. It's this Kindle book:
     "The Ultimate Ayn Rand Quicklet Bundle":
* Atlas Shrugged
* The Fountainhead
* The Virtue of Selfishness
* Philosophy: Who Needs It
* The Romantic Manifesto
    It doesn't look like a good book but it's OK. People will do 
better reading about her ideas at Wikipedia, Ayn Rand Institute
or The Atlas Society. 

NEW______________________________________________
Video online showing inventions which build on each other
    "Everything is a Remix Part 3" by Kirby Ferguson, shows
that "creativity isn't magic." It's part of a series which 
"explores how innovations truly happens." It demonstrates 
that inventions are all remixes. 
    This is a favorite of Naomi Brockwell who recommended it. 
She often attends Junto. Watch it at:
tiny.cc/inventionBuilds

NEW______________________________________________
Rand is a constant presence on Indian bestseller lists
    NY Newsday reports she's also regularly named as the 
favorite author on lists of influential Indians -- from company 
CEOs to Bollywood stars. 

NEW______________________________________________
Three books for Ayn Rand fans coming soon
    * "Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End 
Big Government" by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins, Aug. 18. 
A video interview with Brook: "People don't vote their 
pocketbooks, people vote what they think is right," says Brook, 
president of The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights.
"So we need a moral revolution in this country, and that's 
how we get a free market revolution."
At FreedomFest 2012, Reason's Matt Welch sat down with 
Brook to discuss what Obama has meant for sales of "Atlas 
Shrugged," why big government hurts the poor and how Ayn 
Rand inspired the Tea Party.
FreedomFest, Las Vegas, attended by about 2,000 limited-govt
enthusiasts and libertarians yearly. Here's the video interview:
tiny.cc/YaronFreeMkt
    * "The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are 
Going Out" by Leonard Peikoff, Sept. 4.
The groundbreaking and controversial DIM hypothesis casts 
a new light on the process of human thought and thereby on 
Western culture and history. 
"One type of mindset works to integrate data by rational means 
(which Peikoff calls "Integration," or for short "I"). Another 
seeks to integrate by non-rational means ("Misintegration," or 
"M"). A third opposes integration of any kind ("Disintegration," 
or "D"). Thus the acronym DIM."
    * "The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why 
Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope"
by John A. Allison, Sept. 27.
"Required reading....Shows how our economic crisis
was a failure, not of the free market, but of government."
Charles Koch, Chairman and CEO, Koch Industries

NEW______________________________________________
Medical Innovation: Achievements and Requirements, Aug. 19
    New York Objectivist Society presents Anna Franco on 
Sun., Aug. 19, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, at The Estonian House, 
243 E. 34 St. west of 2nd Ave.
    She'll examine several cases in medical history and some 
recent events to illustrate advances in medical innovation and 
the growth of the regulatory system that oversees the medical 
marketplace. 
    Anna holds an MA philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 
an MBA, Rice U. and an undergraduate degree in earth and 
planetary science, MIT. 
    She's a part-time adjunct instructor in business management 
with an interest in innovation. She's also taught philosophy as 
part-time instructor and has worked as a medical proofreader/
copy editor for a subsidiary of Allergan.
    $20 cash will be collected at the door. 
"Atlas" Reading Group below follows...

NEW______________________________________________
"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, a chapter a month, Aug. 19 
    New York Objectivist Society, third Sun. every month, 
5:00pm to 7:00pm.
    The discussion will be of Part 2, Chapter 6, "Miracle Metal." 
There's a $5 fee which goes to Ayn Rand Institute's project 
which gives free books by Ayn Rand to schools. 
    This Reading Group has only one rule -- you can't integrate 
or refer to material in the text which hasn't been covered yet.
    The Estonian House, 243 E. 34 St. west of 2nd Ave.
Read about it here:
tiny.cc/AtlasRead

NEW______________________________________________
New York City Ayn Rand Meetup, Aug. 26
    Come join us on Sunday, 3:00pm.
As always, we’ll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, Objectivist
life, challenges, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations.
It’s at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, in Manhattan, free.
    Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer says:”Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    “Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there.”
    The Ayn Rand Meetup is on the last Sunday of each month.
Learn more about it at: 
AynRand.meetup.com/8

NEW______________________________________________
Aids Orphans: HIV/Aids and children
    At the Aug. Junto we were told about this charity which 
helps children who've lost one or both parents to HIV/Aids 
and/or may have it themselves. 
    They have projects in Kenya and India. Learn more and 
donate at:
AidsOrphan.net

NEW______________________________________________
Ayn Rand walking tours 2012
    Fred Cookinham has five different Ayn Rand walking tours:
tiny.cc/TourRand  
    Some dates scheduled but all are available as private tours. 

Ayn Rand’s Park Avenue, EVERY Wed., Nov., private tours
Where Rand lived and held her salons. Scenes from "Atlas 
Shrugged." Where Rand learned about architecture from Ely 
Jacques Kahn, in his own masterpiece Art Deco building.
Meet on NE corner on east 42nd St. at Vanderbilt Ave. 
Grand Central Terminal's SW entrance. 
    11:00am, Nov. 4, Sun., Nov. 24, Sat. 

"Atlas Shrugged," Nov. and private tours   
See places Rand researched and fictionalized in her novel, 
around and in Grand Central Terminal. 
    11:00am , Nov. 17, Sat., Nov. 18, Sun. 

Skyscrapers of "The Fountainhead," private tours only
The changing styles in architecture -- from Beaux Arts to 
Art Deco to International Style -- that form the background 
to the story of Roark’s struggle. Was Roark Wright? -- the 
real-life models for Rand's characters.

Ayn Rand Fifth Avenue, private tours only
Art and architecture in the glamour shopping district of the 
Twentieth Century world. Central Park South, Rockefeller 
Center, the Stork Club, and where Random House published 
"Atlas Shrugged." Where Rand bought her paintings, clothes
and had fancy dinners. 

Ayn Rand on Broadway, private tours only
Skyscrapers, newspapers, Broadway and books. DeMille, 
Hellman, and where Alan Greenspan played sax. Where "The 
Night of January 16th," "The Unconquered," and "Think Twice" 
were produced. Isabel Paterson at the Herald Tribune. Patricia 
Neal, the Shuberts, the Gershwins and more Art Deco.

All scheduled tours are $20, for those over 65 it's $15, except 
where noted. Private tours are available for $30 a person. 
    To arrange for your private tour or for more information, 
call Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 
or email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Visit his blog at:
tiny.cc/FredBlog
    "Fred is a kind of poet and street professor...." Anne Heller, 
NY Observer, author "Ayn Rand and the World She Made."
    "I encourage those who live here or who visit, to 
take advantage of his research, knowledge and ability
to communicate. His perspectives on American history, 
libertarianism, and Objectivism as well as his appreciation 
of the arts integrate many interesting facts and influences 
on our culture." Lee Clifford, Junto attendee 
    Fred's tours keep getting better, because he's always doing 
more research. He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. 
He's done many readings of Rand at Junto.
    Highlights of previous years * Fred gave a special "Ayn Rand 
and Free Market Tour" for Mont Pelerin Society. * "Ayn Rand's 
Park Ave." on BBC's Radio 4 "The Right Stuff". 

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