On Wednesday I will give a talk at FRI’s first North American event. Gloria Alvarez (Guatemala), José Benegas (Argentina), Marsha Enright (USA), Eduardo Marty (Argentina), Warren Orbaugh (Guatemala), and I will be participating. My topic will be “Progress and Betrayal: The Responsibilities of Intellectuals.” One theme of my talk is drawn from my recent column, […]
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As part of an invited lecture series, I led several seminars on the topic The Best Arguments against Free-market Capitalism. The format is Socratic and the participants are professors at my host, Francisco Marroquín University. In this second seminar, we take up the arguments that: a) We live in a world of scarce resources, and
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At Francisco Marroquín University, I led a series of seminars on the Best Arguments against Free-market Capitalism. The format is Socratic, with lively back-and-forth between me and an impressive group of UFM professors. In first session, we take up the argument that Free-market capitalism is dog-eat-dog. The video’s editor, Luis Barrueto, provides a useful thematic
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