DC: “Where Have All of the Capitalists Gone?” with Richard Salsman

2300 Wilson Boulevard,Arlington VA 22201

21 October, 2021

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AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, D.C. will host an in-person event with Dr. Richard Salsman. AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, D.C. will host an in-person event with Dr. Richard Salsman, Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Duke University and Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). American officials have radically abridged civil and economic liberties in recent years, but it is only part of an intensifying hostility toward capitalism this century. Capitalism has become a scapegoat for a range of personal grievances and societal ills. Not long ago, during the last two decades of the last century, the trend was toward capitalism. The U.S.S.R. collapsed, the Cold War ended peacefully, and freer systems (U.S. and U.K.) were victorious. Yet “intellectuals” denounced “neo-liberalism” and revived anti-capitalist dogmas and policies (Marxism, Keynesianism protectionism, nationalism, post-modernism, racism). What explains this odd trend shift? Who were the pro-capitalist champions of neoliberalism? Where have they gone? If they have heirs, why have they been so quiet? Dr. Salsman answers these important questions. His key theme: capitalism requires a moral defense, not merely an economic one. Eventbrite registration is required to attend. The admission fee is $15 (only $5 for full-time students). Cash payments at the door are not accepted. _______________________ Schedule: 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM: Networking Reception 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentation 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Q&A Discussion ** Optional dinner & drinks to follow ______________________ More about the speaker: Richard M. Salsman is an Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Duke University, the founder and president of InterMarket Forecasting, Inc., a senior fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), and a senior scholar at The Atlas Society. In the 1980s and 1990s, Dr. Salsman was a banker at the Bank of New York and Citibank and an economist at Wainwright Economics, Inc. He has authored three books: Breaking the Banks: Central Banking Problems and Free Banking Solutions (1990), Gold and Liberty (1995), and The Political Economy of Public Debt: Three Centuries of Theory and Evidence (2017). His new book, Where Have all the Capitalists Gone? (2021) was published by AIER. Dr. Salsman has authored a dozen chapters and scores of articles. His work has appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Reason Papers, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, The Economist, the Financial Post, The Intellectual Activist, and The Objective Standard. Dr. Salsman earned his B.A. in economics from Bowdoin College (1981), his M.A. in economics from New York University (1988), and his Ph.D. in political economy from Duke University (2012). See Richard’s full bio and recent publications here. AIER’s Bastiat Society program is a global network of business professionals committed to advancing free trade, individual freedom, and responsible governance. Our chapters host over 200 lectures, discussions, seminars, workshops, and conferences in over 20 countries each year.