Posted on 09/23/2005 6:06:19 PM PDT by Nicholas Conradin
On Saturday, September 24 at 7:00 pm F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom Milton Friedman
Description: Milton Friedman sat down in 1994 to discuss F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom." Mr. Friedman, who wrote the introduction to the 50th Anniversary edition of the book, describes its effect on the ever-changing political and social climates of the twentieth century. He discusses the book's influence on the rise of socialism after World War II, the Reagan and Thatcher administrations in the 1980s and the shift in Eastern Europe from communism to capitalism in the 1990s.
Author Bio: Milton Friedman is the author of many books, including "A Theory of the Consumption Function," "The Optimum Quantity of Money and Other Essays," "A Monetary History of the United States," "Monetary Statistics of the United States," and "Monetary Trends in the United States and the United Kingdom." Mr. Friedman has also written on public policy with a primary emphasis on the preservation and extension of individual freedom. Some of the books in this field are "Capitalism and Freedom,' "Bright Promises," "Dismal Performance," "Free to Choose," and "Tyranny of the Status Quo."
Publisher: University of Chicago Press 1427 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
On Sunday, September 25 at 10:00 pm Debate on the War in Iraq George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens Watch
Description: From the City University of New York, authors George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens debate the war in Iraq. George Galloway, opposed to the Iraq War, is a member of the British Parliment and the author of "Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington: The Brit Who Set Congress Straight About Iraq." The book tells the story of his recent appearance before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, where he verbally attacked U.S. Senators while responding to charges related to Iraq's oil-for-food program. Christopher Hitchens, in favor of the Iraq War, is the author of "Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays" and "Blood, Class and Empire: The Enduring Anglo-American Relationship." "Democracy Now!" radio host Amy Goodman moderates. She is the author of "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them."
Author Bio: George Galloway is the Respect Party's Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow in London. He won the seat after his expulsion from the Labour Party for his opposition to the Iraq War. Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a visiting professor of liberal studies at the New School in New York.
Publisher: New Press 38 Greene Street, 4th floor New York, NY 10013 Nation Books 33 Irving Place, 8th Floor New York, NY 10003
Amy Goodman moderates. She is the author of "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them."figures.
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