Morals & Markets with Dr. Richard Salsman
Hosted by The Atlas Society’s Senior Scholar, Dr. Richard Salsman, Ph.D., assistant professor of political economy at Duke University, Morals and Markets is a 90-minute webinar held on the fourth Thursday of each month.
The purpose of Morals and Markets is to explore the intersections between ethics, politics, economics, and markets. A few readings are included in advance of each session; the sessions begin with opening comments by Dr. Salsman, followed by participants’ questions, comments, and debate. Dr. Salsman emphasizes the ideas and interpretations of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand...
Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., for our quarterly Morals & Markets webinar to discuss arguments for and against capitalism as proposed by its strongest supporters and opponents.
“For the past five years at Duke University, I’ve conducted a popular seminar which...
Published 02/28/24
"A free society welcomes manageable flows of goods, capital, and people over its borders, whether incoming or outgoing. A state is defined as the institution with a monopoly on the legitimate use of retaliatory force within a specific territory – and the last feature requires fixed and protected...
Published 12/01/23