Wednesday Course Descriptions
Each day of the Seminar provides you a choice of sessions designed to
meet your own interests and level of knowledge.
Seduction, Power and Happiness: Combating Cultism
John Bechtel
What are the hallmarks of cultism? What basic human
psychological needs do cults exploit? And how can proponents of
a rational philosophy resist the seductions of cultism and
fanaticism? Formerly a high-ranking member, speaker, and writer
within the Jehovah's Witnesses, John Bechtel is now a successful
businessman and motivational lecturer.
Hayek's View of Society and Law
Eric Mack, PhD
Eric Mack will
discuss the ways in which F. A. Hayek's theories of law and
of spontaneous order in society have contributed to the
understanding and defense of freedom.
An Evening with a Composer/Pianist
Richard Speer
Richard Speer
will perform some of his most romantic and challenging
original compositions, including his "Prelude in B minor." An
accomplished pianist, Mr. Speer has been giving concerts since his
pre-teen years. At the age of 21 he composed his first original
piece. Mr. Speer is currently an anchor and reporter at KFSM-TV
in Arkansas.
The Fall and Rise of Long Term Care
Stephen Moses
Americans are living longer but dying slower, often in
expensive and undesirable nursing homes. Since 1965 the government,
through Medicare and Medicaid, encouraged nursing home care and
inhibited the private market for home and community-based long-term
care. The effect was devastating. But private,
market-driven alternatives have recently sprung up. Stephen Moses
will explain how the history of long-term care exemplifies
and underscores Objectivist principles. Stephen Moses is President
of the Center for Long-Term Care Financing in Seattle, Washington.
The Center promotes universal access to top-quality long-term care
by encouraging private financing and discouraging welfare financing of
long-term care for most Americans.
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