The 2009 President’s Council Retreat offered two days of panel discussions addressing nationalized health care, global warming alarmism, the future of print media, and bailouts, stimuli, free markets, and the role of the government in financial institutions.
Monday’s luncheon keynote was delivered by Jonathan Hoenig of Capitalistpig Asset Management. Invoking Ayn Rand’s defense of selfishness, he led an impassioned discussion of the virtue of speculation.
Tuesday’s breakfast keynote featured University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein, one of the most influential legal minds of our time, discussing classical liberalism in the age of Barack Obama.
Chapman University professor Tibor Machan, a leading philosopher on individualism, addressed the core competence of our philosophy and founding principles in his luncheon keynote address, “Has Capitalism Been Invalidated?”
Expecting a miracle despite the weather forecasts, a brave few headed to the Sheffield Baseball Club Tuesday evening for what was to be the first game of the Windy City Showdown between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Torrential downpours caused a game postponement ... and much disappointment. But our rooftop tickets included ample space indoors with a dinner buffet and open bar. With full stomachs, wet shoes, and heavy hearts, those who made their way to Wrigley Field began their journeys home with hopes of earned karma for next year.
