Smashing Capitalism in Caesar’s Palace

The texts (or approximations thereto) of the presentations at our Free-Market Anti-Capitalism panel at last month’s APEE meeting in Las Vegas are now all online. (Some of them have been online for a while, but the whole enchilada wasn’t up until today.)

Alliance of the Libertarian Left

• Steven Horwitz’s comments, parts one and two (and see also this follow-up)

• Sheldon Richman’s comments

• Gary Chartier’s comments

• Charles Johnson’s comments, parts one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven

The presentations were excellent and the panel was a lot of fun, as was hanging out with the panelists in Vegas. I’m hoping we can do another of these at next year’s APEE meeting in Nassau.

Charles Johnson, Gary Chartier, Steven Horwitz, Sheldon Richman, and Roderick Long at APEE's Free-Market Anti-Capitalism panel in Las Vegas, 13 April 2010

Charles Johnson, Gary Chartier, Steven Horwitz, Sheldon Richman, and Roderick Long at APEE's Free-Market Anti-Capitalism panel in Las Vegas, 13 April 2010

For bigger (much bigger) pictures of the panel, see here, here, and here.

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20 Responses to Smashing Capitalism in Caesar’s Palace

  1. Roderick May 13, 2010 at 7:18 pm #

    The second picture has a line through it that I think isn’t in the original; it seems to be an artefact of uploading. I’ll try to fix it when I’m back at the office.

  2. Mike Gogulski May 13, 2010 at 7:29 pm #

    Yesterday I complained on fejsbuk with regard to Ross Kenyon writing “the whole so-and-so chimichanga”. Now here I am with a freaking enchilada in my face today. It really isn’t fair.

    Things to miss when expatriating to central Europe: 1: Real mexican food. 2: see 1.

    • Roderick May 13, 2010 at 11:50 pm #

      Next time I’ll say “the whole piroh.”

      • Mike Gogulski May 20, 2010 at 6:19 pm #

        Kind of you, in the broadest sense. For some reason, whenever I’m at your site, I’m thinking about foods that are presently unavailable. I sense an even greater conspiracy.

  3. dennis May 13, 2010 at 9:29 pm #

    What would it take to get all of you fine folks to appear at an event all wearing suits and ties? Would liquor be required?

    • Roderick May 13, 2010 at 11:52 pm #

      Huge gobs of cash would probably work too.

      • dennis May 14, 2010 at 12:14 am #

        C’mon lottery. Or time machine. Whichever is easier.

    • Sheldon Richman May 14, 2010 at 3:02 pm #

      I wore a tie. Not pushed all the way up, but
      it was a tie. I almost didn’t wear one because I heard that in Vegas ties pay the dealer.

      • Roderick May 14, 2010 at 9:21 pm #

        I heard that in Vegas ties pay the dealer.

        I’ve heard that when you’re playing round games, he calls you bad names when you tell him that.

        In any case, I didn’t wear a Thai because it sounded like a violation of the second formulation of the categorical imperative.

  4. TINTIN May 13, 2010 at 10:28 pm #

    MAN RADGEEK LOOKS WHIPPED. NOW RODERICK ON THE OTHER HAND, HE’S LIKE A FREAKIN NORSE GOD.

  5. Mike Gogulski May 13, 2010 at 10:31 pm #

    @dennis: one MILLION dollars, inflation-adjusted, and divided equitably among the appearees. Liquor to come out of the $1m budget, except for my share, of course.

    @TINTIN: There are no horse gods, there is only Zuul.

  6. Baus May 14, 2010 at 1:31 am #

    The texts are now online… wait, where online? Which link has them online?

  7. Alexandra KI. May 14, 2010 at 7:00 am #

    Hey, Dr. Roderick why are you not in the center?
    You are undoubtedly the the most imposing , representative, and solid man among the gang. Not speaking that you are a philosopher (that is a guy who can tell epistemology from methodology and Coca from Pepsi.) Not speaking that you are the tallest ( if we define “height” as not only Y but also X and Z detentions) among your pals.
    So I think your proper place is in the center. A conical hat, medals, and mics applied.
    He-he..sorry, I’m just kidding!

    • Rad Geek May 15, 2010 at 3:11 am #

      Thanks to a Straussian reading of this photograph, I have discovered that Steve Horwitz’s remarks, which were read from the center of the table, were the most important remarks in the panel.

      • Steven Horwitz May 16, 2010 at 9:15 am #

        My Straussian master plan has been revealed!!! 🙂

  8. Alexandra KI. May 14, 2010 at 7:07 am #

    Whoop..
    I meant “dimensions”.

  9. Neil May 16, 2010 at 1:44 pm #

    Nice button! 😀

  10. James May 20, 2010 at 1:17 am #

    You would think that five years into the Youtube era someone would have set up a video camera.

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