. >> up next on booktv come a program from freedomfest 2011. don luskin discusses his book "i am john galt" with profiles people as heroes and villains in ayn rand's novels. this is about 50 minutes. >> how many of you can respond to the question who is john galt? if that means something to you you're going to love this next program. by the way, i don't know who is doing it, but when i drive south from jacksonville there's a billboard on i-95 that says who is john galt your baby our next speaker will be able to explain it to us. if you heard our all-star prediction bill yesterday, you know there were fireworks. well, don duskin was john who led -- let the first magic of things really going. he is if you for the program notes, an avid believer in technology, but what happens if it stops? anyway, details today with the future could become please join in welcoming don luskin's "i am john galt." [applause] >> thank you. thank you for the great introduction. there's one substantial in accuracy. i actually am john galt. but you all are, too. and that

it is fantastic to be here at freedomfest.thank mark skousen for hacking me for years to come here. is great to see their like-minded people. they just don't happen to live in my zip code. back to ayn rand. À la shrugged was written 54 years ago and probably the best-selling book in the english language which is an amazing thing. it sells more copies every year. sold more copies last year than ever before in its history and when it came out in 19 50/50 seven and was a bestseller then. there is a narrative ding promoted by the conservative community and we know that is different from a libertarian committee and t. saying they reason it is having a surge in popularity is because "atlas shrugged" per tray soup world that is eerily like our world so for those of you haven't read it let me tell you what the world this. it is a world of decay, economic collapse, of corruption and despair, things just getting worse and worse of an invasive parasitic government that takes over private capital and everything it does, makes things worse

it is fantastic to be here at freedomfest.i thank mark skousen for hacking me for years to come here. is great to see their like-minded people. they just don't happen to live in my zip code. back to ayn rand. À la shrugged was written 54 years ago and probably the best-selling book in the english language which is an amazing thing. it sells more copies every year. sold more copies last year than ever before in its history and when it came out in 19 50/50 seven and was a bestseller then. there is a narrative ding promoted by the conservative community and we know that is different from a libertarian committee and t. saying they reason it is having a surge in popularity is because "atlas shrugged" per tray soup world that is eerily like our world so for those of you haven't read it let me tell you what the world this. it is a world of decay, economic collapse, of corruption and despair, things just getting worse and worse of an invasive parasitic government that takes over private capital and everything it does, makes things wor

it is fantastic to be here at freedomfest. thank mark skousen for hacking me for years to come here. is great to see their like-minded people. they just don't happen to live in my zip code. back to ayn rand. À la shrugged was written 54 years ago and probably the best-selling book in the english language which is an amazing thing. it sells more copies every year. sold more copies last year than ever before in its history and when it came out in 19 50/50 seven and was a bestseller then. there is a narrative ding promoted by the conservative community and we know that is different from a libertarian committee and t. saying they reason it is having a surge in popularity is because "atlas shrugged" per tray soup world that is eerily like our world so for those of you haven't read it let me tell you what the world this. it is a world of decay, economic collapse, of corruption and despair, things just getting worse and worse of an invasive parasitic government that takes over private capital and everything it does, makes things wors

this 45-minute discussion is hosted by that freedomfest 2011.st includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods. we are delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of the american versus french revolution? >> before we get started, this guy has an eye that, a computer, and he is better prepared than anybody else. >> life is unfair. i would like to start by taking issue with a remark that was made by john adams on stage here, and it is common among anglo saxon speakers. it is mistaken that somehow bastille day, today, is a bad day to celebrate. i think it is a great day to celebrate, the tearing down of the best deal, and the liberation of the small number of prisone

>> one thing i love abo freedomfest is that when i come there, everywhere else, i am like this radical guide. [laughter] and i am like the one same person here. -- sane person at the show. [laughter] i wish you could see all the cool stuff tom has got here. he is showing the deficit over the next 70 years. i love dogs. he is such a funny guy. i always love listening thim because he is just got such a great sense of humor. but it is not too late now. cannot cross the point of no return yet. but the problem is we are approaching aeriod we can handle the deficit that we have right now but can we handle the deficit that we will see in the next 30 or 40 years? not unless there are fundamental changes that occur. today, it is a spending problem. the government is out of control. makes promises it cannot possibly keep. there is just no way debt -- we're not going to pay all the entitlements that -- we are not going to do it. there is no way. there are not enough revenues. you can demagogue about taxing the rich, but if you just look at the statistics, there is not enough money there. ey are g

>> one thing i love about freedomfest is that when i come there, everywhere else, i am like this radical[laughter] and i am like the one same person here. -- sane person at the show. [laughter] i wish you could see all the cool stuff tom has got here. he is showing the deficit over the next 70 years. i love dogs. he is such a funny guy. i always love listening to him because he is just got such a great sense of humor. but it is not too late now. cannot cross the point of no return yet. but the problem is we are approaching a period we can handle the deficit that we have right now but can we handle the deficit that we will see in the next 30 or 40 years? not unless there are fundamental changes that occur. today, it is a spending problem. the government is out of control. makes promises it cannot possibly keep. there is just no way debt -- we're not going to pay all the entitlements that -- we are not going to do it. there is no way. there are not enough revenues. you can demagogue about taxing the rich, but if you just look at the statistics, there is not enough money there. they are goi

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