Im mackenzie. Welcome again to the university of chicago where a distinguished group of guests met together to watch a film and to discuss a film by Milton Friedman in series free to choose. In it, he examines the consumer movement, the whole development of high powered government agencies. In recent recent decades in this country, which have set out to protect the interest of the consumer. Now, does this consumerism really work. Or are there better ways of protecting the interest of the consumer . Thats the question, Milton Friedman asks in this film. The 1960s corvair condemned ralph nader as unsafe at any speed speed. Since naders attack, its being increasingly that we need government in the marketplace today. There are agencies all over washington where bureaucrats decide whats good for us. Agencies to control the prices we pay, the quality goods we can buy, the choice of products available. Its costing us more than 5 billion a year. Since the attack. The corvair. Government has be
Im mackenzie. Welcome again to the university of chicago where a distinguished group of guests met together to watch a film and to discuss a film by Milton Friedman in series free to choose. In it, he examines the consumer movement, the whole development of high powered government agencies. In recent recent decades in this country, which have set out to protect the interest of the consumer. Now, does this consumerism really work. Or are there better ways of protecting the interest of the consumer . Thats the question, Milton Friedman asks in this film. The 1960s corvair condemned ralph nader as unsafe at any speed speed. Since naders attack, its being increasingly that we need government in the marketplace today. There are agencies all over washington where bureaucrats decide whats good for us. Agencies to control the prices we pay, the quality goods we can buy, the choice of products available. Its costing us more than 5 billion a year. Since the attack. The corvair. Government has be
On your Program Guide or cspan. Org history. An honor and pleasure to introduce the speaker tonight. John Steele Gordon was educated at vanderbilt university. His articles have appeared in numerous publications including forbes, national review, commentary, the new york times, the wall street journal. Hes a contributing editor at American Heritage and he wrote the business of america column for many years and rights that longview column for barons. Hes the author of several books including hamiltons blessing, the extra ordinary life and times of our national debt, the emergence of wall street as a world power, the business of america hails from the market place, American Enterprise from the selling of doing when to the breakup of at t and an empire of wealth, the epic history of American Economic power. Please join me in welcoming Mister Gordon to the podium. [applause] good evening. Im happy and honored to be at Hillsdale College once again. Im here to talk about socialism and America
On your Program Guide or cspan. Org history. An honor and pleasure to introduce the speaker tonight. John Steele Gordon was educated at vanderbilt university. His articles have appeared in numerous publications including forbes, national review, commentary, the new york times, the wall street journal. Hes a contributing editor at American Heritage and he wrote the business of america column for many years and rights that longview column for barons. Hes the author of several books including hamiltons blessing, the extra ordinary life and times of our national debt, the emergence of wall street as a world power, the business of america hails from the market place, American Enterprise from the selling of doing when to the breakup of at t and an empire of wealth, the epic history of American Economic power. Please join me in welcoming Mister Gordon to the podium. [applause] good evening. Im happy and honored to be at Hillsdale College once again. Im here to talk about socialism and America
I am the chief curator here at the b endo railroad museum, the baltimore and ohio. This is one of the premier Railroad Museums in the United States. Its also the birthplace of american railroading. Railroading began in 1827. The b and all was in Continuous Operation until 1986 and is a legacy now. Its track is basically formed with csx today. The museum is 40 acres and five buildings. The roundhouse is the jewel. Inside around house are some of the most significant pieces in our collection. We have a Rolling Stock locomotive collection of approximately 180 pieces. The roundhouse is filled with some of the most unique, worldclass, oneofakind locomotives you are ever going to find anywhere. A railroading began in the United States in maryland, the baltimore and ohio was the first common carrier, the first to carry passengers and freight on a regular schedule. The baltimore and ohio was basically formed because of the canal craze in the 1820s. The success of the erie canal lead people in