Yaron Brook
Specialties: Objectivism (the philosophy of Ayn Rand), Middle Eastern history, U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, finance, business ethics, venture capital, economics.
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Biography
Yaron Brook is a prominent advocate for Objectivism, the philosophy of novelist Ayn Rand. As president of the Ayn Rand Institute, an educational organization based in Irvine, California, he is interviewed frequently in the media and has appeared regularly on the Fox Business Network to debate and discuss current economic and financial news from the Objectivist viewpoint.
Dr. Brook is a frequent guest on a variety of radio and TV shows, having appeared on Fox Business News, Fox News (Glenn Beck, The O'Reilly Factor, Your World with Neil Cavuto, At Large with Geraldo Rivera), CNN (Talkback Live), CNBC (CNBC Reports, Closing Bell and On the Money), and C-SPAN.
A popular lecturer at corporations, universities, public forums, community and professional groups, Dr. Brook is known for his radical ideas and passionate speaking style. In "Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom," and in numerous other talks, Dr. Brook has explained the moral foundations of capitalism and defended the rights of businessmen to act in a free market unfettered by government regulation. Dr. Brook has spoken twice at the prestigious Ford Hall Forum in Boston. In his October 2006 talk, he harshly criticized the Bush administration's policy "Forward Strategy for Freedom," in Iraq and presented his case for a proper war policy based on the principle of self-interest. In Dr. Brook's second Ford Hall Forum talk, delivered in May 2008, he discussed Woodstock's cultural legacy, focusing particularly on the rise of environmentalism and the religious Right.
In 2006 Dr. Brook took part in several panel discussions at American universities in which the controversial Danish cartoons of Muhammad were unveiled in defense of the right to free speech. In 2008 Dr. Brook participated in several additional panel discussions devoted to analyzing Islamic totalitarianism's mounting threat to Western civilization.
As a writer, Dr. Brook has published articles in many newspapers and professional journals. His most recent articles on economic topics, "The Morality of Moneylending: A Short History" and "The Resurgence of Big Government," were published in the The Objective Standard, a journal devoted to cultural and political issues. Dr. Brook has also contributed commentary to Forbes.com, and his articles have been featured in major newspapers such as USA Today, the Houston Chronicle, Chicago Sun-Times, Providence Journal, and the Orange County Register. Dr. Brook has written and coauthored three foreign policy articles for The Objective Standard: "'Just War Theory’ vs. American Self-Defense," "Neoconservative Foreign Policy: An Autopsy," and "The ‘Forward Strategy’ for Failure."
Dr. Brook was born and raised in Israel. He served as a first sergeant in Israeli military intelligence and earned a BSc in civil engineering from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel. In 1987 he moved to the United States, where he received his MBA and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin; he became an American citizen on May 28, 2003. For seven years he was an award-winning finance professor at Santa Clara University, and in 1998 he cofounded a financial advisory firm, BH Equity Research, of which he is presently managing director and chairman.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Work Experience
Military Experience
Presentations on Business and Finance
Presentations on Foreign Policy
Presentations on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
Publications on Business and Finance
Publications on Foreign Policy
Publications on Health Care
Publications on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
Media Appearances on Business and Finance
Media Appearances on Foreign Policy
Media Appearances on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
Board Memberships
Honors
Education
1994 PhD in Finance, University of Texas at Austin
1989 Master of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin
1986 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Work Experience
1/00 to present President and Executive Director, The Ayn Rand Institute, Irvine California
1/98 to present Founder, Managing Director and Chairman, BH Equity Research (a financial advisory firm specializing in market neutral strategies for public markets and in private equity), San Jose, California
9/93 to 8/00 Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University, Department of Finance
1/88 to 8/93 Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, Finance Department, Austin, Texas
Military Experience
1979—1982 First Sergeant, Israeli Armed Forces, Military Intelligence
Presentations on Business and Finance
Classes Taught at Santa Clara University
1995—2000 "Ethics & Finance"; an award-winning MBA and undergraduate class that explored the ethical and public policy dimensions influencing and influenced by financial markets. Financial regulation, "hostile" takeovers, "junk" bonds, insider trading, derivatives markets, etc., were discussed from an economic, political and ethical perspective.
1994—2000 "Financial Markets & Institutions"; an MBA and undergraduate class introducing the management of financial service firms. Topics included the evolution of financial intermediaries, risk management and derivatives, the impact of regulation, current issues and the future of the financial services industry, particular emphasis on the interactions between financial institutions and financial markets.
1993—1998 "Financial Management"; an MBA and undergraduate class introducing students to basic concepts in finance.
2000—2003 "Foundations of Finance"; an executive MBA class introducing students to the basic principles of finance.
1999 "Global Financial Markets and the Asian Crisis"; an MBA class on the Asian financial crisis and global financial markets.
Presentations at Academic Conferences
"Do Firms Use Dividends to Signal Large Future Cash Flow Increases?" (with Robert Hendershott and Billy Charlton), Western Finance Association Meetings (1998).
"The Gains from Takeover Deregulation: Evidence from the End of Interstate Banking Restrictions" (with Robert Hendershott and Darrel Lee), American Finance Association Meetings (1998) and Financial Management Association Meetings (1997).
"German Bank Ownership and Corporate Investment and Financing Decisions" (with Robert Hendershott and Atulya Sarin), Western Finance Association Meetings (1997), European Finance Association Meetings (1996), Financial Management Association Meetings (1995).
"Governance and Value: Evidence from the Gypsum Industry" (with Robert Hendershott), Financial Management Association Meetings (1996), Western Economic Association Meetings (1996).
"Directors' Resignations: Shareholders' Response, Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence of a 'Governance Crisis'" (with Ramesh K.S. Rao) and Financial Management Association Meetings (1996).
"Financial Pricing Models for Claims-Made and Occurrence Insurance Triggers" (with Robert C. Witt and Patrick L. Brockett), at the annual meeting of The American Risk and Insurance Association, Orlando, Florida (1990).
Corporate Seminars at Hutchinson Technology
"The Role of Ethics in Business"; a one-day seminar for executives given in February 2007.
"Emerging Leaders"; a one-day seminar for executives given in April 2006.
"The Role of Philosophy in Business"; a two-and-a-half day seminar for executives given in January, March, April, August and twice in September 2006; February, June, August and October 2005. Topics covered: why business people need philosophy, how our culture’s view of business is driven by philosophy, the productive role of business leaders and financiers, the importance of ethics in business, what it means to maximize shareholder wealth and so on.
"Philosophy and Business"; a two-day seminar for executives given in November 2002, March 2003, May and August 2004.
"Leadership Through Values and Virtues" (with Andrew Lewis); a three-day seminar for executives given in January and May 2004. Topics covered: the importance of virtues in business, virtues as prescriptions for choices and actions, why knowledge of the right virtues is important for leadership and so on.
ARI-Sponsored Public Lectures at the Hyatt Regency, Irvine, California
"Why Conservatives Are Anti-Business," March 2006
College Campus Talks
"In Defense of the Morality of Free Financial Markets," March 2007, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia
"Why Conservatives Are Anti-Business," January 2006, New York University
"Moral Defense of Finance: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective," April 2004, Northwestern University
Debates
"Corporate Governance Smack-Down!: Nell Minow and Yaron Brook Debate the ROI," Corporate Directors Forum, La Jolla, California, July 2007
"Eminent Domain: To Preserve or to Abolish?" (opponent Jeffrey A. Finkle), National Press Club, Washington, DC, May 2006 [Listen online]
Objectivist Conference Talks, Courses and Panels
"The Corporation"; a three-session course, delivered twice at the Objectivist summer conference, July 2007, Telluride, Colorado.
"Q-&-A Panel on Philosophy and Economics" (with Harry Binswanger), delivered at the Objectivist summer conference, July 2004, Wintergreen, Virginia.
"Panel Discussion on the Economy" (with Richard Salsman), delivered at the Objectivist summer conference, July 2003, Industry Hills, California.
"The Financial Revolution," a six-hour seminar on global financial markets, delivered at Second Renaissance Conferences and for Lyceum Conferences in 1998 and 1999.
"State of the Economy: Panel Discussion" (with John Allison and Richard Salsman), July 1997, Irvine, California.
"Investing: An Objective Approach"; a six-hour seminar delivered for Lyceum Conferences, 1997—1999.
"In Defense of Financial Markets"; a five-hour seminar delivered for Second Renaissance Conferences, Richmond, Virginia, 1998, and other groups, 1996—1998.
"Money-Lending: Its History and Philosophy"; a one-hour lecture delivered to Second Renaissance Conferences, 2001, Anaheim, California.
Other Business-Related Presentations
"Capitalism"; a talk given at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland, Michigan, July 2007.
"The Moral Foundations of Capitalism"; a talk given to The Bastiat Society, Charleston, South Carolina, March 2007.
"Leadership Values and Virtues"; a class taught at Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia, March 2007.
"The Role of Ethics in Business"; a one-day seminar for businessmen, given twice in Kansas City, Missouri, February 2007.
"Morality of Capitalism"; a class given to business students at California State University, Dominguez Hills, California, February 2007.
"Morality of Capitalism"; a talk given to Lead21, a political action group, San Francisco, California, February 2007.
"Corporate Social Responsibility"; a panel discussion at the Corporate Directors Forum, San Diego, California, January 2007.
"Morality of Capitalism"; keynote address given at the Young Presidents' Organization conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
"Panel Discussion" (with Ben Stein); a panel discussion on various subjects at the Young Presidents' Organization conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
"Moral Defense of Capitalism"; a talk given at the Franklin Hills Country Club, Franklin, Michigan, June 2006.
"Rational Egoism in Business"; two four-hour seminars given at Saxo Bank, Denmark, June 2006.
"The Public Sector’s Responsibility to the Private Sector"; a talk given at The Public-Private Partnership Forum’s conference, Glen Allen, Virginia, December 2005.
"Conservatism vs. Business"; a talk given to local businessmen, Glen Allen, Virginia, December 2005.
"Ayn Rand and Business Ethics"; a talk given at Darque Tan headquarters, Houston, Texas, June 2005.
"The Morality of Capitalism"; a talk given at Fringe Club, Hong Kong, May 2005.
"Ayn Rand and a Moral Defense of Capitalism;" a talk given at Academians club meeting, Laguna Woods, California, April 2005.
"The Crisis in Corporate Finance"; a public lecture, Irvine, California, October 2002.
"The Importance of Corporate Governance"; presented to the Trout Trading Company (a $4 billion hedge fund management company), Bermuda, September 1998.
"Banking Consolidation: Potential Investments"; presented to the Trout Trading Company, Bermuda, October 1997. Based on research on the consolidation in the banking industry.
"Regulations & Restructuring in Banking"; presented to the Executive Committee of BB&T Bank corporation (a $100 billion regional bank), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 1997. Based on research on the consolidation in the banking industry.
"In Defense of Financial Markets"; presented to the Trout Trading Company, Bermuda, October 1996. Based on research done for the "Ethics and Finance" class as well as research on governance and banking.
Presentations on Foreign Policy
ARI-Sponsored Public Lectures at the Hyatt Regency, Irvine, California
"Democracy vs. Victory: Why the ‘Forward Strategy of Freedom’ Had to Fail," September 2006[Watch online; free registration required]
"Neoconservatives vs. America," September 2005
"The Morality of War," September 2004
"9/11—Two Years Later: Why America Is Still Losing the War!" September 2003
"Why Do They Hate Us?" March 2003
"The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict . . . What Is the Solution?" December 2002
"9/11—One Year Later: Why America Is Losing the War!" September 2002
College Campus Talks
"Losing the War on Terror: The West's Failed Strategy of Compromise and Appeasement," September 2007, American University, Washington, D.C.
"The Morality of War," February 2007, University of Chicago. Also presented at Lawrence University (4/06), Brown University (11/05), Tufts University (4/05), New York University (11/04), Georgia Tech (10/04), and University of Colorado at Boulder (9/04)
"Why We’re Losing the War: Four Years Later," September 2005, New York University
"The Moral Case for Supporting Israel," April 2007, University of Maryland at College Park. Also presented at University of Chicago (2/05), University of Illinois (10/04), Appalachian State University (2/04), Duke University (2/04), University of Southern California (11/03), George Mason University (10/03), Columbia University (10/03), University of Pennsylvania (4/03), Pennsylvania State University (11/02), Carnegie Mellon University (11/02), University of Wisconsin at Madison (10/02), Harvard University (10/02), University of Toronto (10/02), Northwestern University (5/02), New York University (5/02), University of California at Los Angeles (4/02), University of Colorado at Denver (4/02), Southwest Texas State University (3/02), Texas A & M University (3/02), Rice University (3/02), University of Arizona (2/02), Stanford University (1/02)
"Why America Is Losing the War on Terrorism," November 2005, Georgia Institute of Technology. Also presented at University of Illinois (4/04), University of California at Irvine (10/03), University of Florida (4/03), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4/03), University of Pennsylvania (3/03), Stanford University (1/03), Columbia University (11/02)
"Why We Are Still Losing the War on Terrorism," November 2003, Pennsylvania State University. Also presented at University of Chicago (10/03) and University of Illinois at Chicago (10/03)
College Campus Debates
"That Free Trade Is Necessary for a Free World" (opponents Dr. Alex Singleton, Thomas Clinton and Edward Holt), November 2007, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
"Immigration: Let Them In or Keep Them Out?" (opponent Carl Braun), May 2007, University of California at Los Angeles
"Justice in War" (opponent Martin Cook), March 2007, Colorado State University at Boulder
"Is There a Need for the United Nations?" (opponent Michael Gilligan), January 2007, New York University
"Foreign Aid" (opponent Dan Slater), January 2006, University of Chicago
"America’s Foreign Policy in Iraq" (opponent William Schonfeld), January 2004, University of California, Irvine
"The Israeli-Arab Conflict: Who Is in the Right?" (opponent Mark Levine), April 2003, University of California, Irvine
College Campus Panels
"Totalitarian Islam's Threat to the West," April 2007, University of California, Los Angeles. [Watch online; free registration required]
"Panel at Texas State"; a panel discussion about media coverage of the Iraq war and other issues, March 2007, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
"Unveiling the Danish Cartoons: A Discussion on Free Speech and World Reaction," April 2006, University of Chicago. Also presented at University of Southern California (4/06), Johns Hopkins University (3/06), University of California at Los Angeles (3/06).
Objectivist Conference Talks, Courses and Panels
"Why 9/11 Happened and What the Appropriate U.S. Response Should Have Been"; a talk to members of the Progress Party of the Parliament of Norway and members of Oslo University's Objectivist Club, November 2007
"The Rise of Totalitarian Islam"; a course delivered July 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
"Q-&-A Panel on Foreign Policy and the State of the Culture" (with Peter Schwartz), July 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
"The Neo-Conservatives—Friends or Foes?", July 2005, San Diego, California
"The Battle of Midway," July 2005, San Diego, California
"Q-&-A Panel on Foreign Policy and the State of the Culture" (with Peter Schwartz), July 2005, San Diego, California
"The Morality of War," July 2004, Wintergreen, Virginia
"Q-&-A Panel on Foreign Policy and the State of the Culture" (with Peter Schwartz), July 2004, Wintergreen, Virginia
"Q-&-A Panel on Foreign Policy and the State of the Culture" (with Leonard Peikoff), July 2003, Industry Hills, California
"Q-&-A Panel on Foreign Policy and the State of the Culture" (with Peter Schwartz), July 2002, Vienna, Virginia
"A Brief History of the Middle East," 2002, Palo Alto, California
"The Rise and Decline of the State of Israel," 2000, New Hampshire
Other Foreign Policy-Related Talks
"The Fight Against Terrorism and Islamic Totalitarianism"; a talk given to the Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, California, August 2007.
"Israel and the West's War with Islamic Totalitarianism"; a talk given at The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Israel, June 2007.
"U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Post 9/11 Lessons for the Future"; a talk given at the Leadership Program of the Rockies, Denver, Colorado, May 2007.
"'Just War Theory' vs. America Self-Defense"; a talk given at The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California, April 2007. [Listen online]
"Dialogue at Texas State"; a talk and Q&A about politics and the media, March 2007, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
"The Time for Talks: Can and Should the U.S. Make Deals with Iran and Syria?"; a panel discussion hosted by The Smith Family Foundation, New York, New York, February 2007. [Watch or Listen online]
"Democracy vs. Victory"; a talk given at the Young Presidents' Organization conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
"Democracy vs. Victory: Why the ‘Forward Strategy of Freedom’ Had to Fail"; a talk given at the Ford Hall Forum, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2006. [Listen online]
"‘Just War Theory’ vs. American Self-Defense"; a talk given at the National Press Club, Washington, DC, March 2006. [Listen online] Talk also given to the Arnold Air Society, Georgia Tech, February 2006.
"Foreign Policy"; a talk given at the Leadership Program of the Rockies, Denver, CO, May 2006.
"Never Forget: Holocaust Remembrance"; a discussion panel at Shir Ha Ma’alot Congregation, November 2005, Irvine, California.
Presentations on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
College Courses and Talks
"An Overview of the Philosophy of Ayn Rand with an Emphasis on Ethics," November 2007, Trinity University, Dublin, Ireland.
"Atlas Shrugged: Its Influence After Fifty Years," October 2007, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
"Ayn Rand: Radical for Capitalism," October 2007, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
"Q&A Session on Objectivism," March 2007, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia.
"Egoism"; a class taught in November 2005, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
"Ayn Rand and Capitalism"; a class taught in November 2005, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
"Introduction to Objectivism," October 2002, McGill University.
"The World in Crisis: An Objectivist Perspective and Solution," May 2002, University of California at Los Angeles.
College Campus Debates
"Egoism vs. Altruism" (opponent Robert Krueger), October 2006, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Objectivist Conference Talks, Courses and Panels
"The State of the Ayn Rand Institute," July 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
"The State of the Ayn Rand Institute," July 2005, San Diego, California
"The State of Objectivism," July 2003, Industry Hills, California
"The State of Objectivism," 2001, Anaheim, California
Other Objectivism-Related Talks
"Ayn Rand's Influence and the Spread of Objectivism"; a talk to members of Oslo University's Objectivist Club and the local Objectivist community, Oslo, Norway, November 2007.
"The Relevance of Ayn Rand Today"; a talk given to The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, California, August 2007.
"Celebrating Fifty Years of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged"; a panel discussion held in April 2007, at The Association of Private Enterprise Education conference, Cancun, Mexico.
"The State of the Ayn Rand Institute," April 2007, Chicago, Illinois. Talk also given in Los Angeles, CA (1/07), San Francisco, CA (11/06), Seattle, WA (6/06), Detroit, MI (6/06), Bethesda, MD (12/05), Austin, TX (11/05), Dallas, TX (11/05), Atlanta, GA (9/05), Philadelphia, PA (9/05), Houston, TX (6/05), Tampa, FL (5/05), Ft. Lauderdale, FL (5/05), Boston, MA (4/05), San Francisco, CA (3/05), Seattle, WA (2/05), Denver, CO (9/04), Chicago, IL (9/04), Palo Alto, CA (8/04), New York, NY (5/04), Seattle, WA (3/04).
"Egoism," an evening class taught in November 2003 and February and October 2005 at the Ayn Rand Institute, Irvine, California.
"Ayn Rand and Capitalism"; an evening class taught in March 2005, at the Ayn Rand Institute, Irvine, California.
"Ayn Rand and Capitalism," March 2005, Principles Over Politics group meeting, Newport Beach, California.
"ARI and the Objectivist Academic Center," (with Onkar Ghate), ObjectivismOnline.Net, a chat session, April 23, 2004. [Read transcript online]
Publications on Business and Finance
Academic Publications
"Hype and Internet Stocks" (with Robert Hendershott), The Journal of Investing, summer 2001. [Read abstract online]
"Corporate Governance and the Recent Consolidation in the Banking Industry" (with Robert Hendershott and Darrell Lee), Journal of Corporate Finance, July 2000, vol. 6, issue 2. [Read abstract online]
"The Gains from Takeover Deregulation: Evidence from the End of Interstate Banking Restrictions" (with Robert Hendershott and Darrell Lee), Journal of Finance, December 1998, vol. 53, issue 6. [Read abstract online]
"Do Firms Use Dividends to Signal Large Future Cash Flow Increases?" (with Robert Hendershott and William Charlton), Financial Management, Autumn 1998, vol. 27, issue 3. [Read abstract online]
"Shareholder Wealth Effects of Directors’ Liability Limitation Provisions" (with Ramesh K.S. Rao), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, September, 1994, vol. 29, issue 3. [Read abstract online]
"Does Limiting Directors' Liability Affect Stock Prices?" (with Ramesh K.S. Rao), Directorship, April 1994, vol. XIX, issue 4.
"Optimal Allocation of Insurance Related Risks and Costs in the Construction Industry" (with Robert Witt and Paul Aird), Research Monograph, Construction Industry Institute (Source Doc. #96), University of Texas at Austin, October 1993.
Newspaper Editorials
"Should Shareholders Have a Say on Pay? No," May 2007, Investment News, New York, New York [Read online]
"[CEO] Pay Is Company's Prerogative," January 2007, USA Today [Read online]
"The Cost of the ‘Ethical’ Assault on Honest Businessmen" (with Alex Epstein), July 2003, The Marysville [Washington] Globe
"When Your Home Is Not Your Castle," September 2002, Orange County Register
"What Is Killing the Stock Market? Government Regulation" (with Alex Epstein), July 2002, Merrimack [New Hampshire] News Connection
"The Evil of Animal 'Rights'" (with Alex Epstein), May 2001, Tulsa [Oklahoma] World
Letters to the Editor
"Exxon Chairman Deserves Huge Retirement Package," April 2006, New York Post
"Scientists Shouldn’t Waste Time on Medical Prayer Studies," April 2006, Irish Independent
"State Department vs. Free Speech," February 2006, Hawaii Reporter
"Smoking Ban on Private Property Violates Rights," February 2006, Salt Lake Tribune
"BB&T Right Not to Lend to Eminent Domain Developers," February 2006, Charlotte Observer
"End the SEC’s Destructive Campaign for ‘Disclosure’," January 2006, Hawaii Reporter
"Roche’s Patent on Tamiflu Should Be Respected," October 2005, Concord [New Hampshire] Monitor
"UN Should Not Control the Internet," October 2005, Capitalism Magazine (online)
"A Secular Christmas," December 2004, Washington Times
"Bush’s Space Program Robs American Taxpayers of Their Own Ambitions," March 2004, Conscious Choice, Chicago, Illinois
Other Business-Related Publications
"Is ‘concierge’ care an ethical alternative? Pro & Con," OB/GYN News, March 15, 2002 [Read online]
"Capitalism and Business Ethics," Washington Post Online, a chat session, July 19, 2000 [Read transcript online]
Publications on Foreign Policy
Articles
"Neoconservative Foreign Policy: An Autopsy" (with Alex Epstein), The Objective Standard, summer 2007, vol. 2, no. 2 [Read online]
"The 'Forward Strategy' for Failure" (with Elan Journo), The Objective Standard, spring 2007, vol. 2, no. 1 [Read online]
"‘Just War Theory’ vs. American Self-Defense" (with Alex Epstein), The Objective Standard, spring 2006, vol. 1, no. 1 [Read online]
"Terrorism in Israel," July 1996, The Intellectual Activist
Newspaper Editorials
"The Foreign Policy of Guilt" (with Onkar Ghate), July 2005, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky
"America’s Compassion in Iraq Is Self-Destructive" (with Elan Journo), May 2004, Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia
"The Timid War on Terrorism" (with Elan Journo), September 2003, The York Dispatch
"Israel Has a Moral Right to Its Life" (with Peter Schwartz), June 2002, Indianapolis Star
"Palestinians Led by Arafat Have No Right to State," August 2001, Chicago Sun-Times, Houston Chronicle and the Salt Lake Tribune
Letters to the Editor
"UN Security Council Abets Iran’s Nuclear Program," April 2006, Irish Independent
"Palestinians’ Vote Will Not Bring Them Freedom," January 2006, The Daily Mail, London, England
"Spreading Democracy in the Middle East Is Suicidal," February 2006, Think-Israel (online)
"End the Jihad Against Free Speech," February 2006, The Daily Illini, University of Illinois
"Do Not Apologize for Cartoons of Mohammad," February 2006, The Daily Express (U.K.)
"Eliminate the Iranian Threat," January 2006, Lafayette Tribune
"Withdraw or Stay the Course in Iraq? Neither." November 2005, Middle East Times (online)
"No Apologies for Hiroshima and Nagasaki," September 2005, U.S. News and World Report, New York, New York
"Moral Courage Needed to Win the War," December 2004, Think-Israel (online)
"Arafat Deserves Execution, Not Natural Death," November 2004, Anchorage Press, Anchorage, Alaska
"Use Force Against Iran, If Necessary," June 2003, Capitalism Magazine (online)
"Are Media Networks Aiding and Abetting Terrorism?" February 2003, Irvine Review, Irvine, California
"Give Israel the Green Light to Eliminate Arafat," September 2002, New York Post
"Destroy the nuclear facilities of Iran and North Korea," January 2001, South China Morning Post, China [Read online]
Publications on Health Care
Letters to the Editor
"Be Healthy or Else!" (with Don Watkins) October 2007 [Read online]
Publications on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
Articles
"The Morality of Moneylending: A Short History," The Objective Standard, fall 2007, vol. 2, no. 3 [Read online]
Letters to the Editor
"The Influence of Atlas Shrugged," October 2007 [Read online]
"Attack on Iran Consistent with Ayn Rand's Philosophy," August 2007 [Read online]
"Just judge Atlas Shrugged for yourself," January 2007, The Financial Times (U.K.) [Read online]
Media Appearances on Business and Finance
Television (regular guest on CNBC and the Fox Business News Network)
"CEO Pay," November 2007, Cavuto, Fox Business News Network
"Government Intervention, the Pharmaceutical Industry, and the Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria," October 2007, Fox Business Daytime, Fox Business Network
"Sovereign Funds: Should Investors from Countries Such as Qatar be Treated as Regular Investors?" October 2007, Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC
"Rate Cuts and the Federal Reserve's Response to the Credit Crisis," October 2007, Fox Business Daytime, Fox Business Network
"Chrysler and the UAW Negotiations," October 2007, Fox Business Daytime, Fox Business Network
"Webkinz," May 2007, Power Lunch, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"From China with Love (Safety of Chinese Exports)," May 2007, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Mortgage Makeover," March 2007, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Bank Without Borders," February 2007, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"CEO Pay Debate," January 2007, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"CEO Pay Packages," January 2007, Morning Call, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Golden Sacks," December 2006, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Spitzer Aims at UBS," December 2006, On the Money, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"CEO Pay," November 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"New York Banning Trans Fats," October 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"Exxon Profits," July 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"American Addiction," July 2006, Morning Call, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Lobby Reform," July 2006, Morning Call, CNBC [Watch video; subscription required]
"Warren Buffet’s Philanthropy," June 2006, One on One, The McLaughlin Group
"Wal-Mart’s Health Plan," June 2006, Closing Bell, CNBC
"Backdating Options," June 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"CEO Use of Corporate Jets," May 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"CEO Pay," April 2006, The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel
"FCC Indecency Fines of CBS," March 2006, Kudlow and Company, CNBC
"Apple and New French Law," March 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"Google and Terrorists Using Orkut to Recruit," March 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"Google and Chinese Censoring," January 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"SEC and Executive Compensation," January 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"SEC and Executive Compensation," January 2006, Closing Bell, CNBC
"SEC and Executive Compensation," January 2006, Morning Call, CNBC
"Microsoft and Chinese," January 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"UN Control of Internet," November 2005, On the Money, CNBC
"Oil Company Profits," October 2005, Closing Bell, CNBC
"Bird Flu and Property Rights," October 2005, On the Money, CNBC
"UN Control of Internet," October 2005, On the Money, CNBC
"Payback Time for DOT.COMS," February 2005, Closing Bell, CNBC
"Social Security Is Immoral," February 2005, Fred Hornsberger Show, KDKA-TV (audio only)
"Ayn Rand: Her Philosophy and Application to Business and Economics," October 2004, Dialogue with Jim Doti, PBS
"Slavery Reparations," April 2002, Tony Brown’s Journal, PBS
"Corporate Fraud," July 2002, The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel
"Media Religion Bias," February 2002, Alan Keyes Is Making Sense, MSNBC
"West Is Best," October 2001, Jim Chapman Live, WPXI
"The California Electricity Crisis," May 2001, Talk Back Live, CNN
Radio (regular guest on Air America’s The Thom Hartmann Program)
"Social Security," November 2007, The Thom Hartmann Program
"The History of Money-Lending and the Emerging Practice of Person-to-Person Lending," October 2007, Jessica Smith, NPR
"CEO Pay," May 2007, The Thom Hartmann Program
"The Enemy of Prosperity," April 2007, The Thom Hartmann Program
"Subprime Mortgages," April 2007, The Thom Hartmann Program
"The Fairness Doctrine," January 2007, The Mike Rosen Show, KOA [Listen online]
"Universal Health Care Is Immoral," December 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program [Listen online]
"Trans Fats," October 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program [Listen online]
"Enron after Ken Lay," July 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program
"CEO Pay," May 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program [Listen online]
"Other People’s Profits," November 2005, The Thom Hartmann Program
"Organs for Sale," August 2005, The Harrell Carter Show, WNWS
"Social Security Is Immoral," February 2005, Fred Hornsberger Show, KDKA
"Bhopal and Corporate Responsibility," December 2004, BBC World Service
"Enron," July 2004, BBC Newshour
"CEO Deserve Pay," April 2004, David Lawrence Show, WGN (syndicated)
"Outsourcing," March 2004, The Thom Hartmann Program
"Grasso’s Millions," September 2003, Ken Hamblin Show, KLMO (syndicated)
"Insider Trading," June 2003, Peter Mac Show, KCXL [Listen online]
"Greed and Business Ethics," June 2003, Life Matters, ABC Australian Radio
The above is not a complete list of radio appearances.
Media Appearances on Foreign Policy
Television (regular guest on CNBC)
"United Nations and United States," September 2006, On the Money, CNBC
"Racial Profiling," August 2006, On the Money, CNBC (Interviewed three times in August 2006 on same topic.)
"UN Decision on Israel and Lebanon," August 2006, News at 11, KABC-TV
"NYU Event," March 2006, NYU Tonight
"Iraq," September 2005, On the Money, CNBC
"Iraq: Is America Being Too Soft?" December 2004, The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel
"Is the War a Holy War?" April 2004, The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel
"Iraq," February 2004, At Large with Geraldo Rivera, FOX News Channel
"Why Do They Hate Us?" May 2003, Dr. Howard Garber Show, Adelphia Public Access
"A Moral Defense of Israel," May 2003, American Perspectives, C-SPAN
"An Islamic State in Iraq," April 2003, At Large with Geraldo Rivera, FOX News Channel
"Should Iran Be Next?" April 2003, War in Iraq, FOX News Channel
"The US Versus the UN," April 2003, The Active Opposition, World Link TV
"Israel: From Its Formation to Today," November 2002, The McCuistion Program, KERA TV
"Killing Innocents," February 2002, The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel
"Iran and the Axis of Evil," February 2002, Your World with Neil Cavuto, FOX News Channel
"End States Who Sponsor Terrorism," October 2001, CBS-TV
Radio (regular guest on Air America’s The Thom Hartmann Program)
"Chavez Steals American Property," May 2007, The Thom Hartmann Program
"The British Hostage Situation in Iran," April 2007, The John Ziegler Show, KFI
"Iran and Syria," November 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program [Listen online]
"American Money to Hezbollah," August 2006, The Thom Hartmann Program [Listen online]
"Israeli War," July 2006, The John Ziegler Show, KFI
"The War," November 2005, Public Pulse, KROA
"Neoconservatives," September 2005, The Rusty Humphries Show, KKOH
"No Apologies for Hiroshima and Nagasaki," August 2005, The Fred Hornsberger Show, KDKA
"The Iraq Ceasefire," April 2004, Ken Hamblin Show, KLMO (syndicated)
"No Trial for Saddam," December 2003, Battle Line, Radio America Network
"Why We Are Losing the War on Terrorism," September 2002, Peter Mac Show, KCXL [Listen online]
"The Moral Defense of Israel," May 2002, Peter Mac Show, KCXL [Listen online]
The above is not a complete list of radio appearances.
Media Appearances on Ayn Rand and Objectivism
Television
"FEMA's Response to the California Fires," October 2007, Fox Business Network
"Ayn Rand and Objectivism," Wow! It's Arlene Peck, July 2007
"Objectivism," November 2006, USC-TV, University of Southern California
Radio
"The Influence of Atlas Shrugged," October 2007, The Rusty Humphries Show, KKOH
"Ayn Rand, Objectivism, and the War in Iraq," May 2007, The Dennis Miller Show, Westwood One (National Syndicate) [Download or listen online]
"UCLA Cancels ARI Event on Immigration," February 2007, First Voice and Primera Voz, WRTE
"UCLA Cancels ARI Event on Immigration," February 2007, McIntyre in the Morning, KABC
"UCLA Cancels ARI Event on Immigration," February 2007, The Al Rantel Show, KABC
Print Media
"Atlas Came to Irvine," October 2007, Teri Sforza, The Orange County Register
"ARI and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of Atlas Shrugged," October 2007, Bill Palmer, Costa D'Oro magazine
Board Memberships
Board of Directors of:
College America, Inc.
The Ayn Rand Institute
BH Equity Research
The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism
Honors
Leavey Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching, Santa Clara University, 1997
Dean’s Teaching and Innovation Award, Santa Clara University, 1997
Leavey Research Grant, Santa Clara University, 1996, 1997
Leavey Grant for Teaching, Santa Clara University, 1994
Santa Clara University Presidential Research Grant, 1994, 1995
The University of Texas Graduate Fellowship, 1989—1991
Robert B. Williamson Memorial Scholarship, 1991
Gus S. Wortham Scholarship, 1988—1992
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