Specialties: Economy, Financial Crisis, Capitalism, Income Inequality, Executive Compensation, Entitlements, Free Speech

Mr. Watkins is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute and co-author, along with Yaron Brook, of the national bestseller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government. He is a columnist at Forbes.com and his op-eds have appeared in such venues as The Guardian, USA Today, and Forbes magazine.

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Don Watkins
Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute
dwatkins@aynrand.org

Book:

Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government

Blog:

Laissez-Faire: The Uncompromised Case for Capitalism

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Articles and Commentary

Articles and Essays

The Corrupt Critics of CEO Pay (with Yaron Brook)
Why Ayn Rand Is Still Relevant (with Yaron Brook)
America's Unfree Market (with Yaron Brook)  

Op-Eds

The Guilt Pledge
The Irresponsible Individual Mandate
Memo to Foes of Heath Reform: Repudiate the Morality of Need
Stop Blaming Capitalism for Government Failures

[More op-eds by Don Watkins]

Blog Posts

The rich get richer, the poor get richer, the New York Times gets outraged
Is it time to "Go Galt"? No.
The irrational argument for rationing health care
The unselfish Bernie Madoff

[More blog posts by Don Watkins]

Video and Audio

Video: "The Guilt Pledge" [watch]

Radio: "Who Really Creates Jobs?" [listen] 
Radio: "Ayn Rand's Ideas and Influence" [listen]
Radio: "The Roots of the Housing Crisis" [listen]
Radio: "Regulation and Prosperity" [listen]

[More video and audio by Don Watkins]

Talks, Events, and Lectures

What's Really Wrong With Entitlements