I would still passionately maintain that the pursuit of one's own rational self-interest and of one's own happiness is the highest moral purpose of life. CBA One of the most charming aspects of your personality and your work, both fiction and non-fiction, is your unabashed fascination with ideas. Are you aware of the fact that the ideas of capitalism and individualism are under intense assault. The old perception that the center is no longer holding scares people. Fearful humans become averse to risk-taking.
Fearful humans become functionaries and civil servants.
CBA All of the economists and bureaucrats are gone from the Heartland Capitalists. You and team owner Peter Drucker have in just a couple of years completely remade the team. Instead of economists the team is staffed by mostly chief executive officers of major corporations. AR CEO's will become the heroes of the 21st Century. Their visions will permeate the cultures that are still dedicated to freedom and liberty.