About the Event
With the release of Atlas Shrugged-Part 1, Ayn Rand’s libertarian manifesto finally arrives on the big screen. Bruce Edward Walker, in an Acton PowerBlog review of the film, said that he was “thankful Atlas Shrugged-Part I avoids the toxic elements of Rand’s so-called ‘philosophy’ and am hopeful the subsequent installments of the film trilogy steer clear of the same pitfalls. By all means, see the film and avoid the book.” Walker will lead an Acton on Tap discussion on Rand, libertarianism and the “free and virtuous society.” Don’t miss it!
About the Speaker
Bruce Edward Walker has more than 30 years’ writing and editing experience in a variety of publishing areas, including reference books, newspapers, magazines, media relations and corporate speeches. He began contributing essays to the Acton Institute in 2004, focusing on cultural and philanthropic issues. He is managing editor and research fellow for The Heartland Institute’s Infotech & Telecom News, and served as manager of communications for the Mackinac Center's Property Rights Network from 2008 to 2009. He was also editor from 2006-2009 of Mackinac’s Michigan Science, a quarterly publication. His opinion pieces have appeared in National Review Online, RealClearReligion, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Boston Herald, Detroit News and many others. He also is a contributing editor to The American Culture website. Walker has written extensively on literature, having produced six titles in Wiley Publishing’s CliffsNotes series, as well as dozens of reference-book essays on poets, philosophers, novelists, essayists, musicians and dramatists. He has lectured on property rights and arts funding for the Institute for Liberal Studies, and on literature and free markets for the Institute for Humane Studies. Walker has served as an adjunct professor of literature and academic writing at University of Detroit Mercy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Michigan State University. He is the father of two daughters and currently lives in Midland, Mich.
