The following was written by me, Kent Hastings: Sorry, no PGP sig, I'm stranded in Chico,CA for a while... L O S A N G E L E S A R E A M E E T I N G "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, and let me remind you, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Aristotle, as used by Karl Hess for Barry Goldwater. --- T h e K a r l H e s s C l u b --- "GOODBYE, MURRAY!" In the third meeting in the Post Election Series, we intended to present an update on the Objectivists after our meetings with the Republicans, the Libertarian Party, and Left Anarchists. Unfortunately, the Ayn Rand Institute declined our invitation to address our group on The Night Of January The 16th. When readers of Liberty Magazine were asked to rate the influence of various thinkers, at the top, with an equal rating to Rand, was "Mr. Libertarian," Murray N. Rothbard, PhD. Murray died last week, so we will instead have a special Memorial tribute to his life and thought. He is best known for his work in Austrian School economics and Libertarian philosophy, and notorious for bashing Objectivists with essays like "The Sociology of the Ayn Rand Cult." (Don't worry, the abuse was mutual). His most recent libertarian strategy was to make an alliance with the Old Right, a.k.a. "Paleoconservatives." We hope you'll agree that this is relevant in our Post Election environment. Samuel Edward Konkin III (SEK3) knew Murray personally, and credits him as a founder of the modern Libertarian movement in written accounts in his magazine, New Libertarian. I assume SEK3 will host tributes from others who also knew Murray. Monday, January 16, 1995 Hasmik's Family Restaurant Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles National Blvd (I think 9824 National) Unfortunately, I can't attend this one because of the floods, and I don't have the address handy, but it is the same time and place as the last meeting. Kent - j.hastings6@genie.geis.com