Ben Franklin and His Critics

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Topic: Ben Franklin & His Critics

Time: Jun 26, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Was Benjamin Franklin an indispensable public servant or cunning chameleon? A hard-headed entrepreneur or an opportunistic privateer? A devoted family man or a notorious womanizer? A scientist and inventor or a hoaxer and self-promoter? A believer or a heretic? The first civilized American or the most dangerous man in America? Our founding father has been accused of all of them. In this provocative talk, historian and economist Mark Skousen separates the truth from fiction.

Mark Skousen, Ph. D., editor of Forecasts & Strategies, is a nationally known investment expert, economist, university professor and author of more than 25 books. He is also our cousin! In July 2018 Dr Skousen was awarded the inaugural Triple Crown in Economics for his work in economic theory, history and education, and has been identified as one of the 20 most influential living economists.  After working for the CIA, he earned his Ph. D. in monetary economics at George Washington University in 1977. He has taught economics and finance at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Barnard College, Mercy College, Rollins College and Chapman University, where he is currently a Presidential Fellow. He won the “My Favorite Professor” Award at Chapman University in 2019.  in 2006, he and his wife Jo Ann compiled and edited "The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin" (Regnery, 2006).  He is also the producer of FreedomFest, "the world's largest gathering of free minds," every July in Las Vegas.