Meetings once a month |
The Gateway Objectivists usually meet on the third Saturday of each month, alternating between the home of Lorie Bugby, the home of Jeff and Joy Kiviat and a restaurant. The meetings are informal and open to the public. Typically, the agenda consists of one of the following:
Following the presentation, we enjoy refreshments and engage in wide-ranging discussions, not limited to the topic of the evening.
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May
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The meeting, on Saturday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m., will be at Lorie Bugby's house in West St. Louis County. Email mail@gatewayobjectivists.net for directions or more information. This month, Carl Maertz will give a talk entitled "Separating Capitalism from Materialism." Are all capitalists also materialists? Or just perceived as materialists? Carl will explore the characterizations of those who support capitalism and what can be done to differentiate these two ideologies. |
Month | Topic | Type |
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| May 16, 2009 | Separating Capitalism from Materialismby Carl Maertz |
Presentation |
| April 18, 2009 | An Objectivist View of Taxationby Jeff Kiviat | Presentation |
| March 21, 2009 | Discussion on the Influence of Objectivism |
Roundtable Discussion |
| February 21, 2009 | Swing Vote | Movie |
| January 17, 2009 | Penn & Teller: Bullsh!t Session | Video |
| December 20, 2008 | Annual Holiday Dinner | Potluck Dinner |
| November 15, 2008 | The Aviator | Movie |
| October 18, 2008 | Elections and Bailouts | Roundtable Discussion |
| September 10, 2008 | Christopher Hitchens--Dinesh D'Souza debate | Debate at Powell Hall |
| August 16, 2008 | Attendees' Choice | A Reading, a DVD, or a Discussion |
| July 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on the Atlas Society's summer seminar |
Roundtable Discussion |
| June 21, 2008 | The Aviator | Movie |
| May 17, 2008 | 10-Minute Discussions | Roundtable Discussion |
| April 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on elections and the Libertarian Party |
Roundtable Discussion |
| March 15, 2008 | The Right to Privacy: What is it and do we need it? by Jessica Wilson | Presentation |
| February 2008 | No meeting | |
| January 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on inequality |
Roundtable Discussion |
| December 29, 2007 | Annual Holiday Dinner and Movie | Potluck/Movie |
| November 17, 2007 | "Put Your Arms Up and I'll Shoot!" |
Presentation on vaccinations by Joy Kiviat |
| October 20, 2007 | Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary conferences and 20/20 health care special |
Videos |
| September 15, 2007 | The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin |
Book Discussion |
| August 25, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on Iraq and immigration |
Roundtable Discussion |
| July 21, 2007 | Intelligence Squared debate on global warming | DVD |
| June 16, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on new religions |
Roundtable Discussion |
| May 19, 2007 | Citizen X | Movie |
| April 21, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on Castro and Latin America |
Roundtable Discussion |
| March 17, 2007 | Cash McCall | Movie |
| February 17, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on current crop of presidential candidates |
Roundtable Discussion |
| January 20, 2007 | Richard Dawkins' The Root of All Evil? Part 2 |
TV Show |
| December 16, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on advancing reason in the coming year |
Roundtable Discussion |
| November 18, 2006 | Richard Dawkins' The Root of All Evil? |
TV Show |
| October 21, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on teaching morality without religion |
Roundtable Discussion |
| September 16, 2006 | “States of Fear: Science or Politics?” | Taped Video Panel Discussion |
| August 19, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion legal issues and the Institute for Justice |
Roundtable Discussion |
| July 15, 2006 | Discussion of Gore's An Inconvenient Truth | Presentation and Discussion |
| June 17, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on U.S. immigration policy |
Roundtable Discussion |
| May 20, 2006 | “Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin” by Robert Hazen & discussion on the origin of life |
Taped Video Lecture & Discussion |
| April 15, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on the Mohammed editorial cartoons |
Roundtable Discussion |
| March 25, 2006 | Farewell to Frank party and “Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon” by Daniel Dennett |
Potluck & Taped Video Lecture |
| February 18, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on “Getting from Here to There” |
Roundtable Discussion |
| January 28, 2006 | Supreme Court case presentations and discussion |
Mini Presentations & Roundtable Discussion |
| December 17, 2005 | Potluck and “Global Capitalism” by Andrew Bernstein |
Taped Video Lecture & Potluck |
| November 19, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the future of the Republican Party |
Roundtable Discussion |
| October, 2005 | No meeting | |
| September 24, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on Flat Tax vs. Fair Tax |
Roundtable Discussion |
| August 27, 2005 | Discussion on Advocacy and Truth, led by Frank Bryan |
Roundtable Discussion |
| July 2005 | Summer Break - No meeting |
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| June 18, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on Deep Throat and the media |
Roundtable Discussion |
| May 21, 2005 | Hotel Rwanda | Movie |
| April 16, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the future of religion after the Pope's death |
Roundtable Discussion |
| March 19, 2005 | “The Virtue of Selfishness: Why Achieving Your Happiness Is Your Highest Moral Purpose” by Peter Schwartz |
Taped Video Lecture |
| February 12, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the Ayn Rand Centenary |
Roundtable Discussion |
| January 15, 2005 | “River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life” by Dr. Richard Dawkins |
Taped Video Lecture |
| December 2004 | Winter Break - No meeting |
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| November 20, 2004 | Dinner & Discussion on Bin Laden and retreating from Iraq |
Roundtable Discussion |
| October 16, 2004 | “God Against the Gods” by Jonathan Kirsch |
Taped Video Lecture |
| September 25, 2004 | Dinner & Discussion on Islam vs. Islamic Fundamentalism |
Roundtable Discussion |
| August 21, 2004 | “Darwin's Revolution in Thought” by Stephen Jay Gould |
Taped Video Lecture |
| July 17, 2004 | “The Moral Conflict of Capitalism and Statism” by Nathaniel Branden |
Taped Video Lecture |
| June 19, 2004 | Penn & Teller Fest '04 | TV show |
| May 15, 2004 | Peikoff at West Point | Taped Video Lecture |
| April 17, 2004 | “Mike Mentzer: His Life and Philosophy” by John Drake |
Presentation |
| March 20, 2004 | “Objective Investing” by Brenda Throm |
Presentation |
| February 19, 2004 | John Stossel ABC primetime special |
TV show |
| January 17, 2004 | A Man for All Seasons | Movie |
| December 20, 2003 | Objectivist Trivia Night and potluck dinner |
Game & Potluck |
| November 15, 2003 | Seinfeld and Philosophy reviewed by Jon Litton |
Book Review |
| October 18, 2003 | “My 30 Years with Ayn Rand” by Leonard Peikoff |
Taped Video Lecture |
| September 27, 2003 | “Interpreting the Constitution” by David Mayer |
Taped Audio Lecture |
| August 23, 2003 | Camp Indecon recap and Education roundtable discussion |
Roundtable Discussion |
| July 19, 2003 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Movie |
| June 21, 2003 | William F. Buckley, Jr's Getting It Right reviewed by Jeff Kiviat |
Book Review |
| May 17, 2003 | Citizen X | Movie |