"Real Capitalism was never tried"

How would you define the economic system we (the West) live in?

Is there a way to attribute responsibility of the economic (and social) successes and failures of our societies to any particular set of ideas?

How can we rationally speculate about the potential benefits or dangers of economic systems that were never tried before?

All these questions (and more!) will be the subject of our meetup. Ayn Rand being an artist herself (a fiction writer) had many opinions on those questions (links below). Come armed with your opinions on the matter and/or your knowledge of Ayn Rand's own unique views to discuss them in a roundtable format with other interested people.

Location: We will be meeting inside the Cambridge Castle Bar, likely on the two small tables near the stairs.
Format: Roundtable discussion, moderated to ensure everyone gets a shot at intervening on each point and to keep the discussion on topic

Feel free to message the group if you have any trouble finding us or ask the bartenders

Ayn Rand related Material (non exhaustive):
https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/economic_growth.html
https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/capitalism.html
https://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/socialism.html