Summary: This show is dedicated to: Army Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, killed May 14, 2013 in Afghanistan by an IED. Defending the Republic with Annie "The Radio Chick" and "Cool" Mike is an ongoing discussion of recent events and issues. Special Guest Dr. Yaron Brook is the executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. He is a columnist at Forbes.com, & is featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, and many other publications. Frequent guest on radio & television, he is contributing author to Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea & Winning the Unwinnable War: America's Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism. He is co-author with Don Watkins of the best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government. He speaks internationally on the financial crisis, capitalism, growth of the state, & U.S. foreign policy. Dr. Brook, Israeli born, served as a 1st Sgt in Israeli military intelligence & earned a BSc in civil engineering from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. In 1987 he moved to the US, where he received his MBA and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Texas; he became an American citizen in 2003. http://www.AynRand.org It's a battle of Conservative values and principles in defense of our Republic!
