Steamboat Springs Saying derogatory things and offending one another is the foundation of the right to free speech, and that right is in jeopardy, according to Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute in Southern California.

People have a right to be despicable, and they have a right to free speech, said Brook, who will present Free Speech and the Battle for Western Culture at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Strings Music Pavilion.

What: "Free Speech and the Battle for Western Culture" with Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, with after-party from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Strings Music Pavillion, 900 Strings Road; after-party at Ghost Ranch, 56 Seventh Street

Cost: Free, with free entrance to after-party for those who attend (after-party only, $20)

Info: http://www.steamboatinst..., email info@steamboatins..., call 970-846-6013

Sponsored by The Steamboat Institute, the event is free to attend and those who do can also visit an after-party with Brook from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ghost Ranch.

The co-author of national bestseller Free Market Revolution, Brook is known for speaking around the world on topics including finance, economics, capitalism and Ayn Rand and her philosophy.

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Ayn Rand Institute director will discuss threat to free speech Wednesday