Thursday May 14th Meeting #733
Open If you would like to speak, or simply would like more information about the
College of Complexes, contact the Program Coordinators Tom Berry tomberry1@att.net
214-738-3386 ell): John Beesley johnb001@airmail.net 972-931-7770 (home).
75th Anniversary 1951 - 2026
Chicago Campus
Every Other Saturday 5 PM CT Meeting #3,850
Alternate programs on Zoom from the Chicago Campus at 5:00 PM CT
Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81216467150
To speak contact Program Coordinator Charles Paidock at (312) 714-7790 or cpaidock@hotmail.com
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Every Thursday 6:00 PM
Sustaining the Academic Tradition of "One Fool at a Time"
Dallas Campus
Solicitation for Speakers
The Next Open Date is
May 14th
or any subsequent Thursday in the coming year
To Disquiet the Minds of the People
The College of Complexes in Chicago, IL,
biweekly on Saturday at 5:00 PM on Zoom
Occupy Your Mind
Established Feb. 28, 2009
Weekly Free Speech Forum
College of Complexes
The Playground for People Who Think
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1. Presentation by Guest Speaker
2. Questions and Answers
3. Remarks and Rebuttals
(5 minutes each / infamous)
Format:
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All meeting are open to the public.
The college maintains no membership, and is operated on a volunteer basis.
If you would like to speak, or simply would like more information about the College of Complexes, contact the Program Coordinators
Tom Berry tomberry1@att.net (214) 738-3386 (cell)
John Beesley johnb001@airmail.net 972-931-7770 (cell)
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No Meetings in Restaurant Until Further Notice
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Statement on Free Speech
Our constitution and laws encourage the freest possible exchange of opinions, ideas, and information. In part, that recognizes our worth and dignity as human beings. To forbid us to speak our minds demeans us and makes us more like slaves or robots than citizens of a free country. But as important as freedom of expression is for us as individuals, it is perhaps more important to society at large.
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Thursday May 7th Meeting #732
Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism
Ted Rubin, a college regular an active contributor, and an ardent student of American history, (who previously delivered presentations on American attitudes during the holocaust, 14th amendment & the Birthright clause, Trump and Cryptocurrency, the Shado Docket, and the Age of Trump), will discuss how Donald Trump's involvement in the private sector has been seen as the “rise of state corporatism" These actions include the U.S. government taking direct equity stakes in private companies, using executive power to pressure firms, and challenging free-market principles. He points out that Trump’s interventions—demanding revenue cuts from chip companies, conditioning mergers on presidential concessions, or converting subsidies into equity stakes—function as quasi‑legislative acts. that are most likely unconstitutional. Ted points out that Trump has repeatedly asserted that Article II gives him authority to “do whatever I want,” and his administration has argued that Article II powers can override Congress’s regulatory frameworks. And he concludes that this has disrupted the separation of powers and created a de facto state‑capitalist presidency with stakes in private companies, where business leaders have largely remained silent on the actions, from fear of retribution.
