<This speech was delivered to the Dallas Chapter of the Bastiat Society on June 17, 2021> In 1847, French economist Frédéric Bastiat, this society’s namesake, published a facetious petition to the king now known as “The Right Hand and the Left”. In it he laid bare the fallacy of some of his contemporaries that if […]
Reflections on a Life Well Lived—Tribute to Sir Ron Trotter
Eulogy by Roger Kerr, Old St. Paul’s, Wellington, 17 August 2010 Margaret and the family have asked me to reflect on Sir Ron’s role in business and public affairs and I’m honoured to do so. I loved Ron like a father. So it was with a heavy heart that I sat down to write these […]