Salmieri: Objectivism Contrasted With Other Political Views

The Ayn Rand Institute features an enlightening video by Philosopher Greg Salmieri on how to “conceptualize and understand different political views, terms, theories and groups. For instance, are socialism and fascism opposites? Do the terms “left” and “right”...

Ayn Rand and The Power of Ideas To Change Long Held Beliefs

Writes Susan Shelley in the OC Register on “The visionary woman the left can’t stand”: The intensity of the hostility to Rand’s work is an acknowledgment of the power of ideas to change long-held beliefs. In “Atlas Shrugged,” Rand writes of the misery...

Ayn Rand on the Principle Accepting Government Funds

Ayn Rand illustrates the principles of accepting funds from the government, using the question of government “public” scholarships as the concrete example: “A different principle and different considerations are involved in the case of public (i.e.,...

Journo: Tribalism and “Canceling” Ayn Rand

Writing in New Ideal, Elan Journo says that those who misrepresent, or outright distort Ayn Rand’s ideas represent a tribalist mindset: What I want to show you — regardless of what you may already think of Rand, if you have a view at all — is that there’s a...

Greg Salmieri Joins Professor Tara Smith at UT Austin

May 26, 2020 — The Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship and Austin, Texas, businessman Bud Brigham have made a five-year gift to the University of Texas at Austin. The gift establishes the Program for Objectivity in Thought, Action and Enterprise within the...

Powerful Minds Homeschooling Books Now Available Online For Free

With schools closed mostly everywhere, Glenn Woiceshyn has decided to make many of his Powerful Minds homeschool books available for free. Writes Glenn, “While homeschooling my kids and some of their friends at the grade 6 level, I wrote a few books for...

Listen to Atlas Shrugged and Other Classics For Free

Audible.com Offers Free Streaming of Children, Teen and Classic Audible Books with No Membership Audible is offering this promotion for children who have been affected by recent school closings. From Audible: “For as long as schools are closed, we’re open....

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