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" W e often praise ideas for their originality and criticise other ideas for being insufficiently novel. So, what do we make of the fac...

W ith the conjunction of Easter and ANZAC in the same week, the word "sacrifice" is being sickeningly over-used. "Sickeningly...

"J ustice consists first not in condemning, but in admiring -- and then in expressing one's admiration explicitly and in fighting f...

" Over the past decade, the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism has seen renewed public attention ... There are good reasons, ...

If we finally achieved an equal society, would the quality of life improve for all? Ayn Rand's classic novella "Anthem...

Since so many have used the word today, let's define it: Nothing noble about that.  Let's examine it: “ Sacrifice ” i...

"The men who are not interested in philosophy need it most urgently: they are most helplessly in its power. [They] absorb its princi...

"Man may be justly proud of his natural endowments ... such as physical beauty, physical strength, a great mind, good health. But al...

"'The process of observing the facts of reality and of integrating them into concepts is, in essence, a process of induction. The...

“Words can never hurt me.” “We must be tolerant of all opinions.” “Facebook/YouTube/Not PC is censoring me!” We hear claims like these all ...

Q: So, what's an 'Obleftivist'? A: "It’s a term used by people who are upset that many Objectivists dislike Trump, aren’...

"The proper attitude toward life is a commitment to put in the thought and effort required, and then to expect success. Dedicat...

@jordanbpeterson: "I don't think that you can generate wealth without generating inequality." @yaronbrook: "Inequality...

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This morning's Sunday School reading comes from Onkar Ghate's article “ Finding Morality and Happiness Without God ”: The ...

"As to the endlessly recycled 'cultist' charge, is that smear supposed to ignore those who have studied her ideas intensively...

Ayn Rand offers advice on choosing a political candidate: In view of the general confusion on this subject, it is advisable to remind pro...

  Economist Tyler Cowen is well-known, widely respected and generally a very bright brain. And he reckons he rates Ayn Rand. Yet Alex Epste...

    An intelligent non-Objectivist raises a big Happy Birthday to one of Ayn Rand’s most powerful and most misunderstood ideas. “No, Ayn ...

  I’ll say in advance that this post is not for everyone. Who is it for? Mainly for readers of Rand and/or of Austrian economics who eithe...