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Interviews

Frederick Douglass, Self Made Man: An Interview with Timothy Sandefur

Timothy Sandefur is Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute and author of the new book: Frederick Douglass: Self-Made…

Heroes and Hero Worship: An Interview with Dr. Andrew Bernstein

Dr. Andrew Bernstein has taught Philosophy at numerous New York-area universities. In 2016-17, he taught Business Ethics at the American…

Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism: An Interview with Elan Journo

Elan Journo is Director of Policy Research at the Ayn Rand Institute, author of Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled…

Taking Responsibility for Your Own Happiness: An Interview with Greg Salmieri

Dr. Greg Salmieri holds a fellowship in philosophy at the Anthem Foundation and currently teaches at Rutgers University. His published…

On Free Will: An Interview with Onkar Ghate

...today we are bombarded with the perspective of determinism: that some combination of external facts, such as your upbringing, education,…

Taking Responsibility for Your Happiness

In anticipation for the Ayn Rand Student Conference this November, we tapped one of its speakers Gena Gorlin on the shoulder to…

Defending Free Speech: An Interview with Steve Simpson

Free speech is absolutely essential for a free society, yet it’s constantly under attack today. There are three segments of…

The Ayn Rand Institute Junior Fellows Program: An Interview with Elan Journo

Elan Journo is a fellow and Director of Policy Research at the Ayn Rand Institute. Among other duties, Journo teaches…

Equal is Unfair: An Interview with Don Watkins

Don Watkins is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, where he writes on inequality, the welfare state, and the…

Free Speech, Politics, and the Trump Controversy: An Interview with Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson is the director of legal studies at the Ayn Rand Institute. A former constitutional litigator for the Institute…