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“It’s None of Your Business!”—Say It about More than Just Government Surveillance

Very little of the fury directed against the NSA has been saved for the IRS. Perhaps the double standard is…

The Undercurrent is in Search of a New CEO

The Undercurrent (TU) is hiring a new leader of the organization, with the aim of dramatically increasing the presence and…

The Freedom to Commit to a Dream

The popular prejudice that tolerates the restriction of economic liberties but decries the violation of civil liberties is just that—a…

What Real Revolution Looks Like: Heroes Exemplifying New Moral Ideals Lead the Way to Freedom and Progress

It was not only fidelity to their stated ideals that made the leaders of successful revolutions great and their revolutions…

Check Out These Summer Opportunities to Learn about Ayn Rand’s Ideas

we are always enthusiastic to share news of opportunities to learn more about the Objectivist ideas that inform our editorial…

Help Distribute the New TU Flyer on the Occupy Movement

Early in December The Undercurrent published a series of articles . . . analyzing and critiquing the Occupy Wall Street…

Can “Occupation” Be Peaceful?

By preventing ordinary citizens from going about their business, Occupiers are in effect protesting the “injustice” of laws that allow…

Why Protest Inequality?: Unmasking the Deeper Motivation of the Occupy Movement

Why, in spite of massive evidence that profits motivate entrepreneurs to innovate in ways that enable so many of us…

Don’t Blame Twitter for the “Post-Idea” Age

Writing in a recent New York Times Sunday review column, Neal Gabler takes note of the The Atlantic’s list of…