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J.A. Windham

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…

Announcing #CapitalistAndProud: A National Campus Initiative!

The rise of Bernie Sanders along with some astounding new data suggest that young people today hold an increasingly favorable view of socialism. The Undercurrent is…

Is This a Cult? A Personal Reflection on the Leven Foundation Student Conference: The Morality of Value-Creation and Trade

  Last semester, enterprising students from across the country and beyond gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Leven Foundation Student…

Reflections on Ayn Rand and Campus Culture: An Interview with Greg Salmieri (Part Two)

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

Reflections on Ayn Rand and Campus Culture: An Interview with Greg Salmieri (Part One)

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

Let’s Trade: Embracing a Brighter Approach to Campus Discourse

Late last semester, protests by disaffected student groups at the University of Missouri and Yale over various forms of perceived…

STRIVECon Recap: “Value Creation in Law” with Steve Simpson, Paul Beard, and Matthew Gerber

  From November 6th-8th, enterprising students from across the country (and even beyond) gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for STRIVE’s annual…

Goal-Setting with Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Coughlin

In 2012, the year of the London Olympics, Coughlin experienced the letdown of her worst professional season. Since then, overcoming…

From Homelessness to Happiness: The Story of Tom Richardson’s Life-Changing Idea

“Creating things yourself is the coolest thing,” Richardson explained. “It makes you feel like you’re alive, and part of the…

Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System: An Interview with Tara Smith

Dr. Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of…