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2015

STRIVECon Recap: Questions and Clarifications on Self-Interest in Ayn Rand’s Philosophy

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

STRIVECon Recap: “The Spirit of Atlas Shrugged is Alive in Silicon Valley” by Jason Crawford

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

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…

An Interview with Elan Journo on The Paris Attacks

there is a war going on against the West—in particular, Western countries [like] the U.K., Spain, and the U.S.—waged by…

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…

New Programming Draws Student Praise at Annual Objectivist Conference

  Last month, close to 400 fans of Ayn Rand gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Westin Hotel for…

The Tyranny of Silence: Interviewing Flemming Rose

Flemming Rose is the Foreign Editor for Jyllands-Posten, Denmark’s largest daily newspaper. In September 2005, he commissioned and published twelve…

Ayn Rand Knew that “Virtue is the Currency of Love”

To Rand, the self is much more than a mere bundle of feelings—the self is the reasoning, choosing, valuing mind,…