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A New Textbook of Americanism: STRIVE Q&A with Jonathan Hoenig

What does it mean to be American? The question appears to be a simple one, but pose it to a…

Sandi Brents’s Story: Dealing with Religion and Family as an Objectivist

Sandi Brents began the summer of 1978 in Houston with great anticipation. She and her children were joining her husband…

A Career in Film: Musings from Michael Paxton

How does an artist apply Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism to his life and work? How do you handle the…

Free Speech Under Attack: Dave Rubin, Steve Simpson and Flemming Rose Discuss

In 2005, Flemming Rose, then editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, published a series of cartoons that were critical of…

Objectivity and the News: A Conversation with Ben Bayer and Greg Salmieri

  “Some people follow the news as if it were sports. They have a team that they want to root…

Business and Ethics: A Conversation with Don Watkins and Greg Salmieri

  We all interact with businesses as customers, as employees, and some of us as owners. And despite the variety—whether…

Objectivism Q&A Recap: A Conversation with Harry Binswanger and Greg Salmieri

  STRIVE’s Objectivism Q&A on Sunday, February 5th stretched nearly an hour overtime while students eagerly discussed several issues in…

Setting and Achieving Goals: Career Advice from Kendall Justiniano

STRIVE’s Online Mentor Q&A Program aims to provide students and career-oriented young people with opportunities to learn from real-world, active…

Objectivism Q&A Recap: A Discussion with Greg Salmieri

Objectivism Q&As is a new program by STRIVE that features experts in Objectivism answering questions by students interested in learning…

Mentorship Q&A Recap: A Conversation with Sunny Lohmann

STRIVE’s Online Mentor Q&A Program aims to provide students and career-oriented young people with opportunities to learn from real-world, active…