Philosophy
True or False: Your Truth is not My Truth
In a recent piece for The Asheboro Courier-Tribune, College of Charleston student, KimberMarie Faircloth asks the question: “What is truth?”…
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…
A Professor’s Tribute to Ayn Rand is a Dramatic Reminder of the Value of Individualism
Hill recounts a story familiar to many of us at The Undercurrent: how, as a young man, he first discovered…
Announcing TU’s Spring 2014 Campaign Event! A Debate entitled, “Is the Welfare State Just?”
Best-selling author and Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, Don Watkins, will debate UW-Madison political scientist, Howard Schweber, on the…
Who You are to Judge: A Response to Pope Francis and the Cult of “Tolerance”
Try as we may, we cannot abandon the necessity of judgment . . . The most we can do is…
The Morality of Self-Interest: Under the Surface Episode 4 (Final Episode)
Under the Surface Episode 4: The Morality of Self-Interest from The Undercurrent on Vimeo. The Undercurrent is proud to announce…
We Should be Active-Minded, not “Open-Minded” about Political Controversies
Rather than lazily accepting someone else’s answers, we need to seek and find answers of our own. The answers might…
Marriage IS for You: A Response to Seth Adam Smith
In his viral blog piece “Marriage Isn’t For You,” Seth Adam Smith proposes that the best kind of love is selfless.…
“Rethinking Selfishness: Ayn Rand’s New Conception of Egoism,” a lecture by Dr. Onkar Ghate
Dr. Onkar Ghate's lecture explores how Rand challenges us to radically reconsider our beliefs about right and wrong.
Why Stand Up For Yourself?: Under the Surface Episode 3
Subjects interviewed discuss conflicts they have faced with parents, coworkers, and mentors, and the attitudes they developed to live through…