Igniting the Objectivist Student Movement (Part 2)
Where will tomorrow's Objectivist leaders come from? The Undercurrent is spearheading efforts to unite Objectivist students and foment campus activism.
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 morality of the welfare state.
Brave Innovators Deserve Freedom: The Moral Need for Immigration Reform
A moral economic system where people are free to immigrate, innovate and improve their own lives is also the kind of system where both immigrants and citizens benefit the most.
Reclaiming the “Self” in Self-Esteem
Any attempt to uphold “selflessness” as a moral standard guarantees the erosion of your self-esteem. . . . To attempt to live by a “selfless” moral code is to become, in effect, your own worst enemy.
To “Lean In,” Women Must Abandon the False Moral Ideal of Selflessness
Psychologically, some women hold themselves back by believing that they must play the role of “nurturer,” a moral ideal which is reinforced by . . . the baseless philosophical ideal of selflessness.
Announcing the TU Leadership Seminar for Objectivist Campus Club Leaders
This weekend at Stanford University, twenty of the nation's top Objectivist student club leaders will unite for an intense day of leadership training to develop their skills as communicators of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism.
Who Sets Your Standards? Announcing the First Video in Our Fall Campaign
Our new video series, “Under the Surface,” features inspiring individuals who have put themselves first and achieved noteable personal and professional successes as a consequence.
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Who Suffers the Most from a Morality Concerned with Suffering?
Government policies aimed at alleviating unqualified “suffering” . . . reward those who deserve to suffer. . . [and] create undeserved suffering for those who are trying to succeed.