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Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Contra Jesus?

In the wake of the release of the Atlas Shrugged movie, Ayn Rand's prominence in the culture has increased, and…

Campus Media Response: Break Free From Unchosen “Ties That Bind”

In a piece called "Ayn Rand is an Adolescent Sociopath", Eli Gottlieb of the UMass/Amherst Daily Collegianwrote: In recent times,…

Campus Media Response: The Roots of the Objectivist Campus Revival

Objectivists Expand Presence The Stanford Review, January 8, 2010 Dear editors, Jordan Carr claims that a revival of Ayn Rand’s…

Rhodes Scholars take the Road to Wall Street

Elliot Gerson, secretary of the Rhodes trust, points to an interesting trend: In the past thirty or so years, Rhodes…

Ayn Rand’s Non-Religious Conception of Morality

In our parents’ generation, academia was a bastion of secularism, and a threat to religion. Amid peace and love, political…

The Value of Atlas Shrugged

Originally published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged, one of the most controversial novels in American fiction, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.…

All Plants are Created Equal?

Put down that salad! Have you considered the dignity of the vegetables you’re about to crush into easily-digestible pieces? Have…

The Value of Atlas Shrugged

Originally published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged, one of the most controversial novels in American fiction, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.…

The Appeal of Ayn Rand

February 2nd marked the hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of America's most controversial and inspiring writers, Ayn Rand.…

Welcome to The Undercurrent

Welcome to the The Undercurrent. Before we begin, let us tell you what we are not. We are not a…