morality
Triumph over Tragedy: The Tale of Adrianne Haslet-Davis and Hugh Herr’s Self-Dedication
By developing the same self-sustaining virtues, Herr and Haslet-Davis were able to improve their lives tremendously. Yet the virtue we…
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…
The Character Experiment: How Cultivating Moral Virtue Will Strengthen the Post-Grad Experience
University life presents more than just the opportunity to learn academic content and methods. It also presents a unique opportunity…
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…
Of Zombies and Men: What the Apocalyptic Reveals about the Mainstream View of Wealth
Men are not zombies doomed to mindlessly consume their fellows. In a society where people are free to trade or…
Pride is a Celebration of One’s Achievements, Not Association with a Group
If gay people want to achieve full liberation from prejudice and to truly defend the rights of homosexuals, they must…
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.