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How Christianity Polluted the Moral Atmosphere of the West  

Secular thinkers don’t realize how their moral views are influenced—for the worse—by a deeply Christian religious historical revolution.

Open Letter to Google’s Sundar Pichai and Team

All the facts demonstrating Google’s virtues will not fend off the antitrust attacks, but attract them.

Individual Rights and the Right to Abortion

Only a proper understanding of the Enlightenment concept can resolve the perennial moral and political controversy.

The Art of Thinking: Introduction to the Forthcoming Book

Leonard Peikoff introduces his course applying Objectivist epistemology to daily thought processes.

Give the Gift of a Guilt-Free Christmas

If we want children to be virtuous and happy, don’t tell them they are born sinners in need of salvation.

The Evil of Ethnic Studies: Hostility to Israel Is Tip of the Iceberg

The fundamental problem is not a bias against just one country, Israel, but a fundamental hostility to civilization as such.

Announcing the Harry Binswanger Scholarship Fund: Fostering the Future of Objectivism

Join the effort to celebrate the work of a champion of Ayn Rand’s ideas by supporting passionate students who will continue his legacy.

‘Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right’ Is Worse than Incompetent

While claiming to be non-partisan and deeply researched, Jennifer Burns’s celebrated book is an anti-intellectual biography of an intellectual.

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About The Ayn Rand Institute


AynRand.org is the official website of the Ayn Rand Institute, the source for information on the life, writings and work of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand.

Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, ARI offers educational experiences, based on Ayn Rand’s books and ideas, for a variety of audiences, including students, educators, policymakers and lifelong learners. ARI also engages in research and advocacy efforts, applying Rand’s ideas to current issues and seeking to promote her philosophical principles of reason, rational self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism.

ARI is composed of a dedicated Board of Directors and an energetic staff of more than thirty-five people. We invite you to explore how Ayn Rand viewed the world – and to consider the distinctive insights offered by ARI’s thought leaders today.

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