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New Ideal - Reason | Individualism | Capitalism

Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life

We must understand the philosophical foundations of the right to free speech to apply it to contemporary controversies.

Gregory Salmieri
September 11, 2024
109 min read

New ARI Book Examines What Went Wrong After 9/11

The new, expanded edition of Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism presents ARI’s distinctive philosophic analysis of what went wrong after 9/11.

Elan JournoOnkar Ghate
August 16, 2021
6 min read

Testifying for the Sake of Justice: Ayn Rand and the HUAC Hearings

Rand sought a public forum to begin a discussion about the corrupt influence of communist ideology.

Audra Hilse
August 28, 2024
4 min read

Health Care Is Not a Right

A stalwart proponent of freedom and individual rights denounces the moral premise behind socialized medicine.

Leonard Peikoff
August 21, 2024
16 min read

Announcing a New Book: The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom

In her new book, Tara Smith explores constitutional protections for intellectual freedom.

Ziemowit Gowin
July 3, 2024
2 min read

Why a Secular Commitment to Science Warrants Pride, not Humility  

Scientific thinkers take pride, not humility, in their intellectual honesty and objectivity.

Ben Bayer
August 7, 2024
24 min read

We Ignore the Unconditional Right to Self-Defense at Our Peril

The West is free today because it didn’t allow even the death of innocents to impede its right to self-defense.

Ben Bayer
November 15, 2023
7 min read

The Ten Commandments vs. Morality

State-level ploys to expose students to a morality of negatives can only negate the idealistic pursuit of virtue.

Ben Bayer
July 3, 2024
6 min read

Why Can’t Professional Philosophers Get Rand Right?

Ayn Rand’s critics fail to interpret her objectively.

Mike Mazza
February 21, 2024
29 min read

ARI’s Resources on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East

Learn about ARI's perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

NI Staff
October 7, 2023
6 min read

The U.S. Immigration System vs. Workers

The U.S. immigration system is designed to push hard-working legal immigrants out — not welcome them in.

Agustina Vergara Cid
October 25, 2023
6 min read

One of Stoicism’s Worst Ideas

Georgetown University professor uses Stoicism to sell collectivism to a modern audience.

Aaron Smith
November 22, 2023
10 min read

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