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New Ideal - Reason | Individualism | Capitalism

One Small Step for Dictatorship

From 2016, an essay arguing that Donald Trump’s election was an ominous sign of America’s eroding spirit of individualism and resistance to overbearing authority.

Onkar Ghate
June 19, 2022
20 min read
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Science without Philosophy Can’t Resolve Abortion Debate

Scientific findings do not support opponents of abortion rights without the assistance of unscientific philosophical assumptions, which abortion defenders should challenge.

Ben Bayer
August 27, 2018
20 min read
Flames

Analyzing the Conspiracist Firestorm over Notre Dame

On the six-month anniversary of the Notre Dame fire, we scrutinize the conspiracism about the event that spread as fast as the fire itself.

Ben Bayer
October 14, 2019
20 min read

Free Chapter: Onkar Ghate “On American Political Philosophy”

A new book on Ayn Rand’s politics includes a chapter by ARI’s Onkar Ghate on the basic principles of American political philosophy.

Onkar Ghate
November 5, 2018
21 min read

The Dictatorial Impulse Behind the Shaming of PPP Recipients

Shaming attacks seek to punish critics of the welfare state for advocating against such measures as the Paycheck Protection Program.

Onkar Ghate
July 15, 2020
5 min read

A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease

“A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease: Planning for the Next Pandemic” is the Ayn Rand Institute’s white paper on America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, authored by the Institute’s chief philosophy. . .

Onkar Ghate
June 20, 2020
92 min read

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