Archive - New Ideal by The Ayn Rand Institute

Interview with Ben Bayer on Texas Talks Podcast

An expert on Ayn Rand discusses her unique approach to philosophy

Oct 8 • Ayn Rand Institute

One God Further: Preface to “Breaking Free from Faith-Based Morality”

In a forthcoming collection of essays, Ben Bayer urges a secular audience to abandon one last trapping of religion, the morality of altruism

Oct 6 • Ben Bayer

Ben Bayer Appears at Texas Tribune Festival to Discuss ARI’s Mission

The Ayn Rand Center attracts the attention of Austin’s intellectual community

Oct 5 • Ayn Rand Institute

NI Weekly: Life’s Meaning, Aristotle and Rand, and Live Nation

A roundup of the new content produced last week

Oct 3 • Ayn Rand Institute

AynRandCon US Reached New Young Minds

Highlights from ARI’s recent US student conference, and its impact

Oct 2 • Ayn Rand Institute

Human Values and the Desire to Matter: Discussing “The Mattering Instinct”

Analyzing philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s theory about the role of mattering in human motivation

Oct 1 • Ayn Rand Institute

September 2026

Stranger Danger: How Bart Ehrman’s Latest Unmasks the History of Altruism

Ben Bayer’s review of Love Thy Stranger is now available in Free Inquiry

Sep 30 • Ben Bayer

Interview with Greg Salmieri on Texas Talks Podcast

An expert on Ayn Rand and Aristotle discusses Rand’s ideas and their relation to other philosophies and political movements

Sep 29 • Ayn Rand Institute

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Why I Don’t Hate the Most Hated Company in America

Live Nation supplies a valuable service amidst heightened demand — which no one has a right to be given at a discount

Sep 29 • Robertas Bakula

The Ayn Rand Center Groundbreaking

A preview of the permanent home for the legacy and future of Ayn Rand’s ideas

Sep 24 • Ayn Rand Institute

Disney vs. FCC: Licensing as a Tool of Censorship

Government-controlled broadcast licenses threaten intellectual freedom in America

Sep 24 • Ayn Rand Institute

Free Speech Absolutism (Part 2)

The First Amendment demands protection for free speech without exception, but not all action is speech

Sep 22 • Onkar Ghate

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