There’s a growing taboo in our society around the religion of Islam. Take an obvious contrasting example. The Book of Mormon, a musical that lampoons Mormonism, is a hugely successful, critically acclaimed Broadway. . .
Elan JournoWall Street Needs a Moral Defense against Warren, Sanders
Although Occupy Wall Street has faded from memory since police cleared out Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park in 2011, populist attacks on the finance industry are very much alive in the 2020 presidential campaigns of Bernie. . .
Tom BowdenWhy Patents and Copyrights Matter
Would you walk into a store, grab a bottle of wine, and walk out without paying for it? No, that would be stealing. It’s morally wrong, and few would even consider doing it. But many people routinely download or stream. . .
Ben BayerThe Immoral Campaign to “Abolish Billionaires”
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are jockeying to spearhead a new crusade. Its premise is that the sheer existence of billionaires is a moral outrage. “I don’t think that billionaires should exist,” Sanders. . .
Defending Free Speech, from Rushdie to Charlie and Beyond
More than thirty years have passed since Iran publicly offered a rich bounty for the assassination of author Salman Rushdie. From that moment to this, the Ayn Rand Institute has steadfastly upheld the principle of. . .
Steve SimpsonAyn Rand’s Favorite Novel: Calumet “K”
Fans of an author naturally want to know more about that author’s favorite books. Ayn Rand fans looking for holiday reading may want to consider checking out the book that she described as her favorite novel: Calumet. . .
In Case You Missed It: Powerful Interviews, Talks from 2019
New Ideal helps advance the Ayn Rand Institute’s wider aim of injecting the right philosophic ideals — reason, individualism, capitalism — into our civilization’s lifeblood. Earlier, I shared a roundup of a select few. . .
Should an Atheist Celebrate Christmas? Ayn Rand Answers
In 1976, Ayn Rand was asked whether it is appropriate for an atheist to celebrate Christmas. We think you will find her answer very insightful. Merry Christmas from the Ayn Rand Institute and all of us here at New Ideal. . .
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