In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo sits down with Steve Simpson and Anastasia Boden, senior attorneys at the Pacific Legal Foundation, to discuss the legality of the stay-at-home orders issued by states amid. . .
Agustina Vergara CidNew Objectivity Program and Fellowship at UT Austin
The Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship provides grants for serious academic work on the philosophy and writings of Ayn Rand. The Anthem Foundation has funded multiyear fellowships at a number of universities. . .
The EditorsThe Curious Attacks on Bill Gates
If you’ve been puzzled by the widespread attacks on Bill Gates lately, you may want to check out my new article, which starts this way: In a widely viewed 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned of the risk of a global. . .
Elan Journo
Aaron SmithIn a Time of Crisis, Is Self-Esteem a Luxury?
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, more people are understandably focused on their immediate physical well-being. There’s more urgency to stay healthy and to secure food, supplies, and employment. But what about. . .
Paul Taske
How to Think about Coronavirus Conspiracism
The recently released documentary Plandemic is a perfect example of the type of conspiratorial thinking that has emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic. The claim: that the virus was not “naturally occurring”. . .
Should Government Just “Follow the Science”?
Several governors have announced that they will lift lockdown orders using the advice they receive from scientists and doctors. But even though scientific knowledge is obviously relevant to a government’s response to a. . .
To Take or Not to Take
The CARES Act has created a moral dilemma for those Americans who value freedom. The pandemic has cost them their jobs, their savings, their businesses. And they blame a significant part of this loss on the government. . .
Harry Binswanger
Onkar Ghate
How the UN Whitewashes China’s Crushing of Free Speech
The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights vows to protect freedom of speech for all individuals. The UN actively tracks human rights, notably freedom of speech, and pledges to hold member-states. . .
