Ayn Rand held that self-esteem is not simply desirable, but an essential value in human life. It is no less important, no less necessary, than food and physical health. And on her view it is something within your direct. . .
Elan JournoNewly Published Letters: Glimpses of Rand’s Mind at Work
For anyone curious to learn what Ayn Rand was really like, one invaluable resource is her personal correspondence. Beginning with the publication of Letters of Ayn Rand in 1995, readers have had an opportunity to see. . .
Tom BowdenSept. 11 and the Failure to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism
Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism (ARI Press, 2016) showcases the Ayn Rand Institute’s distinctive analysis of what went wrong in the American response to the jihadist menace after 9/11. From the outset we. . .
Ben BayerAnswering Life’s Big Questions
Have you ever wondered whether there can be good without God? Does love require you to sacrifice for your partner? Should you follow your head or your emotions? Do you have free will? Life is full of such big questions. . .
Agustina Vergara Cid
Meet the New Socialism, Same as the Old
We are being pushed to take a bow for a new revolution. Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and cadres of journalists and theoreticians have made it their mission to revive the case for socialism. But didn’t the. . .
Conservative Ben Shapiro Interviews ARI’s Yaron Brook
Yaron Brook, chairman of the board of the Ayn Rand Institute, engaged in a spirited and fast-moving conversation with prominent conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Shapiro’s Sunday Special web series on August 25. . .
Foundations of a Free Society: The Story of an Important Book
“Books, essays, articles are [an intellectual] movement’s permanent fuel,” Ayn Rand wrote in 1972. “Such texts,” says Onkar Ghate, chief philosophy officer and senior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, “are generated by. . .
A Philosophy for Truth-Seekers
Try to imagine a Christian preacher who says he doesn’t believe it’s very important whether people identify as followers of the faith. If there are such preachers, you’d have to admit that they can’t be super serious. . .
