Join us for a global event, May 15–16. The largest annual conference on the philosophy of Objectivism, OCON, draws individuals from around the world. This year’s event has moved to an all-online format. OCON–Live will. . .
The EditorsDefending Against the Assault on Homeschooling
As millions of parents are now learning how to homeschool their children in the midst of the pandemic, a recent article in the Arizona Law Review by Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet advocates for a “presumptive. . .
Paul TaskeA Poem for Trying Times: Rudyard Kipling’s “If–”
Ayn Rand was a novelist and a connoisseur of fiction. By her own admission she was “not an admirer of poetry” and found it “impossible to discuss.” Even so, after saying this in a Q&A session, she went on to. . .
Ben Bayer
Explore Ayn Rand’s Anthem with ARI Instructors
Anthem is a unique novel. It’s Ayn Rand’s “hymn to man’s ego.” In part, it’s an uncompromising indictment of collectivism. But, above all, it’s a celebration of individualism — and a dramatization of what it means to. . .
Agustina Vergara Cid
In the Covid-19 Pandemic, “Are We All in This Together?”
“We are all in this together.” In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch look at the different ways in which this catchphrase is being used in the context of the pandemic. Focusing on two recently. . .
The Dangerous Thinking Behind Pandemic Partisanship
President Trump stirred up a controversy first by touting the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19, and then by musing about the use of UV light and even disinfectant to cure the disease. The way some have. . .
How You Can Advance the Cause of Reason and Freedom
Take a short break from the grim pandemic headlines, and let me share with you three bright spots. In April, this journal saw significant growth in the number of new readers, an increase of about 180 percent compared to. . .
Elan Journo
Diagnosing America’s Failure to Unify against the Pandemic
Why was the United States, one of the richest and most technologically advanced countries in history, so ill-prepared to deal with the Covid-19 health crisis? A recent article by George Packer in The Atlantic argues. . .
