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Keeping ideas connected to reality so they can serve our lives in reality.
Join TOS and OSI in Colorado for TOS-Con 2022!
I invite you to join OSI and hundreds of other life-loving people in Colorado, June 22–25, for TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing. Also, join us for more awesomeness after the conference in Ouray, CO—the inspiration for “Galt’s Gulch” in Ayn Rand’s "Atlas Shrugged."
Thank You to the Heroes of Space Tourism
2021 has been a breakthrough year for space tourism. Although many rightly celebrate these impressive achievements, a large number of people in the press and on social media have criticized them, claiming the money spent on these missions would be better spent fighting poverty or climate change. These detractors make several major errors.
OSI Courses on Literature, Opportunities, and Objectivism
Objective Standard Institute’s second round of autumn courses begin in November. These include “How to Get More Enjoyment from Great Literature,” “Introduction to Ayn Rand’s Philosophy for Loving Life,” and “The Art of Finding and Creating Opportunity.”
Rush: My Gateway to Ayn Rand
How did you discover Ayn Rand? Whether you’re new to her work or have loved it for years, there are lots of ways to be introduced to it. Perhaps it was from discussions with family, friends, classmates, or on social media. Perhaps you saw film versions of her...
Join OSI at Battle of Ideas in London
Calling all European lovers of liberty! OSI will have a table at the Battle of Ideas conference in London, October 9–10, 2021, where we will have a selection of OSI materials. Thomas Walker and Elliott Hill will be there to discuss ideas and answer any questions...
How to Read More
If you want to read more, you may stumble upon specific tips such as getting a Kindle or listening to audio books. These are shown to help, but they don’t tackle the essential issue. There’s a philosophical problem going on. You have to adopt a certain mindset.
John Taylor Gatto’s Damning Critique of the US School System
John Taylor Gatto was an American schoolteacher. He taught in New York City schools for 30 years, won the New York State Teacher of the Year Award—and resigned his position in the op-ed pages of the New York Times. Over the course of his career, Gatto became a...
Environmentalists Show Their Disregard for Human Life
Over the past week, environmentalist “protesters” affiliated with the “Insulate Britain” movement have twice blocked the M25, Britain’s busiest motorway. The reaction from the British police has been absurd. They’ve given these rights violators multiple polite...
Rational Self-Interest vs. Religion in Latin America
I recently joined Ricardo Ibáñez on his podcast, “Ricardo’s Time” to discuss Ayn Rand’s morality of rational egoism and how it compares to religious morality. Our conversation focuses on the value of Rand’s ideas to people from Latin America who were raised in...