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Objectivism

Soho Forum image of Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan | Brook photo by Gage Skidmore; Graphic by Lex Villena

Anarchism

Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster?

Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan debate the merits of anarcho-capitalism.

Gene Epstein | 9.22.2023 11:55 AM

Soho Forum image of Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan | Brook photo by Gage Skidmore; Graphic by Lex Villena

Anarchism

Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? A Soho Forum Debate

Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan debate the merits of anarcho-capitalism.

Gene Epstein | 9.18.2023 6:30 PM

Ayn Rand wearing a pair of headphones. | Illustration: Lex Villena; Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons)

Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Would Hate the New Spotify Video Feed

Turning every streaming service into TikTok is bad for the internet. It'll be disastrous for music.

Christian Britschgi | 3.13.2023 4:35 PM

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Environmentalism

Alex Epstein: Despite Climate Change, the Future Needs More Fossil Fuels

Coal, oil, and gas have contributed to global warming, but we can deal with their impact while letting them bring billions more up to middle-class living standards.

Nick Gillespie | 5.20.2022 1:55 PM

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Music

Neil Peart, Champion of Individualism

The late drummer left behind a legacy of unparalleled musicianship and freedom-celebrating lyrics.

Christian Britschgi | 1.13.2020 12:04 PM

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Capitalism

Stossel: In Defense of Capitalism

People acting in their own self-interest created modern prosperity, says Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 6.18.2019 10:00 AM

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Reason Podcast

'America Really Was the First Country Founded on Individualism': Podcast

Jonathan Hoenig, a devotee of Ayn Rand, founder of Capitalist Pig investments, and editor of The New Textbook of Americanism, isn't pulling any punches.

Nick Gillespie | 1.4.2019 3:30 PM

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Objectivism

Debate: Objectivists Are Not Libertarians

Or are they?

Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden | 9.13.2018 6:00 AM

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Comics

Steve Ditko, RIP

The Objectivist comic book artist, co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, left an indelibly brilliant mark on popular culture.

Brian Doherty | 7.7.2018 1:35 AM

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Reasontv

Is Selfishness a Virtue? A Debate With Yaron Brook and Gene Epstein.

"The Christian morality of sacrifice and altruism is wrong," says Brook, executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute.

Jim Epstein | 1.29.2018 10:27 AM

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Ayn Rand

"Is Selfishness a Virtue?": A Reason/Soho Forum Debate, January 16

Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute takes on Gene Epstein of the Soho Forum, with Judge Andrew Napolitano as guest moderator!

Nick Gillespie | 12.31.2017 11:10 AM

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Reasontv

Stossel: Ayn Rand–The Author People Love to Hate

Young people get passionate about the ideas of Ayn Rand

John Stossel and Naomi Brockwell | 10.10.2017 11:00 AM

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Objectivism

Free Speech, No Shit

Brewery founder Jim Caruso doesn't give a flying dog what you think of him.

Nick Gillespie | 7.1.2017 12:00 PM

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Pope Francis

On the 'Invasion' of 'Libertarianism,' Pope Francis' Ignorance Is Showing

We're not all the egoistic Ayn Rand acolytes the Catholic pontiff imagines.

Stephanie Slade | 4.28.2017 10:49 PM

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Culture

Tomorrowland: 'Atlas Shrugged reimagined by Mickey Mouse'

Is director Brad Bird's film an "insidiously political" argument for the value of individual achievement?

Charles Paul Freund | 5.27.2015 1:30 PM

Culture

Nathaniel Branden, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 12.3.2014 8:06 PM

Culture

Barbara Branden on Ayn Rand's Inner Life and Legacy

Nick Gillespie | 12.12.2013 9:43 AM

Culture

Happy 85th Birthday, Steve Ditko!

Brian Doherty | 11.2.2012 11:48 AM

Politics

Capitalist Pig on Why Hedge Funds and Ayn Rand are Great for the Economy

Tracy Oppenheimer | 10.17.2012 12:00 PM

Culture

Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Part II: Behind the Scenes

Joshua Swain and Sharif Matar | 7.30.2012 11:30 AM

Ayn Rand

Rand's Last Words

Douglas Den Uyl | 5.1.1983 12:00 PM

Libertarian History/Philosophy

The Road to Liberty

A brief history of the modern libertarian movement

David Nolan | 5.1.1978 12:00 PM

Objectivism

List of Readings

Reason Staff | 4.1.1971 12:00 PM

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