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Jul 28, 2011

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Summer 2011 -- A mysterious woman walks in on a man sitting behind a desk in a solitary private office. Is this the kick-off of a new detective story? Not really. Instead, it is a light journey into the meaning of life. Competent novels that represent the value system of Objectivism are pretty rare on the vine. The Philosophical Practioner is one, and it is one that is both a pleasure to read and thought-provoking, too.

Jul 28, 2011

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by Sherrie Gossett Summer 2011 issue -- If, as Ayn Rand wrote, “Civilization is the process of setting man free from men” then some are still awakening, wide-eyed, to that newfound freedom. For “Learning Liberty,” writer Sarah Perry and photographer Danny Fulgencio trekked to Armenia to document the transforming work of the Liberty English Camps in a country once dominated by the Soviet Union. Part of that communist legacy is an all-too-prevalent mindset of dependency and waiting to be taken care of. But those attending the camp voiced a different view: “If we spread this idea [of liberty], we will have a better Armenia than we have now” said camp participant Manane Petrosyan. “If you want to be successful in life, it depends on you,” added Givi Kupatadze.

Jul 27, 2011

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There are people whom you have known or met who have a powerful quality to them; they know themselves, they seem comfortable in their own...

Jul 26, 2011

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Joel Wade

10 Mins

In times of economic trouble, many people find themselves having to cut into their pleasures. The financial pinch could mean switching from

Jul 26, 2011

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Bradley Doucet

6 Mins

Summer 2011 issue -- On May 11, after the trial of Galleon hedge-fund founder Raj Rajaratnam (pictured below) had ended in a conviction on

Jul 26, 2011

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7 Mins

She stood on a bank of snow with an outstretched hand and decades of hope. It had snowed for seven straight days and three-foot drifts lined

Jul 26, 2011

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Sarah Perry

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"There is not even a chance we will do one day in jail,” Danielle Chiesi told Reuters last year, speaking of herself and Raj Rajaratnam...

Jul 21, 2011

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Alexander R. Cohen

3 Mins

How does your book differ from those of so many other conservative social critics out there? One can think of Mark Steyn, Roger Kimball...

Jul 15, 2011

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Jack Criss

9 Mins

How can we judge how we are doing in life? Most people look to society as a guage. For example, we might look to our pay and our prestige...

Jul 7, 2011

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8 Mins

Update: We have cancelled live streaming due to AT&T connectivity problems at the hotel. Live streaming of the Free Minds / Atlas Society Summer Seminar will start tomorrow morning, Thursday, July 7, at 9:00 am PST / Noon ET. Streaming will begin at the same time this Friday.

Jul 7, 2011

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The producers of Atlas Shrugged Part 1 announced today the signing of a contract for the release of the film on TV and disk...

Jul 5, 2011

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2 Mins

Let’s start with your views concerning government. Most of you believe that government should not jail consenting adults for engaging, in...

Jul 2, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

5 Mins

Editor's note: The following article is adapted from "Professional Heroes," a talk given by Gordon Stubley at the 1997 Atlas Society Summer

Jun 29, 2011

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7 Mins

Thirty years ago, Steve Mariotti decided to take a jog by the river. He was about a mile into his run, close to where his high-rise Wall....

Jun 27, 2011

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Sarah Perry

10 Mins

I have long argued that the morally twisted beliefs of many environmentalists imply that humans are pollution and that the Earth would be...

Jun 22, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

4 Mins

December 17, 2003 -- Saddam Hussein now will stand trial for his crimes. The lessons of the trial could be as critical as Saddam’s capture. All trials reflect fundamental underlying principles. In Western societies they seek to settle disputes or to right wrongs, with advocates for the parties involved and impartial judges and jurors who make their decisions based on objective laws. The goal is justice. In dictatorships, “show trials” keep the physical trappings of a civilized system – a courtroom, a bench, a judge – but their goals are to terrorize the victim on trial and the population through the arbitrary use of power and to degrade them by forcing them to pretend that the proceedings have legitimacy.

Jun 11, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

The morally ugly nature of actual altruism was on display when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently declared that

Jun 10, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

4 Mins

November 16, 2006 -- Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman passed away on November 16, 2006 at the age of 94. Friedman was one of

Jun 10, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

2 Mins

Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman passed away on November 16, 2006 at the age of 94. Friedman was one of the most influential...

Jun 10, 2011

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Edward Hudgins

4 Mins