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Agreement vs. Disagreement

Posted on January 23, 2023January 24, 2023 by Carl Barney

Agreement is good. It’s reassuring. It’s harmonious; it feels good. Disagreement, on the other hand, can be irritating, annoying, unsettling, and can be upsetting.However, rational disagreement can lead to deeper understanding and result in objectivity.Disagreement done correctly can lead to more effective ideas and solutions. To paraphrase General George S. Patton: If everyone is agreeing,…

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A Stunning Statistic

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Carl Barney

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Over 24,000 bills were passed by state lawmakers in the U.S. in 2022.” This is freedom vs. more laws. If one considers that most laws written in today’s world curtailfreedom, what can we learn from such a stunning statistic? Carl B. BarneyJanuary 9, 2023

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It’s a Wonderful World… Or Is It?

Posted on January 6, 2023January 7, 2023 by Carl Barney

We all have a way of facing life, the world, and other people. We develop a “sense” or a “feel,” a sort of continuing emotion that corresponds to our overall view of life—“it’s a wonderful world” on the one hand, or “life’s a bitch, and then you die” on the other. Ayn Rand called this…

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Objectivism Goes Worldwide

Posted on December 22, 2022December 26, 2022 by Carl Barney

In May this year, 50 bright, active-minded men and women from 23 countries embarked on a serious study program of Ayn Rand’s books and Leonard Peikoff’s books and courses. This is the launch of the Prometheus Fellowship, initiated and funded with a $2.3 million dollar grant by my Prometheus Foundation. Wolf Von Laer (CEO) and…

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Fighting Back against Oppression

Posted on December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 by Carl Barney

(This is mostly for people who have been following the assault on my colleges and Independence University by the Colorado AG and the Department of Education. Feel free to disregard….) My colleges and Independence University—built over several decades into a student-oriented, high-quality, results-focused institution—were callously destroyed by the Department of Education on the basis of…

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New Intellectuals and New Frontiers for Objectivism

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 by Carl Barney

(This is for Objectivists. Please feel free to forward this, and I appreciate any feedback that you care to provide.) Ayn Rand saw the need for new intellectuals. She wanted to reach intelligent, ambitious, young (and older) minds with her inspirational, rational philosophy—a philosophy for living fully, successfully, and happily. Her long essay “For The…

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Work

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Carl Barney

Work is a life-sustaining activity—literally life-sustaining. We work to acquire food, to earn money to pay for shelter, and to produce all the values upon which our lives depend. Work is the lifeblood of not only our physical health, but also our psychological/spiritual health. Purposeful work is one of man’s noblest values and virtues. That’s…

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Thanksgiving Message: Generosity, Appreciation, and Gratitude

Posted on November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 by Carl Barney

I’ve learned some important lessons about generosity and its emotional offspring, gratitude. From Generosity to Gratitude Magnanimous, “great-souled men,” as Aristotle called them, are generous. But generosity is about more than material gifts. It’s about expressing care, admiration, and love, and sharing knowledge, wisdom, and—if we have some to spare—money and possessions, too. My friends’…

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Appreciation, Gratitude, Admiration, and Love

Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by Carl Barney

When I first read Atlas Shrugged, I thought “there’s something important here.” But I did not and could not appreciate it fully until I read Ayn Rand’s nonfiction and took Dr. Leonard Peikoff’s courses. Then I appreciated it immensely! When I began to apply the philosophy, to use it personally in my life and for…

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Objectivism in One Sentence

Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Carl Barney

I was stunned to see a statement/announcement by a senior Objectivist. It read: “Objectivism in one sentence: I’m not brave enough to be a coward—I see the consequences too clearly.” “This quintessentially Ayn Rand quip captures and implies the entire Objectivist philosophy, ‘A is A’ to rational selfishness, to the politics of laissez faire, and…

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