I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the LevelUp conference in Atlanta, an event filled with inspiring speakers, engaging presentations, and a benevolent atmosphere. I focused my presentation on the themes from my book, The Happiness Experiment. I spoke about the importance of happiness planning and about how being deliberate in creating happiness can…
Category: Objectivism
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Corrupt California Community Colleges
California is perpetuating racism in its community colleges—by redefining words. Particularly disturbing is their redefinition of “merit,” a concept that is so important for the advancement and improvement of our world. The meritorious are those outstanding men and women who discover, innovate, and produce wealth, and whose actions thereby benefit all of us. Yet California’s…
Don’t Cry for Argentina, Celebrate It!
Something positive is happening in politics from, of all places, Argentina—the socialist utopia that has experienced systematic poverty for decades because of its socialism. But no more. Argentine President Javier Milei’s speech at Davos is one of the most important given by a politician that I’ve ever read. If his ideas can catch on, they…
Mayhem, Murderers, and Martyrs
Ideas have consequences. The idea that motivates Hamas and other terrorists is: achieving “divine” justice—other-worldly justice—via earthly retribution, using any means necessary. Their strategy: dehumanize, destroy, and dominate. Their means of implementation: Jihad, murder, mayhem, and martyrdom. From the horse’s mouth: “The day of judgment will not come until Muslims fight the Jews (killing them…
Who Represents Objectivism?
There have been many alleged spokespersons for Objectivism—Mike Berliner, Harry Binswanger, John Ridpath, Peter Schwartz, Yaron Brook—and we’re now told of a “Chief Philosophy Officer,” Onkar Ghate. There’s something we should not forget. The philosopher of Objectivism, the Chief Philosophy Officer of her philosophy, is Ayn Rand (although Ms. Rand would never accept such a…
Reality
(This post is for Objectivists only.) I had partied too much the night before, and I woke up feeling sluggish and a little hungover. As I opened my eyes, I said “Ugh! Reality… where the hell did that come from?” My romantic partner looked at me and said, “Ayn Rand invented it!” I laughed out…
Movie: We the Living
(This post is only for Objectivists.) I received an email from the producer of We the Living, Duncan Scott. He is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who, along with associate producer, Barbara Scott, spent two years meticulously restoring and rejuvenating the 80-year-old movie, frame-by-frame. The result, We the Living: The 80th Anniversary Restoration, was premiered at…
A Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing
The LevelUp 2023 conference, produced and directed by Craig and Sarah Biddle, was a fabulous success. Nearly 600 young people from around the world descended on Phoenix, AZ to attend lectures and breakout sessions on topics ranging from personal growth to politics to education to the arts. In my estimate, LevelUp lived up to its…
Progress and Good News for Objectivism
Prometheus Foundation (PF) had a remarkable year, awarding nearly $3 million to organizations and individuals promoting Ayn Rand’s ideas all over the world. Here are some highlights. Students For Liberty (SFL) After years of planning with SFL to popularize Rand’s ideas, we launched the Prometheus Fellowship program and awarded more than 70 fellowships, bringing students…
Founding Ayn Rand Center Israel and the Ayn Rand Atlas Award for the Best Israeli Startup
About 12 years ago, along with Boaz Arad, I founded and funded the Ayn Rand Center in Israel (ARCI)—and I have continued to participate and fund it during the last decade. Israel is now on the Objectivist map, and Boaz is encouraging and receiving contributions from others. To support ARCI, I founded, along with Boaz…