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We promote open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom. Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism was set forth in such works as her epic novel Atlas Shrugged, and in her brilliant non-fiction essays. Objectivism is designed as a guide to life, and celebrates the remarkable potential and power of the individual. Objectivism also challenges the doctrines of irrationalism, self-sacrifice, brute force, and collectivism that have brought centuries of chaos and misery into the lives of millions of individuals. It provides fascinating insights into the world of politics, art, education, foreign policy, science, and more, rewarding you with a rich understanding of how ideas shape your world. Those who discover Objectivism often describe the experience as life-changing and liberating. Ayn Rand's philosophical works have been praised as presenting historic breakthroughs in thinking. At the Atlas Society, our scholars work to further develop this philosophy born in the mid-twentieth century. We present the empowering principles of Objectivism to a global audience, and offer those principles as a rational and moral alternative in the marketplace of philosophical ideas.
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- 2 days ago1h 0m
Is Violence the Left's Hidden Tradition? with Noah Rothman
Is political violence in America today really an equal-opportunity phenomenon, or does the historical record point overwhelmingly in one direction? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 327th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with author Noah Rothman to talk about his third book, "Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence," in which he sets out to understand left-wing violence in the United States and arrives at a surprising and unflinching conclusion: violence designed to advance political objectives is, in our time, more often a project of the left. Rothman is a senior writer at National Review whose work has appeared in outlets including Commentary, USA Today, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He is also the author of "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America" and "The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun." In his latest book, Rothman traces today's wave of political terrorism back to earlier waves of left-wing violence in America's history, comparing modern episodes to those committed at the dawn of the 20th century and during the 1960s and '70s to identify common threads in their causes and psychology.
- 1 weeks ago52 min
Is China Harvesting Organs from Political Prisoners? with Jan Jekielek
What does it take to expose one of the world's most disturbing human rights abuses, and what does it reveal about the true nature of the regime committing it? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 326 episode of Objectively Speaking, where she is joined by senior editor at The Epoch Times, Jan Jekielek to talk about his new book "Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary," which distills decades of investigations from reputable sources, combined with Jekielek's own research and firsthand insight, into a compelling case for rethinking America's approach to the Chinese Communist Party. Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times and host of “American Thought Leaders,” where he has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera over the past seven years, including heads of state, U.S. cabinet secretaries, and members of Congress. Two decades ago, he did some of the earliest reporting on the Chinese regime's practice of forced organ harvesting, after working with an underground railroad bringing Chinese dissidents to safety through the Golden Triangle. He is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, having produced "DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns," "The Unseen Crisis: Vaccine Stories You Were Never Told," and "Finding Manny."
- 2 weeks ago58 min
The NGO Industrial Complex with Professor Gerald Steinberg
Who holds the world’s most powerful human rights organizations accountable, and how did groups founded as civil society projects become political powerhouses shaping the UN and international policy toward Israel? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 325th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she is joined by Professor Gerald Steinberg, who has spent years investigating NGOs as the founder of NGO Monitor, a research institute that scrutinizes the funding, transparency, and agendas of non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Professor emeritus of political science at Bar-Ilan University, Steinberg examines how civil society was hijacked by political and ideological agendas, how NGOs gain accreditation and influence at the United Nations, and why reports from these organizations often go unverified.
- 3 weeks ago1h 1m
Combatting Oxymoronic "Varieties" of Capitalism with Richard Salsman
Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., for the 324th episode of Objectively Speaking, in which he cuts through the confusing labels attached to capitalism, from "crony," "stakeholder," and "state capitalism." The concept “capitalism” is bandied about these days without clear definition. As such, it’s frequently and arbitrarily hybridized, with examples including “crony capitalism,” “welfare capitalism,” “anarcho-capitalism,” laissez-faire capitalism,” “conscious capitalism,” “common-good capitalism,” “democratic capitalism,” “political capitalism,” “stakeholder capitalism,” “racial capitalism,” and even such brazen oxymorons as “state capitalism” and “totalitarian capitalism.” Rarely does anyone defend the ideal social system: constitutional capitalism. Dr. Salsman explains how the “varieties” approach generates a diverse menu of critiques of capitalism, why the system is undermined by the mass-equivocation permitted by a multiplicity of false precision, and suggests ways to combat it.
- Oct 14, 202658 min
What Are "Luxury Beliefs"? with Rob Henderson
Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 323rd episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with author Rob Henderson to talk about his book "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class," where he vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate. Rob Henderson is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal, who publishes articles on his Substack, with other writings appearing in The Free Press, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
- Oct 7, 20261h 0m
Why I Broke Up with the Democrat Party with Lindy Li
What happens when a party insider who raised millions of dollars for Biden and Harris decides to tell the truth about what she saw behind closed doors? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 323rd episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with Lindy Li to talk about her new book, "Unburdened: A Former Democrat Insider's Shocking Account of Political Power, Betrayal, and Party Collapse," which rips back the curtain on a rotten system that rewards failure and punishes honesty. As a member of the Democratic Party's National Finance Committee, Li raised millions of dollars for Biden and Harris and co-hosted some of the party's most significant fundraisers. In "Unburdened," she offers a first-person account of the machine she helped build and watched collapse, detailing what she describes as a deliberate cover-up of Biden's cognitive decline, a $45 million celebrity payoff scheme, and a donor fundraising system she compares to a multilevel marketing operation. She now works as a political strategist and commentator, co-hosting the podcast "Her Take."
- Sep 30, 202657 min
How to Reform Entitlements? with Romina Boccia
As Social Security and Medicare barrel toward insolvency, what can the United States learn from how other countries have restructured their retirement systems—and does Washington have the political will to act? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 321st episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with Romina Boccia to talk about her co-authored book, Reimagining Social Security: Global Lessons for Retirement Policy Changes," which explains what is wrong with Social Security and how major retirement program reforms from Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden could work in the United States. Romina Boccia is director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, where she focuses on federal spending, the budget process, the economic consequences of rising debt, and reforms to Social Security and Medicare. She is the principal author of the Debt Dispatch Substack, the leading fiscal policy newsletter read by members of Congress. Boccia previously served as director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, where she was the principal author of the Blueprint for Balance, the organization's flagship budget plan, which informed President Trump's first-term budget proposal.
- Sep 23, 20261h 1m
Are Data Centers Good, Actually? with Robert Tracinski
What is actually wrong with data centers? What productive purpose do they serve? And is the campaign against data centers just old-fashioned NIMBYism? Join Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski, a longtime commentator of how technophobia gets dressed up as public concern, sorts out legitimate complaints from the reflexive hostility to progress—and makes the case for what data centers actually make possible.
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About The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively Speaking
We promote open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom. Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism was set forth in such works as her epic novel Atlas Shrugged, and in her brilliant non-fiction essays. Objectivism is designed as a guide to life, and celebrates the remarkable potential and power of the individual. Objectivism also challenges the doctrines of irrationalism, self-sacrifice, brute force, and collectivism that have brought centuries of chaos and misery into the lives of millions of individuals. It provides fascinating insights into the world of politics, art, education, foreign policy, science, and more, rewarding you with a rich understanding of how ideas shape your world. Those who discover Objectivism often describe the experience as life-changing and liberating. Ayn Rand's philosophical works have been praised as presenting historic breakthroughs in thinking. At the Atlas Society, our scholars work to further develop this philosophy born in the mid-twentieth century. We present the empowering principles of Objectivism to a global audience, and offer those principles as a rational and moral alternative in the marketplace of philosophical ideas.
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