Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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OList E-Mail Lists |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 3:00 PM   
As a reminder, my ever-growing OList.com empire includes the following e-mail lists:
- OActivists: OActivists is an informal e-mail list for Objectivists committed to fostering positive cultural and political change. Its purpose is to facilitate and encourage effective advocacy of Objectivist ideas in non-Objectivist forums by facilitating communication with other Objectivist activists. Posts to the list alert subscribers to opportunities to speak out, recommend sources of information, discuss effective arguments and principled strategies, reproduce op-eds and letters written by subscribers, announce events, and more.
- OBloggers: OBloggers is an informal mailing list for Objectivist bloggers. Its basic purpose is to facilitate communication about matters of mutual interest, such as upcoming events, posts of interest, best blogging practices, and the like.
- OAcademics: OAcademics is a forum for Objectivist academics to discuss teaching, research, coursework, dissertations, job prospects, publication, and all other aspects of life in (or after) academia. The list is basically a means of sharing knowledge and experience as ever more Objectivists enter academia.
- OGrownups: OGrownups is an informal mailing list for Objectivists interested in raising and educating children well. Its basic purpose is to facilitate discussion about child development, discipline techniques, education methods, parenting resources, and more.
- OEvolve: OEvolve is an informal private mailing list for Objectivists and others interested in the proper application of evolutionary principles to diet, fitness, and health. Its basic purpose is to facilitate discussion and information-sharing amongst Objectivists about the science of cooking, nutrition, exercise, supplements, health, and more.
If you're interested, please be sure check out the list's membership requirements. Also, I have some new OList e-mail lists in the works, so ... get ready!Labels: Announcements
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Monday, March 01, 2010 |
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New Essay Contest |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:00 PM
From the Ayn Rand Institute:
The Ayn Rand Institute is launching a new essay contest, intended for anyone who has taken part in any of the Institute's essay contests over the years: Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The topic of the new contest is "How Has Reading Ayn Rand Affected You?" Students and adults alike are eligible to compete for the top prize of $2,000.
The Ayn Rand essay contest program began in 1985 with Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead, and since then ARI has received hundreds of letters from former essay contest entrants eager to share their reaction to Ayn Rand's novels, as well as the impact that entering the contest has had on their lives. ARI's essay contests continue to grow, with over 27,000 total submissions in 2009. ARI is now inviting all former essay contest participants to tell their story.
The contest deadline is May 14, 2010. For more information, visit www.aynrand.org/contests. Labels: Announcements
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Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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Two Lectures by Dr. Edwin Locke in Colorado |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:00 PM
Dr. Ed Locke will be coming to Colorado next week to give two free campus lectures. For the details, see these announcements from the Ayn Rand Institute.
First, in Boulder:
The Objectivist Concept of Self-Esteem
A talk at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Who: Dr. Edwin A. Locke, Dean’s Professor (Emeritus) of Motivation and Leadership at the R. H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland
What: A talk that defines genuine self-esteem, explains its fundamental role in psychology, and explains why the Objectivist concept of self-esteem is the only proper one
Where: Duane Physics, Room G1B20, University of Colorado, Boulder campus, Boulder, CO.
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.
Description: In this talk Dr. Locke discusses self-esteem from a philosophical as well as a psychological perspective. He addresses such issues as: why self-esteem is a fundamental psychological need; the relationship between self-esteem and volition; the mental operations and actions that foster self-esteem; the difference between the Objectivist theory and other theories of self-esteem; the opposite of self-esteem: self-doubt; how people experience self-doubt; how people defend against self-doubt; and why these defenses do not work.
Admission: FREE. Open to students and the public. No RSVP required. Then, in Denver:
Christianity vs. Objectivism: Which Is the Proper Philosophy for Living on Earth?
A talk at the University of Colorado, Denver
Who: Dr. Edwin A. Locke, Dean’s Professor (Emeritus) of Motivation and Leadership at the R. H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland
What: A talk that contrasts the philosophies of Christianity with Objectivism and argues that Objectivism is the philosophy required to live on earth
Where: St. Cajetan's Center, Room 201, University of Colorado, Auraria campus, Denver, CO.
When: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.
Description: Dr. Locke argues that only Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, provides a code of morality suitable for living successfully and happily on earth. Objectivism holds that reality is real, that reason is man's only means of knowing it and that one should act in one's own rational self-interest, with rationality being the highest virtue. Life is the objective standard of morality. In contrast, Christianity asserts that reality is governed by supernatural forces, that knowledge is based on faith and that the highest moral virtue is self-sacrifice. It will be shown that Christianity cannot be practiced consistently, destroys the integrity of man's mind, and is incompatible with living successfully and happily in the real world.
Admission: FREE. Open to students and the public. No RSVP required. And here's a bit about Dr. Locke:
Bio: Dr. Locke, Dean’s Professor (Emeritus) of Motivation and Leadership at the University of Maryland, has published more than 230 articles, chapters and books on subjects such as leadership, work motivation, goal setting, job satisfaction, incentives, and the philosophy of science. He is internationally known for his work on human motivation. He is the author of such books as The Prime Movers: Traits of the Great Wealth Creators (AMACOM Books, 2000), Goal Setting: A Motivational Technique That Works (with G. Latham) and Postmodernism and Management: Pros, Cons and the Alternative (JAI: Elsevier, 2003). He is also the editor of Principles of Organizational Behavior (Blackwell Publishers, 2000). Dr. Locke is a consulting editor for professional journals, and his commentaries have been published in numerous newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Detroit Free Press, Arizona Republic, Boston Globe, Orange County Register and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Labels: Announcements
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
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The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 3:00 PM
Here's another bit of good news: David Harriman's book The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics will be released on July 6th. (He tells me that publishers love pre-orders!)
Here's the text from the back cover:
A groundbreaking solution to the problem of induction,
based on Ayn Rand's theory of concepts
Inspired by and expanding on a series of lectures by Leonard Peikoff, David Harriman presents a fascinating answer to the problem of induction--that is, the epistemological question of how we know the truth of inductive generalizations.
Ayn Rand presented her revolutionary theory of concepts in her book Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. As Dr. Peikoff subsequently explored inductive reasoning, he sought out David Harriman, a physicist who has taught philosophy, for his expert knowledge of the scientific discovery process.
Here, Harriman presents the result of collaboration between scientist and philosopher. Beginning with a detailed discussion of the role of mathematics and experiment in validating generalizations in physics--looking closely at the reasoning of scientists such as Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Lavoisier, and Maxwell--Harriman skillfully identifies the method by which we discover laws of nature. Refuting the skepticism that is epidemic in contemporary philosophy of science, Harriman offers demonstrable evidence of the power of reason. He then argues that philosophy itself is an inductive science--the science that teaches the scientist how to be scientific. You can pre-order the book on Amazon. Also, don't forget that John Lewis' book Nothing Less Than Victory will be available soon... in just a few days, according to Amazon. (You can also order it from the Ayn Rand Bookstore.)Labels: Announcements
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Friday, February 05, 2010 |
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Dr. Ed Locke to Lecture in Denver |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:00 PM
Mark Your Calendars! Kirk Barbera -- FRO member and president of the Auraria Campus Objectivists -- invites you to this free lecture by Objectivist Ed Locke:
- What: "Christianity vs. Objectivism" by Dr. Locke
- When: Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00 to 8:00 pm
- Where: St. Cajetan's Church at the Auraria Campus of CU Denver
Christianity vs. Objectivism: Which is the Proper Philosophy for Living on Earth?
This talk argues that only Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, provides a code of morality suitable for living successfully and happily on earth. Objectivism holds that reality is real, that reason is man's only means of knowing it and that one should act in one's own rational self-interest, with rationality being the highest virtue. Life is the objective standard of morality. In contrast, Christianity asserts that reality is governed by supernatural forces, that knowledge is based on faith and that the highest moral virtue is self-sacrifice. It will be shown that Christianity cannot be practiced consistently, destroys the integrity of man's mind, and is incompatible with living successfully and happily in the real world.
Edwin A. Locke, Ph.D., is Dean's Professor (Emeritus) of Leadership and Motivation at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his BA from Harvard in 1960 and his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Cornell University in 1964. He has published over 285 chapters, notes and articles in professional journals, on such subjects as work motivation, job satisfaction, incentives, and the philosophy of science.
Note: To help promote the event, you can RSVP on the Facebook event page if you plan to attend.Labels: Announcements
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Monday, February 01, 2010 |
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Ayn Rand at the Smithsonian |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 11:00 AM
An announcement from the Ayn Rand Center:
The Smithsonian Associates Presents
Ayn Rand: A Philosopher Who Lived Objectively
A seminar by Shoshana Milgram Knapp
Who: Shoshanna Milgram Knapp is an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech
What: A seminar examining the development of Ayn Rand's philosophy
Where: S. Dillon Ripley Center
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20560
Metro: Smithsonian Mall Exit (Blue/Orange lines)
When: Saturday, March 20; 9:30 AM 4:30 PM
Description: Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was the author of best-selling novels that have never been out of print and seven collections of essays that explore her philosophy, Objectivism. The essence of Objectivism, she said, "is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute." These ideas are evident throughout her life and her body of work. This seminar examines the development of Rand's philosophy through the course of her colorful life, including a childhood blighted by the Bolshevik Revolution; her experiences as a Broadway playwright, Hollywood screenwriter and political campaigner; and her renown as a lecturer and writer on her system of thought.
Admission: General admission $120
Discount rate for ARI/ARC donors $85 (Promotion Code 182197)
Register online or call: The Smithsonian Associates, 202-633-3030
Quick Tix Code: 1M2-495
Bio: Dr. Shoshana Milgram Knapp, who earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Stanford, is Associate Professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she specializes in 19th- and 20th-century fiction (English, French and Russian).
Her publications include articles on Chekhov, Dostoevsky, George Eliot, Fowles, Henry James, Hugo, Nabokov, Ayn Rand, George Sand, Herbert Spencer, Tolstoy and others. Her current long-term project is a study of Ayn Rand's life from birth until 1957 (the date of the publication of "Atlas Shrugged").
She has lectured on Ayn Rand at national conferences of MLA, NCTE and AATSEEL, and at the Smithsonian Institution, as well as at international conferences on John Steinbeck (Kyoto), Nevil Shute (Alice Springs, Australia) and Richard Wright (Paris).
More information: Visit Smithsonian Institution
Please note: This event is sponsored and organized by the Smithsonian Institution. Labels: Announcements
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
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Stossel Show on Atlas Shrugged |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 3:00 PM
From the Ayn Rand Center:
The Ayn Rand Center is excited to announce that "Atlas Shrugged," Ayn Rand's magnum opus, will be the subject of the Thursday, January 7, edition of "Stossel" on the Fox Business Network.
The program airs at 8 p.m., eastern time, and features interviews with leading Objectivist intellectuals including Yaron Brook, president of the Ayn Rand Center, John Allison, chairman of BB&T Corp., and C. Bradley Thompson, executive director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism.
If you're not able to view the upcoming airing, please check your local listing for a possible rebroadcast. Labels: Announcements
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Friday, January 01, 2010 |
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OList E-Mail Lists |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:00 PM
As a reminder, my ever-growing OList.com empire includes the following e-mail lists:
- OActivists: OActivists is an informal e-mail list for Objectivists committed to fostering positive cultural and political change. Its purpose is to facilitate and encourage effective advocacy of Objectivist ideas in non-Objectivist forums by facilitating communication with other Objectivist activists. Posts to the list alert subscribers to opportunities to speak out, recommend sources of information, discuss effective arguments and principled strategies, reproduce op-eds and letters written by subscribers, announce events, and more.
- OBloggers: OBloggers is an informal mailing list for Objectivist bloggers. Its basic purpose is to facilitate communication about matters of mutual interest, such as upcoming events, posts of interest, best blogging practices, and the like.
- OAcademics: OAcademics is a forum for Objectivist academics to discuss teaching, research, coursework, dissertations, job prospects, publication, and all other aspects of life in (or after) academia. The list is basically a means of sharing knowledge and experience as ever more Objectivists enter academia.
- OGrownups: OGrownups is an informal mailing list for Objectivists interested in raising and educating children well. Its basic purpose is to facilitate discussion about child development, discipline techniques, education methods, parenting resources, and more.
- OEvolve: OEvolve is an informal private mailing list for Objectivists and others interested in the proper application of evolutionary principles to diet, fitness, and health. Its basic purpose is to facilitate discussion and information-sharing amongst Objectivists about the science of cooking, nutrition, exercise, supplements, health, and more.
If you're interested, please be sure check out the list's membership requirements.Labels: Announcements
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Friday, December 04, 2009 |
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My Policy on Announcements |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 4:00 PM
As a general matter, I'm happy to post announcements of events of interest to NoodleFood readers -- particularly lectures by Objectivist speakers, calls for activism, and the like. So suppose that you want me to promote your event. What should you do?
Most of all, you need to e-mail me a clear and simple announcement that I can simply quote in a blog post. Links and italics should be HTML-ified, but please don't use any other HTML. All the essential information should be included, but the announcement should be brief.
Also, I need at least 24 hours of lead-time before the announcement must be posted. I prefer a few days though. If time is too short, you can post your announcement in an open thread.
If you'd like other Objectivist bloggers to post the announcement, you can ask me to forward that HTML'ed text to OBloggers. If you want me to send the announcement to OActivists or FRODO, I'll need a text announcement too.
Yes, that's fussy of me. I just don't want to spend my limited blogging time constructing or formatting other people's announcements. However, if you make posting your announcement easy for me, I'll do what I can.Labels: Announcements, NoodleFood
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Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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Gift Subscriptions to The Objective Standard |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:00 PM
Good holiday news from The Objective Standard:
Dear Subscribers and Friends of The Objective Standard,
Now through November 30, online-only subscriptions to TOS are 60% off the regular rate. An online subscription, which includes instant access to all current and past content, is only $19!
If you know anyone who might be interested in trying the journal, please let him know about this special offer. And if you've considered subscribing to TOS yourself but haven't yet done so, this is a great time to subscribe.
You can subscribe online or by calling 800-423-6151.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
Craig Biddle, Editor
The Objective Standard
www.theobjectivestandard.com
Paul and I have given quite a few gift subscriptions to The Objective Standard over the years to non-Objectivist friends interested in free markets, and they've always been super-impressed with the journal.Labels: Activism, Announcements
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Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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Keith Lockitch on the Green Climate Crusade |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:00 PM
Dr. Keith Lockitch, Resident Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, will be in Denver next this Wednesday to speak on environmentalism:
Come see Dr. Keith Lockitch of the Ayn Rand center give a speech on what the green climate crusade is really about.
What: Dr. Keith Lockitch on "The Real Goal of the Green Climate Crusade"
When: Wednesday November 18th 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Tivoli (Room 250) Turnhale on the Auraria Campus; 900 Auraria Parkway; Denver, Colorado
Environmentalists claim that our use of carbon-based energy is altering the climate, making us more vulnerable to climate disasters. Human survival, they insist, requires the immediate abandonment of fossil fuels in favor of carbon-free sources. So why do environmentalist groups vehemently oppose projects involving every alternative form of energy ever proposed to replace fossil fuels-- including wind farms and solar power plants? And why do they ignore the dramatic degree to which industrial development under capitalism has reduced the risk of harm from severe climate events? Before we rush headlong into drastic climate policies and energy rationing, a critical examination of these policies is urgently needed. Dr. Keith Lockitch will address these important issues and answer audience questions. More details, including campus maps, can be found here. Paul and I will be there!Labels: Announcements
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Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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Streams |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM
I'd planned to record and post my next podcast on design arguments for the existence of God today, but I've decided to delay that until Monday. (I won't have an Explore Atlas Shrugged podcast for Monday. We canceled the Front Range Objectivism Atlas Shrugged Reading Group meetings yesterday due to the snowstorm.)
In the meantime, I'm using the break to massively re-organize my blogging and podcasting output into distinctive streams, based on the nature of the content, with NoodleFood as the river that incorporates everything else. I need to separate out my future career -- that's the practical advice, which I aim to do on radio -- from my other projects and interests. More generally, the division into streams will allow me to market my output more effectively to various groups of people. People will be able to subscribe to all and only what interests them -- whether one or two things or the whole enchilada.
For now, I am creating three distinct streams:
- "Rationally Selfish Radio" will now designate just my "practical advice on living well" podcasting. I'll also blog on those issues a few times per week.
- My philosophy teaching files podcasts, as well as the podcasting that I plan to do on my dissertation, as well as any blogging on standard philosophical topics, will be collected under the banner of "PhiloFiles."
- The podcasts and discussion questions for Explore Atlas Shrugged, as well as future podcasts and resources for studying Ayn Rand's fiction and philosophy, will continue to be gathered at Explore Ayn Rand.
As I mentioned, NoodleFood will be the river into which all of these streams feed. It will also include other side-interests of mine, like paleo-ish eating, political activism, and funny cat videos. So everything that appears in any of the above streams will be reproduced on NoodleFood. All of my podcasts -- on any and all topics -- will be gathered into a single "NoodleCast" feed.
So if you want everything, you just need to stick with NoodleFood. Also, I should be able to transfer everyone now subscribed to current "Rationally Selfish Radio" podcast feed to the new NoodleCast feed, so you'll continue to get everything. Basically, I want the transition to be totally seamless for all of my existing followers. If not -- if something seems amiss on Monday, when everything should be settled -- please just drop me an e-mail.
Also, I should mention that this update will fix the problem of the wrong dates on podcasts in iTunes that resulted in them being listed out-of-order. (The otherwise excellent Feedburner was the cause of the problem, but I can side-step it by using a nice little program called Feeder to create my podcast feeds, rather than using Blogger.)Labels: Announcements, NoodleFood
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Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
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Diana Hsieh on Luck |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:00 AM
On Saturday, November 7th, I will give a short talk at Front Range Objectivism's "Free Books to Colorado Teachers" Fundraising Dinner. Here's the description:
"Luck and Liberty"
Today, we often hear calls for more government regulations and welfare programs to correct the supposed unfairness of people's unequal luck in life. Yet in fact, such statist interventions expose people to the worst forms of luck, not just to the whims of indifferent bureaucrats but also to the brutal severity of nature. Freedom, not statism, is the cure for luck. This talk -- a preview of Dr. Hsieh's upcoming 2010 OCON course, "Luck in the Pursuit of Life" -- offers fresh insight into the crucial importance of freedom to our lives.
Diana Hsieh recently completed her Ph.D in philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her dissertation showed that a proper account of moral judgment and moral responsibility solves the egalitarian "problem of moral luck." Yes, you did read that right! I am giving an optional course at OCON this summer in Las Vegas. (Amazingly, the fact that I will be speaking on luck in Vegas is sheer coincidence!) I'll post more details on the course when they're released by the Ayn Rand Institute.
Here's the full announcement for Front Range Objectivism's Fundraising Dinner:
Please join us on Saturday, November 7th for Front Range Objectivism's Free Books to Colorado Teachers Fundraising Dinner! The evening will include two talks by local Objectivist philosophers, a joint question and answer period, and then a fundraising auction.
- When: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:30 pm social hour (cash bar); 6:30 pm dinner; 7:30 pm talks and Q&A; 9:00 pm auction
- Where: West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker Street in Arvada, Colorado
- Cost: $40 per individual, plus $25 suggested donation to the FRO Free Books to Colorado Teachers Campaign. $25 for students.
RSVP by November 1 to Anders Ingemarson via e-mail to anders@frontrangeobjectivism.com or by phone at 303-751-3111. Space is limited! For more information on the event, including payment details, visit the event page for Front Range Objectivism's "Free Books to Colorado Teachers" Fundraising Dinner.Labels: Announcements
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 |
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Order Your Undercurrents! |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 8:00 PM
Yesterday, I got this helpful reminder from the good folks at The Undercurrent about ordering their fall edition. Hi Diana,
I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend! ...
I just wanted to make sure you don't forget that the newest issue of The Undercurrent (TU) is available for order only until September 20, 2009! That is correct: you only have twelve days left to order the Fall Edition of TU, which will feature articles on a wide range of fascinating topics, like Obama's health care policy, ethical training in today's MBA programs, downloading music illegally, and the historic expansion of government in America. Following the success of our special Summer Edition, we have high expectations of this, the first issue of the school year - but those expectations can only be realized with your help!
To order, visit the-undercurrent.com/order, or e-mail your name, address, and the number of copies you wish to purchase to contact@the-undercurrent.com.
We also ask that you let us know if you cannot afford to distribute. In all likelihood, we will be able to match you with a donor who would be more than happy to sponsor your distribution efforts. Please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@the-undercurrent.com.
Another crucial way you can help promote and spread interest in The Undercurrent and Objectivism as a whole is handing out and posting our flyers. Several designs are available and free for distribution at the-undercurrent.com/participate.
Or, if you are of means but not of time, please consider making a donation to The Undercurrent, so that we can continue providing papers to students free of charge. For more information about donating, visit the-undercurrent.com/donate or email us at contact@the-undercurrent.com.
In closing, I wish you another fruitful year of intellectual activism. With your help, The Undercurrent can continue our efforts to bring about another renaissance.
Sincerely,
Victoria Genther Notice the ticking clock! Orders must be in by September 20th. So if you want to order copies, you'd better do so sooner rather than later! I've only just gotten my own rear in gear: I'm now working on raising funds from Front Range Objectivism to order some copies for our Denver Objectivist campus club.Labels: Announcements
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Monday, September 07, 2009 |
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Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:00 AM
I know that many of you heard about these new Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups starting in Colorado this fall on my first podcast, but I thought I should post a text announcement too. Please feel free to spread the word!
Hence:
Front Range Objectivism is pleased to announce a new project: Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups (ASRG). Groups are now forming in Longmont, Colorado Springs, and Denver.
In these reading groups, members read and discuss Ayn Rand's epic novel Atlas Shrugged over the course of twenty weekly meetings. Each meeting lasts ninety minutes; it covers about sixty pages of the novel. Discussion is guided by questions prepared by me (Diana Hsieh) and given to members in advance.
FRO's Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups are open to not just to Objectivists but to any fan of the novel interested in discussing the characters, events, and ideas of the novel in greater depth. Based on the group that we ran over the summer, I'm willing to guarantee that participants will learn more than they thought possible -- and have lots of good fun.
About the three groups:
Please don't sign up to any of these mailing lists unless you plan to attend at least some of the meetings. You need not be able to attend every meeting, however.
If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.Labels: Announcements, Literature, Objectivism
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Friday, August 28, 2009 |
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The Objectivism Seminar: Past and Future |
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By Greg Perkins @ 12:01 AM
The Objectivism Seminar just wrapped up its intensive tour of Dr. Leonard Peikoff's seminal book, Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. It was great!
We got to chew on the entire system and its distinctive methodology in the course of some 53(!) sessions, going section by section from metaphysics to esthetics. Some of the participants already had a decade or three of study under their belts, while others were brand new -- but we all came away with a more grounded, integrated understanding relative to where we started (that whole "spiral theory of learning" thing :^).
But  it's much better to actually be a part of the conversation, so please join in on our next adventure: Dr. Peikoff's other book, The Ominous Parallels! It seems so fitting with our current political trajectory and speed. Is the freest country on earth moving toward totalitarian dictatorship? What were the factors that enabled the Nazis to seize power in pre-war Germany? Do those same conditions exist in America today?
These are the questions raised -- and answered, with frightening clarity -- by Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand's intellectual heir, in his powerful book The Ominous Parallels.
"We are drifting to the future, not moving purposefully," Peikoff warns. "But we are drifting as Germany moved, in the same direction, for the same kind of reason."
The first session will be in about two weeks (September 7), so you have plenty of time to order your copy and be ready to bring your knowledge and questions to the conversation! This isn't as technical a work as Objectivism, so we're planning on moving at the rate of about a chapter each week or two. Please visit www.ObjectivismSeminar.com for more information.
Hope you can join in!
Greg
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
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Virtual Objectivist Club |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 1:01 PM
This Virtual Objectivist Club -- produced by the excellent folks at the Objectivist Club Network -- is a great opportunity for students on a campus without an Objectivist club to study Ayn Rand's philosophy.
The Virtual Objectivist Club (VOC) is a weekly phone-based/online discussion group dedicated to the study of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. The VOC is being offered for the first time this 2009 academic year. It's open to any current students who would like to learn more about Objectivism.
During the Fall 2009 semester, we'll meet online to discuss essays and topics from either the Ayn Rand Reader or from free, online resources. Each meeting will be hosted by a rotating set of moderators, including Greg Perkins, Diana Hsieh, Kyle Haight, Andrew Dalton, and Kurt Colville. We'll meet on Wednesday evenings at 9 p.m. Eastern.
If you're a student who does not have access to a study group at your school, we may just be the group for you. If you're interested, you can get more information and our full schedule at http://www.oclubs.org/voc. Here's more from "Keith & the OCN Team":
I helped start the Objectivist Club Network (OCN), an organization dedicated to helping all Objectivist Campus Clubs. OCN is not affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute, although we support them and regularly communicate with them to ensure our respective organizations are not duplicating efforts.
Recently we've expanded our efforts to solve a new problem: there are students interested in joining an Objectivist club where no club exists. Some of these students start their own club, but others don't have time to start a club or do not find enough participants on campus to form a club.
We've created the Virtual Objectivist Club (VOC) for these students -- a phone-based discussion group dedicated to the study of Objectivism. Meetings will be weekly, beginning this September, each moderated by an experienced Objectivist. The group is open to any current students who would like to learn more about Objectivism.
My request: Please help spread the word to any students you know who may be interested in learning more about Objectivism. The deadline for applying to the VOC is August 31st. Students can learn more and apply at: http://www.oclubs.org/voc
Please let me know if you have any questions and we greatly appreciate you sharing this with others! Back in the dark days of 300 baud modems and gopher, I was a tender young undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis. Sadly, I was the only person interested in Ayn Rand's philosophy on the whole campus, from what I could tell. I definitely felt lonely and isolated -- and I would have jumped at the chance for anything like the Virtual Objectivist Club. If you're in that kind of situation, albeit with faster modem, I'd definitely recommend that you consider the VOC.
P.S. While writing this post, I realized that Paul and I met a whopping fifteen years ago as of last Sunday, August 23rd. That just blows me away. Shouldn't I be using a walker by now?
P.P.S. Notice that one of your VOC moderators will be ME! Fun!Labels: Announcements
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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Craig Biddle in Denver on Principles |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
On September 19th, Craig Biddle will be in Denver to speak to Front Range Objectivism about "What Principles Are and Why We Need Them." Here's the announcement:
FROST Supper Talk: Craig Biddle on "What Principles Are and Why We Need Them"
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm social hour (cash bar); 7:00 pm dinner; 8:00 pm talk
Location: West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker Street in Arvada, Colorado
Cost: $60.00 per individual, $35.00 for students
RSVP: To Ann Williams by September 14th via e-mail (ann6031@msn.com) or by phone at 720-363-0345. You can pay at the door; send a check to FROGS c/o Betty Evans, 1140 US Hwy 287 STE 400-283, Broomfield, CO 80020; or use Paypal to send your payment to betty@frontrangeobjectivism.com.
 Mr. Biddle will present material from chapter one of his book in progress, "Good Thinking: The Science of Selfishness." He will examine the nature and need of principles, show that they are essential guides to good thinking, discuss the dual standard of validity and its significance with respect to principles, examine the relationship of principles and egoism, and discuss why acceptance of altruism proportionally precludes the possibility of principled thinking. The talk will be followed by a Q&A, during which Mr. Biddle will answer questions relating to this material and other aspects of his book.
Craig Biddle is the editor of The Objective Standard and the author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It . He is currently writing a book about the principles of rational thinking and the fallacies that are violations of those principles, which is tentatively titled "Good Thinking: The Science of Selfishness." I have nothing but the highest expectations for this talk. Please join us, if you can!Labels: Announcements, Objectivism
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
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Winning the Unwinnable War |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
Here's a sweet announcement from the Ayn Rand Bookstore. A new book -- Winning the Unwinnable War, by editor and lead contributor Elan Journo, with additional essays by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein -- is now available for preorder from the Ayn Rand Bookstore for expected delivery in November. Here's the description:
Eight years after 9/11 and in the shadow of two protracted U.S. military campaigns in the Middle East, the enemy is not only undefeated but emboldened and resurgent. What went wrong--and what should we do going forward?
Winning the Unwinnable War shows how our own policy ideas led to 9/11 and then crippled our response in the Middle East, and it makes the case for an unsettling conclusion: By subordinating military victory to perverse, allegedly moral constraints, Washington's policy has undermined our national security. Owing to the significant influence of Just War Theory and neoconservatism, the Bush administration consciously put the imperative of shielding civilians and bringing them elections above the goal of eliminating real threats to our security. Consequently, this policy left our enemies stronger, and America weaker, than before. The dominant alternative to Bush-esque idealism in foreign policy--so-called realism--has made a strong comeback under the tenure of Barack Obama. But this nonjudgmental, supposedly practical approach is precisely what helped unleash the enemy prior to 9/11.
The message of the essays in this thematic collection is that only by radically re-thinking our foreign policy in the Middle East can we achieve victory over the enemy that attacked us on 9/11. We need a new moral foundation for our Mideast policy. That new starting point for U.S. policy is the moral ideal championed by Ayn Rand: rational self-interest. Implementing this approach entails objectively defining our national interest as protecting the lives and freedoms of Americans--and then taking principled action to safeguard them. The book lays out the necessary steps for achieving victory and for securing America's long-range interests in the volatile Middle East. The 250 page softcover will be selling for $27.95. Preorder now!Labels: Announcements, Objectivism
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
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OGrownups |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
I'm delighted to report on the creation of a new mailing list on OList.com: OGrownups. Here's the basic list description:
OGrownups is an informal mailing list for Objectivists interested in raising and educating children well. Its basic purpose is to facilitate discussion amongst Objectivists about child development, discipline techniques, education methods, parenting resources, and more.
Any Objectivist interested in polite and practical discussion about raising and educating children rationally may join OGrownups -- parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, caregivers, and friends. Anyone considering parenthood is also welcome.
OGrownups is managed by Jenn Casey, author of the blog Rational Jenn. She can be reached at rationaljenn@gmail.com. Here's what Jenn says in her announcement of the list:
The original name of the list was "OParents" but we thought that name was a little too restrictive. We want to encourage any Objectivist who wants to participate in discussions about "raising and educating children rationally" to join. I know that I would have loved to participate in such a list back when we were contemplating parenthood.
The "Grownups" part refers to the end result of childraising--that they will become grownups, hopefully rational ones. The primary parenting question is, what's the best way to get them there (without losing our minds)? Actually, my thought was that the "Grownups" part refers to us -- the list members -- because we're the grownups in relation to the kids we interact with. However, either meaning will do!
The criteria for membership are similar to that of the other OList e-mail lists:
To join the OGrownups mailing list, you must meet two criteria:
- You must be an Objectivist, meaning that you agree with and live by the principles of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism as best you understand them. Newcomers to Objectivism are just as welcome as old-timers. Please do not subscribe if you consider yourself to be a libertarian (or associate with the Libertarian Party), advocate revising Objectivism (like David Kelley's "open system"), or associate with the dishonest pseudo-advocates of Objectivism (most notably David Kelley, Nathaniel Branden, Barbara Branden, and Chris Sciabarra).
- You must be interested in parenting and education based on the principles of Objectivism.
If you do not clearly meet those criteria, you should not subscribe without first e-mailing the list administrator, Jenn Casey, rationaljenn@gmail.com.
The OGrownups list is managed through Google Groups. You can request a subscription via this web interface. You will be asked to confirm that you meet the two criteria for membership. Subscription requires an account with Google. (It's free and easy to create.)
After you subscribe, please feel free to post an introduction. The rules are the same too, namely:
- Please be friendly or at least civil in posts to the list. Subscribers who behave like asses, such as by insulting other list members or attacking Objectivist intellectuals, will be removed from the list.
- Please respect the purpose of the list. Subscribers who prove disruptive to the basic purpose of the list -- such as by attempting to arguing against Objectivist positions or posting on irrelevant topics -- will be unsubscribed or subject to moderation.
I've been really pleased to see the serious and thoughtful discussions on parenting that Jenn's blog posts have generated. In less than a day, this new list has acquired 44 members, with discussion already in progress. Wow! Thank you, Jenn, for taking charge!Labels: Announcements, Education, Parenting
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 |
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The Atlas Shrugged Revolution |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:01 PM
The Ayn Rand Institute is hosting a fancy fundraising dinner on Atlas Shrugged in New York City on September 15th. Yaron Brook will be speaking, as well as BB&T president John Allison. If you know of anyone who might wish to attend, please send them to www.arievents.com! Here's the announcement:
 Invitation: Upcoming Ayn Rand Institute Event: The Atlas Shrugged Revolution
While Washington rapidly expands its control over our lives--exacerbating an economic crisis that was caused by government control in the first place--a hopeful countertrend is underway.
Ayn Rand's classic best-selling novel Atlas Shrugged is flying off bookstore shelves at an unprecedented rate.
Hundreds of thousands of concerned Americans are turning to Atlas Shrugged--and discovering Ayn Rand's morality of rational egoism and her uncompromising defense of laissez-faire capitalism.
Why is this happening? And what can those of us who uphold reason, individual rights and capitalism do to encourage and support this trend?
For an evening devoted to the discussion of these questions, we invite you to join us in New York City on September 15, 2009, for a special dinner event, The Atlas Shrugged Revolution.
At this benefit dinner event, Yaron Brook, president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, and John Allison, chairman of BB&T Corporation, will discuss why Americans are turning to Rand's magnum opus--and why the novel's revolutionary ideas are crucial to the future of freedom in America. You'll also learn what the Ayn Rand Institute is doing right now to promote even greater public interest in Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand's philosophy.
We hope you'll be able to join us on September 15th for The Atlas Shrugged Revolution!
Sincerely,
Mark Chapman
Vice President of Development
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.S. In addition, a number of rare Ayn Rand books and manuscripts will be auctioned at the event. Images and descriptions of the items are available for viewing on the Web site for this event at www.arievents.com.
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Friday, July 24, 2009 |
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Objectivist Academic Center Deadline |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 PM
A note from the Ayn Rand Institute's Objectivist Academic Center:
The final deadline to apply for the OAC for the 2009-10 year is July 31! In the current cultural climate, there is no better time to study Ayn Rand's ideas in a systematic fashion, under the guidance of ARI's intellectuals.
Join other OAC students who are studying Rand's ideas; visit http://www.objectivistacademiccenter.org and apply today.
(Help us spread the word about the program and its deadline--please share this with students who might be interested in the OAC.) I heartily recommend the OAC -- particularly to students pursuing a career as an intellectual, whether in academia, politics, journalism, law, or whatnot.
Update: I just got their longer pitch via e-mail. It explains the program a bit more for people unfamiliar with it.
If you've read one of Ayn Rand's novels you know that her writings are packed with radical, thought-provoking philosophical ideas. And perhaps you are interested in studying those ideas further. Then you might be interested in the Objectivist Academic Center.
The Ayn Rand Institute was founded on the conviction that Ayn Rand's philosophy could have a major positive impact on today's culture if more people were to become aware of it. Our mission is to advance Ayn Rand's philosophy in order to change the culture's intellectual climate.
But the intellectual climate of a culture is established by the ideas put forward by the leading intellectuals of that culture: the philosophers, college professors, journalists, writers--those whose careers involve the dissemination of ideas, whether by teaching, public speaking, writing, or some other means.
To change our culture by spreading Ayn Rand's philosophy requires new intellectuals who have a deep understanding of that philosophy. The OAC offers a systematic education in Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, and the methods of objective thinking and communication.
If you'd like to engage in a systematic study of Ayn Rand's ideas under the guidance of ARI's top intellectuals, visit the OAC web site and apply today. We can only offer a limited number of slots each year, so act soon! The deadline is July 31, 2009. Contact oac@aynrand.org if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Objectivist Academic Center
Ayn Rand Institute
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Monday, June 08, 2009 |
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Brad Thompson Lecture in Denver |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
Brad Thompson will be in Denver to speak at the Leadership Program of the Rockies this upcoming Friday, and he will be giving a lecture for Front Range Objectivism entitled "Atlas Shrugged: The Great American Novel" on Saturday evening. Here's the information -- please forward it to any fans of Atlas Shrugged you know in Colorado:
Dr. C. Bradley Thompson on "Atlas Shrugged: The Great American Novel"
- Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2009
- Time: 8:00-10:00 pm lecture; doors open at 7:15 pm
- Location: Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield, Colorado
- Cost: $20.00 non-students, $5.00 for students. Make checks payable to FROGS and send your check to FROGS c/o Betty Evans, 1140 US Hwy 287 STE 400-283, Broomfield, CO 80020; use Paypal to send your payment to betty@frontrangeobjectivism.com; or you can pay in cash or check at the event.
- RSVP: Please RSVP to Betty Evans via e-mail (betty@frontrangeobjectivism.com) or phone (303.421.7334). An approximate attendance count is needed for the event but please feel free to attend without an RSVP.
 Atlas Shrugged is a book about America and for America. The novel's themes, while universal in nature, find their existential expression in the history and culture of the United States. In this lecture, Dr. Thompson demonstrates how Ayn Rand defended and completed the original principles of the American Founding through the presentation of her revolutionary philosophy, Objectivism. Dr. Thompson will argue that Atlas Shrugged is the "great American novel."
C. Bradley Thompson is the BB&T Research Professor in the Department of Political Science at Clemson University and the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study Capitalism. He received his Ph.D at Brown University, and he has also been a visiting scholar at Princeton and Harvard universities and at the University of London. Professor Thompson is the author of the award-winning book John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty.
Because of the resurgence in the popularity of Atlas Shrugged, this FROST event will be a lecture only. Please invite anyone that you know who might enjoy the talk. Labels: Announcements
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
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John Lewis at Duke, Take Two |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
Here's the announcement that I posted a bit prematurely last week. It's now kosher, as it has been officially announced by the Anthem Foundation.
Just a few days ago, I heard some great news from Dr. John Lewis:
I have accepted a five-year position at Duke University as Visiting Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program. This is made possible with the awesome support of BB&T and Anthem, and with the support of the academics associated with PPE. The program is based jointly at Duke and at University of North Carolina, and will allow me to teach at both schools. In addition to UG courses, I will be doing a graduate course on Thucydides in the spring. Hooray! UNC's description of the PPE program says:
Historically, the separation of the social sciences, in particular the divide between philosophy and economics, and between philosophy and political science, occurred only recently. If we look back to the founding fathers of economics such as Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, and John Stuart Mill, it becomes clear how close these disciplines once were. Economics grew out of the moral considerations of those theorists and their aim of finding socially stable ways of mutually beneficial cooperation. Similarly, the political theories that shaped the work of the founding fathers, and indeed, the political constitutions of a broad range of other countries, have their roots in the work of philosophers.
The separation of the social sciences allowed the disciplines to narrow their fields of investigation and, as a consequence, to develop specific tools for their particular domains. In our highly interconnected world, however, such separation stands in the way of people developing the sort of comprehensive understanding that is demanded by the social, economic, and political problems that we face.
To overcome this shortcoming, the subjects of philosophy, politics, and economics need to be (re-)integrated. The PPE Program does precisely this." Wow, that sounds like a great program. Congratulations, John!Labels: Announcements
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 |
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Congratulations, Ari Armstrong! |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 3:47 PM
Wow:
Media Release: Freecolorado.Com Wins Sam Adams Award
The Sam Adams Alliance announced that Ari Armstrong, publisher of FreeColorado.com, has received the 2009 "Modern-Day Sam Adams Award," the organization's top prize, for "his relentless -- and ubiquitous -- defense of free markets and individual liberty in the state of Colorado."
The organization's media release is available here.
Armstrong will receive his "Golden Sammie" April 18 in Chicago. Presenting the awards will be Michelle Malkin, Stephen Moore, John Fund, Jonathan Hoenig, Mary Katharine, and Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher.
In his entry, Armstrong summarized his "food stamp" diets of 2007 and 2009, his fight against political correctness (as with the "bitch slap" controversy of 2008), his work on health policy, and various other projects.
Armstrong said, "I congratulate the other winners and look forward to learning from their example. I thank the Sam Adams Alliance for recognizing the important work for liberty done at the regional level. Finally, I thank my fellow liberty activists in Colorado -- especially my wife -- for teaching me so much about liberty, individual rights, and free markets, and how to advocate those values through intellectual activism. This award is for you, my brothers and sisters in liberty."
Armstrong founded FreeColorado.com (then co-freedom.com) in late 1998, before the term "blog" had been coined. Congratulations, Ari!Labels: Activism, Announcements
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Monday, March 16, 2009 |
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Eric Daniels on Free Speech |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 2:05 PM
On April 11th, Front Range Objectivist Supper Talks (FROST) will host a dinner lecture with Objectivist historian Eric Daniels on "The Looming Crisis over Free Speech." It will be an excellent lecture, so if you're able to attend, please consider doing so. Note that an RSVP is required by April 6th.
Here's the full announcement:
Supper Talk with Dr. Eric Daniels on "The Looming Crisis over Free Speech"
- Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
- Time: 6:00 pm social hour (cash bar); 7:00 pm dinner; 8:00 pm talk
- Location: West Woods Golf Club, 6655 Quaker Street in Arvada, Colorado
- Cost: $60 per individual, $35 per student
- RSVP: To reserve your space, you must RSVP by April 6th to Betty Evans via e-mail (betty@frontrangeobjectivism.com) or phone (303.421.7334). Please send your check to FROGS c/o Betty Evans, 1140 US Hwy 287 STE 400-283, Broomfield, CO 80020 or use Paypal to send your payment to betty@frontrangeobjectivism.com.
 In this lecture, Dr. Daniels examines the state of free speech in America and finds that it is under serious threat. From campus speech codes to anti-discrimination and harassment law, from campaign finance to commercial speech, Americans today enjoy less and less freedom in communicating their ideas. Today's colleges and universities have become a hotbed of censorship, producing generations of Americans who have accepted suppression of speech as the norm. Dr. Daniels argues that the emerging crisis is a result of the lack of a proper understanding of individual rights, especially property rights. Only by understanding the proper basis of rights can we act to secure our freedom of speech and to protect the rights that give rise to it.
Dr. Daniels is a research assistant professor at the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. He lectures internationally on American history and attended ARI's Objectivist Graduate Center. He recently coauthored U.S. Economic Freedom Index: 2008 Report. He contributes to The Objective Standard and wrote a chapter for Abolition of Antitrust.Labels: Announcements
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Monday, March 09, 2009 |
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Dr. Brook on Neil Cavuto |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:48 PM
From the Ayn Rand Center:
Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, is scheduled to appear on the Neil Cavuto show on Fox Business Network tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at about 6:15 pm, Eastern time (3:15 pm, Pacific time). Dr. Brook will discuss "climate change" and government regulation of CO2 emissions. Update from ARC: "Unfortunately, we have just learned that Fox Business Network has just cancelled Dr. Brook’s TV appearance. We will notify you if Dr. Brook is rescheduled."Labels: Announcements
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Friday, February 20, 2009 |
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Making a Virtue of Selfishness? |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:01 AM
The Center for Values and Social Policy in the Philosophy Department of the University of Colorado at Boulder is pleased to announce a "Think!" debate on Ayn Rand's Objectivist ethics.
- What: Debate on "Making a Virtue of Selfishness? A Debate about Ayn Rand's Ethics"
- Who: Dr. Onkar Ghate (Ayn Rand Institute) and Prof. Michael Huemer (CU Boulder, Philosophy)
- When: Monday, March 2nd, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
- Where: Old Main Chapel, CU Boulder (Campus Map)
About the debate:
Dr. Onkar Ghate will argue: "Ayn Rand challenges the idea, dominant in the West since Christianity, that morality consists of commandments. Even though this conception of morality has often been secularized, its essence has remained: the source of morality is something external to the self, to which the self owes obedience. In sharp contrast, Rand argues that the nature and purpose of morality is to teach one how to achieve one's self-interest."
Dr. Ghate is a senior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute where he teaches at the Institute's Objectivist Academic Center. He lectures on philosophy and Objectivism throughout North America. Dr. Ghate received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Calgary.
Dr. Michael Huemer will argue: "Ayn Rand champions an excessively egoistic ethic, one in which individuals must place themselves before everyone and everything else. This ethic can lead one to hurt, exploit, or simply ignore the needs of others, when it suits one's own interests to do so. Rand's ethic of selfishness clashes with the moral sense of philosophers, spiritual leaders, and ordinary people the world over. These people are not all wrong -- Ayn Rand is wrong."
Dr. Huemer is an associate professor of philosophy at CU Boulder. He has written on such topics as philosophical skepticism, the problem of induction, ethical intuitionism, free will, and deontological ethics. Dr. Huemer received his doctorate in philosophy from Rutgers University in 1998.
All "Think!" events are free and intended for the public. For more information, please visit the "Think!" web page.
For further information on the series, please contact Dr. Alastair Norcross at Alastair.Norcross(at)Colorado.edu. For announcements of upcoming "Think!" events, e-mail Diana Hsieh at Diana.Hsieh@colorado.edu with that request.
Upcoming "Think!" Events:
- Tuesday, April 14th: Prof. Ajume Wingo, "Politics as an Alternative to Violence," 7:30 - 9:00 pm, Old Main Chapel
"Think!" lectures are sponsored by the Center for Values and Social Policy in the Philosophy Department of the University of Colorado at Boulder and funded through the generosity of The Collins Foundation.Labels: Announcements, Ethics, Objectivism
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 |
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Summer Conference on Capitalism |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 4:45 PM
The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism is taking applications for its annual three-day summer conference for undergraduates on "Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism." Here's the general description of this conference:
Students attend lectures, participate in small group discussions, and have free time to discuss and debate the ideas presented in the formal sessions. Throughout the three days of sessions, students have ample opportunity to speak one-on-one with faculty and ask them questions in a more informal setting. The summer conferences, held on the campus of Clemson University, provide a unique opportunity for students to study with leading professors from around the country, to meet top students from around the world, and to study capitalism in a challenging, engaging environment. And here's the description of the 2009 conference:
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism
What is the moral basis for the free market?
How do individual rights function in a capitalist society?
What does the history of capitalism teach us about its moral basis?
How is Ayn Rand's view of capitalism unique?
The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism is pleased to accept applications for its third annual summer conference for college students. We invite you to join us for an exciting three-day program of lectures, seminars, and discussions. Students will arrive May 28 and depart on June 1, 2009, with the main event running from May 29-31.
Exciting Programs
Students will participate in an intensive and exciting program exploring the moral foundations of capitalism and Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. Students will attend lectures, participate in small- group seminar-style discussions, and question and answer sessions. Outside of class, students can relax and socialize on Clemson's campus. Evening activities will include a barbecue dinner, a meet and greet with the faculty, and a career advice discussion.
Full Scholarships Available
The Clemson Institute will be accepting qualified undergraduate students to participate in the summer program on full scholarships. All housing and meals will be provided on the campus of Clemson University. Attending students are eligible for up to $500 for travel. Reading materials will be provided.
Application Information
To apply to the Clemson Institute's Summer Conference, visit our website and fill out the application form. Return it by March 5, 2009 to edan@clemson.edu or via postal mail at:
Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism
Summer Conference
343 Sirrine Hall -- Box 341310
Clemson, SC 29634-1310
Faculty
The Clemson Institute has assembled a faculty of leading scholars and teachers who study the moral foundations of capitalism, specializing in fields ranging from history and literature to philosophy, political science, and economics. Our faculty join students for meals and interact with them outside of class for informal discussions and questions.
Andrew Bernstein, Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Marist College
Richard Ebeling, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research
Eric Daniels, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism
Onkar Ghate, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, The Ayn Rand Institute
C. Bradley Thompson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, Clemson University You can find the application form -- and more details about the conference -- on this web page. I highly recommend this conference!Labels: Announcements
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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Fiction Writers for Romanticism |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:34 PM
Edward Kiser recently created a mailing list for Objectivist fiction-writers: Fiction Writers for Romanticism. The brief group description reads:
This is a group for Objectivists and students of Objectivism who write, or want to write, the kind of fiction and literature that appeals to the rational and heroic elements of humanity. We primarily discuss the techniques, challenges, and opportunities unique to this goal. Here's the more detailed description
Welcome to Fiction Writers for Romanticism, where Objectivists and students of Objectivism, who also seek to write fiction (and are probably already working on something), can chat.
Beginning writers and amateurs and professionals are all welcome.
I created this group because I think that one of the ways to create a more rational culture is to encourage the creation of works of art that reward the rational elements in people -- works that ultimately create a feeling that rationality ultimately works and will lead to joy. Just like in real life.
I do not endorse propaganda or didacticism. The first job of a fiction writer is to tell a good story.
Every post, whether question or answer, should have something to do with the art of writing fiction, as seen from an Objectivist perspective. Techniques, challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities are all on topic.
I mean "fiction" to include short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, and teleplays -- anything with a story. Some matters of interest would apply to any of these, but sometimes a particular form presents a special problem which is also interesting.
I leave out poetry and songwriting because the problems they present are different in kind from those presented by the works that tell stories.
I strongly recommend reading The Art of Fiction, The Art of Nonfiction, The Romantic Manifesto, and the Esthetics chapter in OPAR. Any discussion of those works, and what they say about the issues, is on topic.
It is also permissible to discuss other books on writing (e.g., written by non-Objectivists), examples of good stories, and the like, provided one seeks an Objectivist perspective. I'm not on the list because I don't write fiction. However, it sounds like a potentially useful group. So if you're an Objectivist writer of fiction, you can join the group here.Labels: Announcements
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Monday, February 02, 2009 |
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An Announcement from The Undercurrent |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 5:11 PM
An announcement from The Undercurrent:
The Undercurrent (TU) is an independent, student-run Objectivist newspaper distributed twice a year at college campuses across America. TU is currently looking for distributors and donors for its Spring 2009 edition.
If you would like to distribute, please visit the order page and buy your copies of TU today. If money is an issue, please email us at distributors(AT)the-undercurrent.com. There is limited funding from donors for students who want to buy and distribute TU but cannot afford to do so. If you're part of an Objectivist campus club, you may want to see if your college will fund distribution of TU as a club activity.
If you don't have time to distribute, but would like to help us spread rational ideas in academia, you may want to consider donating to TU. A relatively small amount of money can make a big difference. For example, donating $26.50 gets 250 copies of TU distributed at a college campus in United States! And because TU is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, donations are tax deductible. Please visit the donation page and contribute directly using PayPal.
If you have any questions about distributing or donating, please email us at contact(AT)the-undercurrent.com.
Spreading rational ideas on college campuses is critical to making this world a better place.
Thank you for your support.
The Undercurrent Labels: Announcements
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Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Set the Market Free |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 4:59 PM
An announcement from the Ayn Rand Center:
Set the Market Free: The Cure for the Financial Crisis A talk at American University
Who: Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights
What: A talk arguing that the financial crisis was caused by the government and can only be cured by the free market. An open Q&A will follow. A Q&A will follow.
Where: Mary Graydon Center Building, Room 3. 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016.
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 7 pm.
Description: Virtually everyone today regards the financial crisis as a failure of the free market. In this talk, Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, will argue that in fact it is the un-free market that has failed. It was not capitalism that held interest rates below the rate of inflation, spurring massive amounts of borrowing and a housing boom. It was not capitalism that gave us Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which promoted subprime lending and helped fuel the boom. It was not capitalism that gave us deposit insurance and the "too big to fail" doctrine, which encouraged risky financial practices. These, and many anti-capitalist measures like them, Dr. Brook will argue, laid the groundwork for the financial crisis. The only cure, according to Dr. Brook, is to set the market free. But to do that, Americans must embrace capitalism as a moral system--one that should be defended without guilt.
Admission: FREE. Open to students and the public
Bio: Dr. Yaron Brook is president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights and a contributing editor of "The Objective Standard." A former finance professor, he has been published in academic as well as popular publications, and his opinion-editorials appear in major newspapers. He is frequently interviewed on national TV and radio. Dr. Brook lectures on Objectivism, business ethics and foreign policy at college campuses, community groups and corporations across America and throughout the world. Labels: Announcements
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
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Onomatopoeia "Live in 3-D", January 30 |
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By Greg Perkins @ 4:22 PM
 (Yes, that's me with the sax, and several of me in the audience, too. :^)
It's time for our huge annual Onomatopoeia concert in the Egyptian Theatre, and as usual, this year's show will be more spectacular than ever! We'll be featuring brand new works and favorites from our three critically acclaimed CDs, and we'll have a string orchestra filling out our wall-o-sound. PLUS there will be the additional entertainment of the occasional Camera Guy in Black scurrying by to get the perfect shot for broadcast TV!
The band is heavy in preparation and the new music is a serious kick in the pants, so if you're somewhere near the Boise area at the end of the month you won't want to miss this one!
WHAT: Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia "Live in 3-D" (with Strings attached)
WHEN: January 30, 7:30pm
WHERE: Historic Egyptian Theatre, downtown Boise
TICKETS: Reserved seating only, $25, purchased online at this link
INFO: Please phone 208-345-9116 for more information, or visit www.kevinkirk.net
Hope to see you there!Labels: Announcements, Music
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
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John Lewis to Speak in Fort Collins |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 4:22 PM
Joe Collins -- a teacher at Ridgeview Classical Schools -- invites you dinner and a lecture by Objectivist historian on "Love and War in the Early Greek Poets" in Fort Collins on Friday, January 30th.
Here's the announcement from Joe Collins:
John David Lewis, visiting professor of political science at Duke University, will be in Fort Collins Friday, January 30 to give an opening address for the fifth annual Young Aristotle Competition. The talk is entitled "Love and War in the Early Greek Poets." Here is a synopsis of the talk:
"Long before the development of philosophy as a field of study, the Greeks asked questions about the world we live in. What is it that ties all things together, and that also leads to so much conflict? Many thought that there were two forces in the world: Love, and Strife. This lecture will consider some of the earliest thoughts on these forces, both by philosophers and by poets, and will ask how their ideas can help us to understand the world we live in today."
Dr. Lewis holds a PhD in Classics from the University of Cambridge, and an Anthem Fellowship for Objectivist Scholarship. He is a senior research scholar in history and classics at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University. His books are "Solon the Thinker: Political Thought in Archaic Athens" (Duckworth, 2006), and "Early Greek Lawgivers" (Bristol Classical Press, 2007). His book "Nothing Less Than Victory: The Will to Fight and the Lessons of History" is in press with Princeton University Press.
We invite you to an evening of intellectual inquiry and academic scholarship. Tickets for the dinner and lecture are only $9.00, proceeds paying for the event. Contact Joe Collins jcollins(AT)ridgeviewclassical.com to reserve your tickets. Should you not be able to attend and yet would like to support Objectivist speakers, and the schools and teachers who incorporate them in education, feel free to make a contribution. I'll be there!Labels: Announcements
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Friday, January 16, 2009 |
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Impact via the Web |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 12:03 AM
Here's a nice bit of news from the Ayn Rand Institute:
Ayn Rand Institute Now Offering Impact Newsletter Free on the Web
The Ayn Rand Institute is pleased to announce that its Impact newsletter is now available electronically to Web visitors. Beginning with the January 2009 issue, ARI's Web site will now offer all of its Impact issues online as PDF documents.
Impact, which remains available in a print edition for ARI donors of $35 or more each year, delivers the latest news and progress reports on ARI's programs, along with interviews of Objectivist intellectuals and monthly highlights of different aspects of Ayn Rand's philosophy.
The new, free electronic format will serve as an excellent way of introducing newcomers to ARI's goals and programs. Additionally, visitors may now view a three-part introductory video on ARI's home page, which provides information about Ayn Rand, Objectivism, and the Ayn Rand Institute. For that video, go to the main page of the Ayn Rand Institute and scroll all the way down. (Unfortunately, no direct link seems to be available.)Labels: Announcements
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Monday, December 22, 2008 |
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Symposium on Atlas Shrugged at UT Austin |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 1:48 PM
Mark your calendars:
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: Celebrating the Best Within Us
Please join us for a symposium offering contemporary perspectives on Ayn Rand's magnum opus, both as philosophy and as literature. Speakers include Dr. Allan Gotthelf (University of Pittsburgh), Dr. Shoshana Milgram (Virginia Tech), Dr. Onkar Ghate (Ayn Rand Institute), and Jeff Britting (Associate Producer of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life"). All sessions will include question periods, and an open reception with the speakers will be held immediately afterwards.
Date: March 4, 2009
Time: 4:00-6:30pm
Location: The University of Texas at Austin - ACES Auditorium (ACES 2.302)
For details, visit www.UTBBTChairObjectivism.com or email objectivism@austin.utexas.edu. For those of you in Colorado rather than Texas, the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be hosting a debate between Dr. Onkar Ghate and Dr. Michael Huemer on the Objectivist ethics on March 2nd from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the Old Main Chapel, as part of its Think! series. I'm the graduate student promoter/organizer of the series, so I'll be posting more details on this debate when I have them settled. It should be an excellent event.Labels: Announcements
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Monday, December 15, 2008 |
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Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed |
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By Diana Hsieh @ 4:09 PM
This forthcoming-in-February book of Ayn Rand's interviews looks like a gem. Here's the announcement from the Ayn Rand Bookstore:
Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed
Edited by Marlene Podritske and Peter Schwartz
Preorder now for expected delivery in early February
Half a century of print and broadcast interviews of Ayn Rand are included in Objectively Speaking. This collection includes print interviews from the 1930s and 1940s, and edited transcripts of radio and television interviews from the 1950s through 1981. Ayn Rand's unusual and strikingly original insights on a vast range of topics are captured by prominent interviewers in American broadcasting, such as Johnny Carson, Edwin Newman, Mike Wallace and Louis Rukeyser. A remarkable series of radio interviews over a four-year period at Columbia University are also included. An appendix provides a transcript of a radio program of Leonard Peikoff discussing Ayn Rand's unique intellectual and literary achievements.
(276 pages)
Softcover: $29.95
Hardcover: $34.95 I was pretty interested in this book when I saw this announcement last week. Then I read an excerpt from it in the latest issue of Impact yesterday. (That's the newsletter that the Ayn Rand Institute sends to its donors.) In it, Ayn Rand compared the life of Olga, a young woman working in the USSR, with the life of Kitty, a young woman working in the US. It was awesome. Now I can't wait to read this book!Labels: Announcements, Objectivism
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