Here Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Ibis Slade, and Sam Weaver compare two very different critiques of so-called "woke" ideology (i.e. egalitarian collectivism), what we can learn from each, and why a deeper, more value-driven response is needed.

High-level summary of why "genocide" charges against Israel are absurd: 1) The paradigm case of genocide was the Holocaust. Germany was not attacked by Jews, it attacked them. vs. Israel, which was attacked by Gazans, on Oct 7 , and has been attacked relentlessly for decades.

For the Oct 7 anniversary, Tristan de Leige and I philosophically analyze -- and skewer -- the absurd claims that Israel has engaged in "genocide."

From Onkar Ghate and me in @ocropinion: "To intimidate the victim to self-censor. . . . has the advantage of giving the opponents of free speech an easy cover: they can pretend their victims are acting voluntarily." www.ocregister.com/2025/09/26/w...

Here Mike Mazza and I analyze the week’s debate about free speech and Jimmy Kimmel.

Excellent discussion of the intellectual trends that are stoking the flames of political violence in every corner of American politics.

Here Robertas Bakula and I tackle the Trump administration's morally corrupt antitrust program -- which it has borrowed unapologetically from Biden.

Here Nikos Sotirakopoulos and I challenge the stale and conventional explanations offered by thinkers on the right for the ongoing popularity of socialism.

We're happy to begin republishing some timeless New Ideal articles on the orange site, starting with this classic that informs a lot of my own writing on the subject of morality.

This is the course I help teach. We're starting again in the fall with a new and improved set of lectures. Hoping to see many of you there.

Relevant to the controversy about @genagorlin.bsky.social's tweet, here's a delightful podcast I just did with Samantha Watkins about why it sure can be rationally selfish to have kids--but there's no damn unconditional duty to do it.

The inability to embody the ideals you preach sends a powerful cognitive message to others. See a dramatical illustration in @PNikmand's story of breaking free from the shackles of Islam: outliving.substack.com/p/what-i-saw...

I enjoyed this discussion with Tristan de Liege, Robertas Bakula, and Don Watkins on the subject of a very interesting book by Ruchir Sharma.

Glad to have had this conversation recently about the dramatic injustice now being perpetrated against women -- and doctors -- in states with new abortion bans.

A medieval anti-sex attitude explains the bizarre inconsistencies in the anti-abortion policy world.

Trump vs. CBS: How Government Pressures Companies to Self-Censor Does pressure by Trump and the FCC on CBS violate a network’s First Amendment rights? Is regulatory oversight over mergers just a matter of business, or does it affect free speech rights as well? youtu.be/33MpmtvMKs0

"So for those who can’t consistently maintain the article of faith, “abortion is murder” is likely just cover for a motive very different from phony compassion for the “rights” of embryos. Their real motive is to control women’s (and men’s) sexual agency."

Great new piece by Marek Michulka and Robertas Bakula on the latest antitrust outrage, this time against Apple by Epic Games. Excellent moral clarity on the value Apple has created that's now being ruthlessly exploited. new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/how-epic-g...

Join me in just over an hour for a special July 4 event. Planning to both challenge and inspire.

My talk will explore the full depth of America’s tragic reliance on altruistic morality, and challenge everyone to work harder to declare independence from it. Join me in Boston on July 4 or online.

Last October at his event with @michaelshermer.bsky.social in SF I asked @richarddawkins.net.web.brid.gy a question about whether atheists need to do a better job advocating for a rational morality. See if you think he answered to your satisfaction (it wasn't to mine): youtu.be/3wZG0WJpu5E?...

Really intriguing episode from ARI's Samantha Watkins and philosopher @matt.kitchen

New from my colleague @brandonmlisi. Makes you wonder how many outside the United States today are in a similar position to Ayn Rand: watching our movies, dreaming of freedom and a civilized life. new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/how-cinema...

Trump called for unconditional surrender. Iran spent the day attacking American military bases. Trump did not respond but instead announced a ceasefire. Iran then spent the day lobbing missiles at Israel, now after the designated deadline. This is devastating to U.S. credibility.

The debate about whether preemptive or preventive war is justified is missing the bigger picture. Anything we do to Iran now is *retaliation* for decades of unanswered aggression.

I will give Trump credit for striking Iran’s nuclear program. But the real threat Iran poses is way broader than nukes. Hoping that Israel will continue to be the real man in the room and change the regime.

Good analysis from @elanjourno.bsky.social and Onkar Ghate, especially on the latest news from Israel/Iran.

Ayn Rand's take on #Iran in 1979.

A really excellent new article by ARI's Mike Mazza on why the recent explosion of progress in commercial space travel was made possible by government's taking steps to actually legalize it (of all things!).

ARI has long warned of the threat of Iran, and the need to take action against it.

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The problem with the army parade is the opposite of what was expected (that it'd be goose-stepping fascism). The soldiers look like they don't want to be there, & the reviewing politicians (including Trump) look bored. This perfunctory display is disrespectful of our military.

Including a brief segment on my talk on July 4.

The idea that the right to peaceably assemble includes the right to block streets is supported by terrible jurisprudence and causes deleterious civil strife. We've got to abandon it.

Maybe right now the American military should be laser-focused on defending against threats from Iran, & even assisting Israel (vs. doing parades) and Homeland Security should be focused on defending against terrorist attacks (vs. rounding up peaceful people who want to work)?

Worrying (as Trump and the media do) that Israel’s attack on Iran might derail peace talks is like worrying that cancer surgery will foil your chance to get credit for praying the cancer away. Would be comical if not so tragically irrational.

Onkar Ghate and I comment on both the riots in L.A. and Trump's mass deportation policies.

News about the talk I'm giving at OCON on July 4. Hope to see you in Boston!

From Agustina Vergara Cid: "Businesses have a right to hire and retain foreign talent. . . . They shouldn’t have to comply with absurd regulations to bring in a worker, and they shouldn’t be made to fear that a simple trip abroad might spell disaster for their company if a visa is revoked."

Good article outlining why it’s so important that Trump’s tariff power grab was overturned by courts and why that decision needs to be sustained by higher courts.

We continue to make new Ayn Rand nonfiction essays available online. This week we released "Altruism as Appeasement," a classic piece giving one of her key psychological explanations for intellectuals' advocacy of the ethics of altruism. courses.aynrand.org/works/altrui...

How can anyone still think Trump is anything other than a populist statist when he wants to cooperate with Elizabeth Warren to remove the ceiling for government spending? Does anyone want to try to defend him as an ally for free markets and limited government? I’m listening.

When I read @HBinswanger's The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts in the mid-90s, I was impressed by his use of Objectivist philosophical methodology to offer a novel solution to a major philosophical puzzle. Glad we are republishing the book!: newideal.aynrand.org/the-biologic...

Imagine that you're a victim of regular racism, cruelty, and injustice, sometimes barely surviving. Would you lash out against everyone around you as your enemy? Or would you pause to acknowledge the few good things in your life? @PNikmand did the second. outliving.substack.com/p/cruelty-ru...

Here Tristan de Liege and I delve into some of the practical epistemological questions associated with the value of expertise and specialized knowledge more generally, and how to evaluate it as an independent thinker.

My ARI colleagues Onkar Ghate and Sam Weaver expose violations of intellectual freedom at Harvard by Trump--and by the whole traditional higher education system that he's not bothering to challenge. thehill.com/opinion/5322...

Best news all year.

New from my colleague Brandon Lisi: a good summary of Ayn Rand's views on the Vietnam War, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its end. Sadly I don't think our culture has come anywhere close to learning the lessons of Vietnam. new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/ayn-rand-o...

Update on this: it's been pointed out to me that the order is only supposed to apply to those born within 30 days of its issuance. That means someone who looks older than an infant wouldn't have the impossible task of proof I outline below.

If I wrote the constitution, I'd make immigration easy but citizenship hard. But who cares how I'd write it? The actual constitution makes citizenship pretty easy. But it won't be if Trump gets his way, not even for those born here to parents who were born here! To wit: