Sworn Solider by T. Kingfisher
Is it possible to make an Edgar Allen Poe story both more rational and more creepy?
Aug 5, 2024
Angelica Walker-Werth
Angelica is a fellow at Objective Standard Institute, an assistant editor and writer for The Objective Standard, and an Ayn Rand Fellow with Foundation for Economic Education’s Hazlitt Project. Her roles at OSI include managing the internship and Active-Mind scholarship programs, course administration and development, and editing On Solid Ground. She writes nonfiction articles and speaks; you can see her work at walker-werth.com. She is a voracious reader of fiction in her spare time, and writes about the ideas in fictional works at fictionosophy.substack.com.
Vox by Christina Dalcher
How important is language in your day-to-day life? Christina Dalcher’s answer: absolutely vital.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Imagine living your whole life in a world that’s black and white—and then getting a glimpse of color. This is what Jonas experiences in Lois Lowry’s young adult dystopian novel The Giver. In a community where government committees enforce equality, Jonas becomes...
Traveling to LevelUp 2024
I’m looking forward to seeing you at LevelUp 2024 in just a couple of days! To assist in getting from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to the Hilton Atlanta Downtown (255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303), where the conference is taking place, here are the two main transport options:
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Self-Assessment: An Underrated Way to Gain Self-Esteem
The more you flex your rational “muscle” by engaging with reality, the more confident you will be in your mental capabilities and ability to deal with the world around you.
Fahrenheit 451 Provides Inspiration to Create
This dystopian classic eloquently shows the ruin that comes if we abandon intellectual pursuits for mindless pleasure.
The Motivating Power of Positive Values
In choosing a particular goal, you may not actually be pursuing a positive value, but avoiding a disvalue.
How Independent Thinking Fosters a Culture of Liberty
Independent thinking means only accepting ideas or claims once you fully understand them and see that they fit with your other relevant knowledge.