Join OSI at Battle of Ideas in London
Calling all European lovers of liberty! OSI will have a table at the Battle of Ideas conference in London, October 9–10, 2021, where we will have a selection of OSI...
How to Read More
If you want to read more, you may stumble upon specific tips such as getting a Kindle or listening to audio books. These are shown to help, but they don’t tackle the essential issue. There’s a philosophical problem going on. You have to adopt a certain mindset.
John Taylor Gatto’s Damning Critique of the US School System
John Taylor Gatto was an American schoolteacher. He taught in New York City schools for 30 years, won the New York State Teacher of the Year Award—and resigned his position...
Environmentalists Show Their Disregard for Human Life
Over the past week, environmentalist “protesters” affiliated with the “Insulate Britain” movement have twice blocked the M25, Britain’s busiest motorway. The reaction from the British police has been absurd. They’ve...
Rational Self-Interest vs. Religion in Latin America
I recently joined Ricardo Ibáñez on his podcast, “Ricardo’s Time” to discuss Ayn Rand’s morality of rational egoism and how it compares to religious morality. Our conversation focuses on the...
Join OSI and Other Lovers of Liberty at SFL’s Freer Future Fest
Want to network and have fun with lovers of liberty? Join us for Freer Future Fest, in Nashville, TN on October 9, hosted by our friends at Students For Liberty....
The Counterintuitive Way to Improve Your Communication
How can you be more persuasive in your writing and speaking? Clarity is key, of course, and techniques such as storytelling and asking questions can also be useful. But one often-overlooked factor is the value of brevity
How I Got Atlas Shrugged on The Great American Read
Happy Atlas Shrugged Day! In case you don’t know, we call it that because Ayn Rand began writing her magnum opus on September 2, 1946. Also, the novel’s story starts...
OSI, PragerU, and Sales of Atlas Shrugged
During the past six months, OSI has sponsored three PragerU videos, bringing Ayn Rand’s ideas to a large audience of active-minded young people. Those videos are: A Dialogue About God...
How Unforgettable Presentations is Helping Me Become a Better Speaker
What do you think is the most important part of a presentation? World champion speaker and coach Darren LaCroix says it is “the thought process in the mind of your...
TOS-Con 2022—in the Arctic Circle?
Here’s what attendees have said about TOS-Con 2021: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing. “This conference was a rejuvenating and intellectually stimulating experience unlike anything I’ve ever encountered. If you told...
Fostering Curiosity to Reach Your Potential
Knowledge is the compound interest of curiosity. —James Clear Curiosity is often associated with children; they love to explore, touch things, experiment, and ask, “Why?” They regard the world as...
