Two years ago, at LevelUp 2022, Ely Lassman fell in love with philosophy. He’s been studying it ever since. And it has improved his life dramatically. Now he’s dedicated to helping others understand what he has learned. Everyone has a philosophy, whether...
Work and family life can sometimes feel like a mythical hydra with heads that grow back every time you cut one off. For each task we complete or problem we solve, it’s as if two more appear. These multiplying problems can leave us feeling helpless, guilty, or plain...
A Rabbi, a Christian, and two Objectivists walk onto a stage . . . to discuss the future of classical liberalism. They agree on its core tenets—the sovereignty of the individual; his need for freedom to think, act, and speak in accordance with his judgment; the need...
Kiyah was “woke.”She had been raised that way. And she was convinced that her unchosen group characteristics, such as gender and race, determine who she is and what she can do. She was convinced that her personal choices had no power. And she was convinced...
In 2020, I didn’t know what to do with my life. I had just dropped out of college, had no career path, no clear values, no purpose. I didn’t like myself. I felt anxious most of the time, and honestly, I was pretty scared about my future. I just wanted to be happy. But...
“It’s a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own. To imagine a heaven and then not to dream of it, but to demand it.”That’s one of Carl Barney’s favorite...
I often tell friends looking to build new relationships that they should find ways to bond with others over shared values. For many, the first thought is to join some kind of interest-related Facebook group (or, more usefully, a meetup group). But, I’ve come to...
Hannah Frankman has been breaking rules all her life. It’s going well. As a child, she asked lots of questions and loved learning. In her teens, she often challenged the status quo. When it came time for college, Hannah did what most kids don’t. She thought about it...
I’ve spent much of my life wondering why I’m so different from other people. At school, when most kids were excited about sports and music, I was learning about astronomy and transportation. When I was six, I still couldn’t ride a bike, read a digital clock, or read...
Wilfred Reilly is a slayer of sacred cows.His first book, Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War, analyzes more than 400 alleged hate crimes and exposes the mainstream narrative about such incidents as a sham. His second book, Taboo: 10 Facts [You...
