Thomas Walker-Werth introduces Reason for Living and how it aims to address some of the crucial issues in our culture, education, and self-help industry today. Continue Watching
Emma Woodhouse is a wealthy, charming young lady. Her family owns a grand mansion called Hartfield—one of two large estates near the small village of Highbury. She has suffered only one serious grievance in her sheltered life: the loss of her mother when she was very...
The art we consume, especially as children, has a huge impact on our ideas. Accordingly, a key part of thinking deeply about our values and premises is being conscious and thoughtful about the ideas we’re picking up from the art we consume. To that end, I wanted to...
Imagine you’re driving cross-country with the radio playing. You’ve got hours of driving ahead of you and no time to lose. As you head down the highway, you hear a report of icy conditions further ahead. As you get closer, you hear more reports, each worse than the...
In a future United States, in which pollution has caused the birthrate to plummet (and of the few babies that are born, many are deformed), a puritanical Christian sect takes over and forms the Republic of Gilead. The “republican” government is determined to create a...
Is there a market for love? If yes, where do the supply and demand meet each other? Martin Hooss answered these questions during his lecture at NICON 2023. Continue Watching
What is Objectivism? Is it limited to the philosophic ideas that Ayn Rand identified, developed, and integrated in her lifetime? Or is it open to revisions, additions, or subtractions—and, with such revisions, still properly called Objectivism? Continue...
Who’s in the driving seat of your life? Are you in control, or are you at the mercy of feelings, urges, and impulses? In Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self Control, Ryan Holiday demonstrates the value of the Stoic virtue of temperance—achieving control over your...
