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Rational Self-Interest vs. Religion in Latin America

by Craig BiddlePolitics & Liberty

Sep 17, 2021

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...

Your Supersystem for Flourishing (September 2021)

Integrate principles of Objectivism with those of powerful self-development systems, and create your own personalized supersystem for success and happiness. Living the happiest, most-fulfilling life possible is a massively complex project....

How I Got Atlas Shrugged on The Great American Read

by Robert BegleyArt & Culture

Sep 2, 2021

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

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Aug 31, 2021

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...

TOS-Con 2022—in the Arctic Circle?

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jul 31, 2021

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...

Objective Standard Institute’s Fabulous First Year

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jul 7, 2021

OSI has had a highly productive first year, full of achievements and extraordinary results. I’d like to share with you some highlights and our plans for the future. (You can...

Your Supersystem for Flourishing (June 2021)

Integrate principles of Objectivism with those of powerful self-development systems, and create your own personalized supersystem for success and happiness. Living the happiest, most-fulfilling life possible is a massively complex project....

The Source and Value of Self-esteem

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

May 16, 2021

Having good self-esteem is essential to being happy with your life. How can you be happy if you don’t have a good opinion of yourself? But developing and maintaining high...

Your Supersystem for Flourishing (May 2021)

Integrate principles of Objectivism with those of powerful self-development systems, and create your own personalized supersystem for success and happiness. Living the happiest, most-fulfilling life possible is a massively complex project....

Teaching Objectivism with the Principle of Purpose (2021)

Learn to teach Ayn Rand’s philosophy by reference to the life-serving purpose of its various elements—or, in Francisco d’Anconia’s words, the “What for?”* The key to understanding Objectivism in a...

Enrich Your Life and Strengthen Your Mind by Learning a Foreign Language

by Douglas BellArt & Culture

Mar 19, 2021

Learning another language can have many benefits: cognitive, emotional, and social—and it doesn’t have to be the chore it used to be. Learning foreign words with no direct translation in...

How We Strengthened Our Relationship in Times of Lockdown

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyle

Feb 20, 2021

We had just started our long-distance relationship when governments closed borders in response to COVID-19—with one of us in the United States and the other in the UK. The pandemic...

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