91 years ago today, Ayn Rand saw a dream realized when “Woman on Trial” opened at the Hollywood Playhouse. A year later, the play’s Broadway run became, in Rand’s words, “the most miserable experience” of her life. Read the full story below 👇

Do Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Get Why Nations Fail? Listen to Robertas Bakula's talk from OCON 2025. hubs.la/Q03RnxTq0

Onkar Ghate and I discuss the “bothsidesing” charge, when it makes sense and when it doesn’t.

“One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, “On the Gift-Giving Virtue”

Newly released excerpts from rare Ayn Rand recordings about the Russian Revolution will be presented and discussed in our next exclusive roundtable event. Join us! 📷: adoc-photos/Corbis / via Getty Images hubs.la/Q03TRsLK0

Six and a half years ago I said, "Check out that molecular and cell biology degree"😏

Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Heritage, and Conservatism's Moral Decay The Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes-Heritage Foundation debacle is just the latest episode in conservatism’s decay drama. At the root of the movement’s decadence is conservatives’ lack of moral judgement, and

I interviewed windyjosh, an Institute for Justice lawyer suing the federal government over draconian immigration enforcement against his American citizen client. Josh details constitutional violations in ICE raids, and we also unpack the government’s reality-denying communication style and

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Donald Trump is the living embodiment of tribal lone wolf type of amoralist skewered by Ayn Rand in this essay. Far from caring of nothing but himself, he has no self to care for. courses.aynrand.org/works/selfishn…

RFK Jr.’s Irrational Anti-Vaccine Policies: Interview with Dr. Amesh Adalja In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Samantha Watkins interviews Amesh Adalja about the alarming trend of vaccine conspiracism, now not just being spread by online conspiracy theorists, but also

I'm researching Ayn Rand's immigration story for a project, and it's so charming and wonderful to see how much she loved America from early on, and how she observed and enjoyed American culture. Months after arriving here in 1926 (alone, having escaped Soviet Russia), she wrote

Ostracizing antisemites like Nick Fuentes is necessary and just. The “cancel culture” concept only obscures what’s wrong with today’s political culture. Read Ben Bayer's recent analysis! 📷: Paul Taylor / Stone / via Getty Images hubs.la/Q03-SGQX0

Today is the 100th anniversary of the day that Ayn Rand escaped Leningrad, en route to the U.S. Join us on Rand’s birthday, Feb. 2, to celebrate her journey. [aynrand.org/birthdayinberl…]

Renee Good Killing and Tribalism in America The killing of Renee Good in Minnesota at the hands of an ICE agent further revealed the tribal divide in America. What does this mean for the rule of law and the future of America? agustina vergara cid and Onkar Ghate discuss.

Andy Borregales, the rookie kicker for the New England Patriots, is an immigrant from Venezuela 🇻🇪 His family had to leave Caracas because of the Chávez dictatorship. He’s now close to making it to the Super Bowl! 🇺🇸

Ayn Rand once described leaving Soviet Russia for America as feeling like she was “walking on air.” This February 2, join us for a special birthday celebration exploring the moment she first stepped into freedom. ▶ Register for the event: hubs.la/Q040z2mk0

Next week, on the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand’s immigration to America, we at the @aynrandinst are publishing an essay that I coauthored with Brandon Lisi telling Ayn Rand’s immigration story. Her journey didn’t start when she boarded a ship from Europe to America, but

100 years ago this week Ayn Rand came to America. This is her dramatic immigration story -- authored lovingly by agustina vergara cid and Brandon Lisi. There were dozens of ways it might have ended differently--mostly because of arbitrary immigration laws. new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/i-chose-to-b…

This week marks 100 years since Ayn Rand immigrated to America. To commemorate it, Brandon Lisi and I did something that's never been done before: We're telling Rand's story focusing on her immigration journey and life as a newcomer in America.

100 years ago this week, Ayn Rand immigrated to America.  agustina vergara cid and Brandon Lisi tell her immigration story in their latest article: hubs.la/Q04448pN0