"Reason is the faculty that identifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses. It is a faculty that man has to exercise by choice. Thinking is not an automatic function. In any hour and issue of his life, man is free to think or to evade that effort."--Ayn Rand

"What I Saw When I Broke the Rules" (Aug 09, 2025) by Pouya Nikmand: open.substack.com/pub/outliving/…

The Enlightenment wasn’t a “darkening.” It was the liberation of the human mind from mysticism and arbitrary authority—replacing obedience with reason, superstition with science, and stagnation with industry. Every freedom Owens uses to speak her mind exists because of it.

"No religious society has ever cherished or protected individual freedom, which is a purely secular value and achievement." -- Leonard Peikoff

“The concept of a 'right’ pertains only to action—specifically, to freedom of action. It means freedom from physical compulsion, coercion, or interference by other men. Thus, for every individual, a right is the moral sanction of his freedom to act on his judgment, for his

If workers should be paid more when the company is profitable, shouldn’t they also accept less, or even pay in when it goes bankrupt? Or does this “profit sharing” idea only ever work one way?

"Socialized medicine is not a system for delivering health care; it is a system for denying health care. It pits each man against his neighbor in a battle to get his share of a limited supply, which the government doles out as it sees fit."--Harry Binswanger, PhD The

No Jesus was not a socialist. Socialism hadn't been invented yet. But if Christianity offered nothing fundamental to oppose socialism, and in fact lays its moral foundation, it was socialism's inspiration. Here follows an analysis of Students For Liberty's 🧵

This is definitely applicable to AI, which can't THINK for anyone. "Scientific gadgets or weapons do not put themselves into action; it is men who use them, and men's actions are determined by their philosophical ideas." -- Ayn Rand

Teaching a class on collectivism today in Buenos Aires and I’m reminded of the quote below by Ayn Rand. Her view of collectivism is uniquely insightful. Part of it is that collectivism isn’t merely a political philosophy, it’s a way to see the world and the people in it.

"Roundup on the roundups, August 17" by Walter Olson: open.substack.com/pub/walterolso…

When people question progress, show them this 1993 ad.

"The real Trump Derangement Syndrome shows up in three telltale symptoms. "First is the cult-like worship that treats Trump as infallible..."

Strange, I don't recall anyone from Fox News asking Putin, "Are you prepared to keep sending Russian troops to their deaths or are you going to call off your unprovoked invasion of Ukraine?" This game of blaming Zelensky & Ukraine for being invaded and murdered is disgusting.

I just came back from Argentina and Brazil. I spoke to many people there, most of whom follow US politics closely. Most were concerned about what's happening in the US and don't understand Trump's tariffs policies. They think it's ridiculous and capricious. They also expressed

I recently did an interview with the great Bryan Hyde for Young Voices. I talked about my recent article discussing my immigration journey. Here's a short excerpt (link to full interview and article below). Thanks Bryan for having me and for your great questions!

"Immigration Enforcement and the Betrayal of Due Process" (August 19, 2025) by Agustina Vergara Cid youtu.be/mkOadbwUP5s?si…

Is he an idiot or just pretending to be one very well? Russia wants to kill Ukrainians and destroy Ukraine. Ukrainians want to live and be left alone.

In 1962, Ayn Rand was asked what she would do if she were president. Her answer: deregulate, but rationally. “If anyone were to repeal all controls overnight, by legislative fiat, that would be a disastrous, arbitrary, dictatorial action.” Full answer👇

I did an interview with Chris Spangle yesterday, and it was one of my favorite interviews I’ve ever done. We talked about immigration, America’s founding principles, Argentina pre and post-Milei, among many other things. Here’s a short excerpt. Link to full video below 👇