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Smiles in Ayn Rand: Von der Leyen Tells EU Citizens 'All Your Monies Are Belong to Us'

Maybe, just schmaybe, those cod-clasping Vikings in Iceland knew what they were doing on Sunday evening, when, by the hairs on their bearded chinny chinchins, they extricated themselves for the foreseeable future from any discussions about becoming a …

Automatic Selective Service Registration Keeps the Threat of Conscription Alive

This December, selective service registration for eligible young men becomes automatic nationwide. This might not seem like a big deal, as it merely automates an already mandatory process that many states had in place. Rather than requiring men to register …

25 Years Since 9/11, ARI Reflects on the Legacy of the Attacks

Since September 11, 2001, the Ayn Rand Institute has commented extensively (via articles, books, interviews, lectures, and podcasts) on why the 9/11 attacks happened, how America should have responded, and why — 25 years and three wars later — the …

The Newest Boyfriend

Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Ayn Rand put it nicely when she said: “You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” This is proving true for the feckless flittering of the Democratic Party in search of its …

Ayn Rand Content Unlocked: How Transcription Makes Archival Materials Accessible

Over the next few years, interested users around the world will get an increasingly complete picture of how Ayn Rand developed as a thinker and writer over time. Facilitating this opportunity is the Ayn Rand Archives’ ongoing effort to digitize, transcribe …

Chief Justice John Roberts Argues That Those Suffering 'Aesthetic Injury' Have Standing to Sue

As we reported back in June, a 69-year-old woman named Susan F. Douglas filed a lawsuit to stop the UFC Freedom 250 match on the South Lawn of the White House, with her attorney saying in a court filing that "the erection of the Claw and other …

Quote of the day: Ayn Rand's words of wisdom on success: 'To achieve, you need thought. You have to know….'

Quote of the day by Ayn Rand: “To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.” Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand’s quote means that real achievement begins with clear thinking. Simply working …

America’s brain-rotting socialism debate

The rising influence of democratic socialists like AOC and Zohran Mamdani, and the fervent defense of free markets by Republicans in response, have reopened an old question: what is the best way to organize a modern economy, capitalism or socialism? But …

Latvian Saeima elections 2026: The Parties and their Promises

Latvia goes to the polls on October 3rd to choose who will sit in the national parliament, the Saeima, for the next four years. This time around, 14 different parties or political groupings (several different allied parties can sit on one ticket, but for …

How William F. Buckley Jr. Would View Trump and MAGA

Elitist, establishment Republicans like to throw the late William F. Buckley Jr.’s name around as someone who allegedly would not approve of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Considered the intellectual dean of modern conservatism, Buckley …

I’ve Read Ayn Rand. Now What?

Podcast audio: In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Don Watkins, Onkar Ghate, and Keith Lockitch discuss the Institute’s recently announced educational program on Objectivism: ARU Core. Do you have a comment or question? I have a comment I …

Remembering Charlotte Twight (1944–2026)

Charlotte Twight died yesterday. She was a good friend of very long standing, my Ph.D. student at the University of Washington, and later my coauthor for several professional journal articles and a book manuscript (never published). I am deeply saddened by …

Ayn Rand Warned Us

Socialism, communism, and warm collectivism has and will always fail as history has demonstrated time after time. Nobody is smart enough to change human nature and make the unworkable work; Prophet: noun A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the …

Roy Cohn Did It First

The day after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, the conservative political operative Roger Stone was among the lucky few to get through to him on the telephone. The president-elect reminisced about the long-dead friend who had introduced him to Stone: “ …

What Democratic Socialists Truly Want

In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Onkar Ghate discuss the political platform, moral goals, and philosophical motivations driving the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Topics include: Radical goals of the DSA DSA …

I cofounded Burning Man. The festival has lost its soul

Published Aug. 29, 2026at6:00am Burning Man won’t let go of me. As one of the three founders of the festival, I am constantly approached by journalists and documentary crews, podcasters, and the odd publisher hoping to make a book about the festival I …

Dear Editor: Reader frustrated with music, volume at The Meadows

Dear Editor: Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom.  This is what I heard day and late night at The Meadows in Buena Vista. As I live above the jungle music in the rich man’s grassy meadow.  The same loud noise occurred a few years ago, and then as now, there was no …

Automatic selective service registration keeps the threat of the draft alive

This December, selective service registration for eligible young men becomes automatic nationwide. This might not seem like a big deal: it merely automates an already mandatory process that many states had in place. Rather than requiring men to register …

Dolly Parton’s boobs got me through puberty

Published Aug. 28, 2026at6:00am At 14, I was desperate to figure out how to be a good person, and a good writer. Then my boobs came in. And they were big. I tried hiding them under sweaters, but they couldn’t be hidden. The boys took notice. The men took …

Award-Winning Philosopher Ramzi Najjar Completes Nine-Volume Post-Performance Philosophy Framework

Spanning three interconnected trilogies, Najjar maps the precise mechanisms governing conditioning, consciousness, identity, ego, reality, and alignment. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Award-winning author, …

Episcopal Impact Fund Awards $60,000 in 2026 Poverty Relief Grants to 28 Bay Area Congregations, Ministries

Where the church meets the street, Episcopal Impact Fund is there. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Episcopal Impact Fund has a rich history of supporting communities in need. For almost 50 years, the …

Dr. Mia Young Teaches Christian Entrepreneurs To Build Businesses Rooted In Calling, Stewardship, And Lasting Legacy.

ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For years, the message to Christian entrepreneurs has been simple: have faith, work hard, and the rest will follow. Dr. Mia Young is here to complicate that story —on purpose. …

The Jazz Sanctuary Builds on a Memorable Summer with Four September Performances and a Call to Help Keep the Music Free

Following a successful “Music for Life” Blood Drive and a feature on 6abc Action News, the Philadelphia nonprofit begins its fall schedule PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Following a memorable August that …

Christian Theological Seminary Welcomes Historian Jon Meacham for Public Conversation on Leadership, Faith and Democracy

Christian Theological Seminary to Welcome Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Jon Meacham for Public Conversation on Leadership, Faith and Democracy INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Christian Theological Seminary ( …

Answering Questions, Recruiting No One: Noahide Movement to Gather in Jerusalem This November

Nearly 100 Noahide leaders from 20 countries will gather in Jerusalem, a movement that recruits no one and grows by answering the questions it is asked. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, 09/02/ …

Moon Dasha Launches Advanced Vedic Astrology Platform for Birth Charts and Love Compatibility

New platform brings advanced Vedic astrology calculations, detailed birth chart reports, and a comprehensive love compatibility calculator into one experience. JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, September 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Moon Dasha, a new …

House of Hope Foundation Honors Melanie Poturica with 2026 Spirit of Service Award

Recognizing two decades of steadfast leadership, transformative advocacy, and quiet dedication to women’s recovery across the South Bay. SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When Melanie Poturica reflects on her multi- …

Rise Offers a Purpose Driven Framework for Turning Discouragement Into a Comeback

Kelvin B. Henry draws on leadership, ministry, and personal adversity to help readers confront discouragement, rebuild strength, and move with purpose. NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Kelvin B. Henry addresses …

9/11 TRIBUTE BOOK OPENS PRE-ORDERS TODAY: 'AMERICA'S PROVIDENCE' TRACES THE TWIN TOWERS BACK TO A 1789 PRAYER

Forty years of photographs from both sides of the Hudson anchor a 25th-anniversary account that begins two centuries before the towers fell WESTFIELD, NJ, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dave Rossi was standing on the …

Farrah Mechael Honors Her Heritage with Original Aramaic Finale on Contemporary Opera 'Remembrance'

The opera's final movement combines Aramaic lyrics, Iraqi Maqam vocal traditions, and contemporary piano techniques in a tribute to memory, home, and heritage. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- While most …

UCID, Federmeccanica, and local industrial initiatives launch a new 'italian social economy'

Reimagining Manufacturing: Italian Industrial Leaders Champion Human-Centric Business and Youth Engagement to Drive Future Growth RIMINI, ITALY, ITALY, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As global industries navigate rapid technological …

House of Worship Is Now Available to Rent or Buy on Fandango Following the Premiere in More Than 400 Theaters Nationwide

NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- House of Worship is now available exclusively on Fandango for a limited time. Beginning today, audiences can rent or purchase the film at https://fandan.co/WatchHouseOfWorship. The on- …

Amid Rising Campus Antisemitism, 98-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Sends Message to Jewish Students Worldwide

Hundreds of thousands of Jewish students to receive personal letter and video message from Nate Leipciger as they return to campus for the new academic year TORONTO, CANADA, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hundreds of thousands of Jewish …

E29 From Canvas to the Screen: The Art,...

Episode 29 of Nʉmʉ Tekwarʉ: The Comanche Talk Podcast features Comanche artist Dukon Harris as he shares his journey from drawing alongside his grandfather to becoming an accomplished artist, teacher, and actor who portrayed Jim Thorpe. Dukon talks about …

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As Global Tensions Persist, Psychotherapist’s Message About Peace Endures

The late psychotherapist Dr. Pieter Noomen devoted much of his writing to the idea that peace begins not with changing the world, but with changing ourselves. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The late …

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TOMORROW: SEASON 2 OF DUPONT INVESTIGATIONS, ‘FLIGHT OF THE FALLEN,’ PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 1

The Washington occult-noir audio drama returns, sending private investigator Torsten Somersby on the trail of a winged creature and a real Gilded Age brewmaster WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Season 2 of Dupont …

Achievable Partners with Association of Classical Christian Schools to Expand Access to CLT, SAT, and ACT Test Prep

SAN FRACISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Achievable, a modern test preparation company focused on helping students succeed on high-stakes exams, today announced a new partnership with the Association of Classical …