Karl Marx’s principle "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" is not a moral ideal, as many people have believed. It is flagrantly unjust, a prescription for chaining the individual to the collective and forcing the sacrifice of all to all.

Apr 15, 2014

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David Kelley Ph.D

7 mins

When Hank Rearden is put on trial for violating a government regulation imposed on his business, he invokes the principle that individuals are ends in themselves, with the moral right to pursue their own lives and well-being—including the right to run his by business by the judgment of his own mind and to keep the fruits of his labor.

Apr 15, 2014

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David Kelley Ph.D

7 mins

A series of scenes from Part 1 illustrate Ayn Rand’s view of the unity of mind and body, the spiritual and the material, both in work and in love. That theme is illustrated by the contrast between the two women in Hank Rearden’s life: Dagny Taggart, his business partner who becomes his lover, and his wife Lillian.

Apr 15, 2014

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David Kelley Ph.D

7 mins

Premier coal producer Ken Danagger explains to Dagny Taggart why he is quitting his business. The government has imposed onerous regulations on him, and is now threatening to imprison him for an honest business deal with Hank Rearden.

Apr 15, 2014

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David Kelley Ph.D

7 mins

The GOP is adrift and in intellectual disarray. In this uneasy coalition of three factions are: traditional limited-government conservatives

Apr 15, 2014

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4 Mins

Forbes.com has posted an opinion piece by Kerri Toloczko with the damning title “

Apr 15, 2014

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Passover—the only Jewish holiday I’ve honored throughout my decades as an atheist —celebrates the mythic liberation of my ancestors from....

Apr 14, 2014

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Alexander R. Cohen

2 Mins

Update: April 14, 8:15 pm: The book is now a #1 Kindle National Best-Seller in "Political Parties" and a #2 Kindle Na

Apr 14, 2014

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April 11, 2014 – In Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, we finally have a Republican who recognizes that illegal immigration can be a hig

Apr 11, 2014

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Edward Hudgins

4 Mins

"Then I saw what was wrong with the world, I saw what destroyed men and nations, and where the battle for life had to be fought. I saw that

Apr 11, 2014

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David Kelley Ph.D

2 Mins

Does the Internet security disaster known as “Heartbleed” mean we need regulation of Internet security software, so that our passwords won’t be leaked and our personal information compromised?

Apr 11, 2014

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April 10, 2014 -- Yesterday Ed Hudgins was on live radio discussing the Atlas Society's new book, The Republican Party's Civil War: Will Freedom Win? If you missed it, you can listen to it here.

Apr 10, 2014

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After two court defeats, the IRS is still at it. A federal judge in D.C. said it couldn’t license tax preparers.

Apr 10, 2014

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rs are straight. Obama and his cronies are growing government control over every aspect of our lives and these are the issues that these

Apr 9, 2014

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Edward Hudgins

3 Mins

April 9, 2014 -- Today, from 12:30pm - 1:30 pm EST, Ed Hudgins will be interviewed live on the Ben Swann radio show.

Apr 9, 2014

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Reporting in the Huffington Post , Matt Sheehan relates a story that is both sad and hilarious at the same time. Laugh and cry along with me, as we survey this tale of green do-gooderism and crony capitalism gone wrong.

Apr 7, 2014

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The Mississippi state government has enacted a law that illustrates most of what is wrong with the way conservatives promote freedom.

Apr 4, 2014

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The producers of House of Cards are learning what a house of cards they’ve built for themselves.

Apr 3, 2014

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Alexander R. Cohen

On February 23, 2014, Ed Hudgins spoke at a Second Amendment rally at the State House in Concord, New Hampshire.

Mar 31, 2014

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