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Protestantism is Unamerican | Dr. Ben Bayer
Excerpt from "Heritage vs Creed: What Actually Makes You an American?" on The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
https://fb.watch/INPr91THy2/
08/02/2026
A new intellectual arena is open for those aged 16 to 22. It’s for those:
* Curious enough to question the status quo
* Disciplined enough to follow the evidence rigorously
* Courageous enough to examine controversial truths
* Driven enough to compete at the highest intellectual level
It challenges young minds to think deeper, argue better, and prove that their ideas can withstand real scrutiny. Winners will walk away with big prizes and incredible opportunities.
If you’re capable of confidently ranging off the beaten mental track, then get the details and compete here: https://hubs.la/Q04rBHHv0
Socialism Everywhere — and No One Wants to Know Why
In response to recent socialist electoral victories, many are calling for for “moderation” not “extremism.” Why don’t critics want to name what extreme socialism is actually guilty of?
07/29/2026
We are losing our freedom—our autonomy to act on bold new ideas, take risks, and innovate—because the political-economic system that protects liberty is under assault. Capitalism, the only social system based on the principle of individual rights, is attacked for the failures of a mixed economy. And driving these attacks is a bug in society’s operating system: a false moral code.
If we want to take back our freedom and reclaim our moral right to the pursuit of happiness, then as Ayn Rand identified, we must understand and champion capitalism and the fact-based morality of rational self-interest at its foundation. In this talk, Ben Bayer will provide a primer on how to do just that.
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07/24/2026
The Atlas Prize challenges exceptional young minds to engage deeply with the ideas of Atlas Shrugged and demonstrate the power of their reasoning before a global audience for the chance to win up to $100,000. Get the details at https://hubs.la/Q04qLrt60.
Why Philosophy Needs Fiction: The Moral Idealism of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand didn't write stories to lecture her readers; she developed an entirely new philosophy just to make her ideal heroes possible. Discover how her deep moral idealism serves as the necessary foundation for her dramatic fiction as Onkar Ghate explains it in his new book, The Moral Idealism of Ayn Rand.
07/22/2026
You’ve probably heard the biblical phrase “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Many think something similar holds true of reason and faith, believing that we should go by reason sometimes and by faith at other times.
Does that make sense? Is it a good way to live one’s life? What exactly are reason and faith? Does each really have its own area of applicability? Or is it true, as Ayn Rand wrote, that “The alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind”?
In this talk, Onkar Ghate will reveal the essence of each, addressing whether reason and faith are compatible faculties with independent domains—or antithetical and mutually destructive.
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07/18/2026
The future belongs to those who dare to think deeper.
The Atlas Prize for Independent Thought challenges young minds to think deeper, argue better, and prove that their ideas can withstand real scrutiny. Winners walk away with big prizes and incredible opportunities.
If you’re capable of confidently ranging off the beaten mental track, then get the details and compete here: https://hubs.la/Q04pYSnZ0
Heritage vs. Creed: What Actually Makes You an American?
To be an American is to commit to the way of life enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. To think of it as defined by one’s “heritage” is deeply un-American.
07/15/2026
Who changes the world? Is it innovators, the producers of wealth, and giants of industry? And what does that have to do with you and your happiness? In this presentation, Tal Tsfany will review the forces that shape the world at large and our own individual lives.
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