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From Apollo 11 to Martian Missions

On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made those historic first footprints on the Moon. But the ensuing decades have been

Jul 18, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Snowden, Heroism, and Self-Interest

Snowden released secrets about the U.S. government’s domestic spying to the public. He paid a high price for this deed, going from a

Jun 12, 2013
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Alexander R. Cohen
2 Mins
Food Trucks Shrug!

At Farragut Park and other locations in Washington, D.C., food vendors have their trucks parked as usual at lunch time today but they are..

May 7, 2013
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2 Mins
Making it in New York City

Photographer Daniella Zalcman spends a day with the street musicians and vendors of New York City. They might not be wearing suits or...

Mar 20, 2013
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Daniella Zalcman
1 Min
Values in Atlas Shrugged (Part 1: Career)

Atlas Summit 2012 -- The heroes of Atlas Shrugged are rational, productive businesspeople. In Ayn Rand's thought, a career represents the

Jan 14, 2013
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William Thomas
2 Mins
The Moral Tradition: The Concept of Loyalty

Notice, first, that the objects of loyalty are human and institutional. One is loyal to a friend, an organization, a spouse, a country...

Jan 13, 2013
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4 Mins
Objectivism, Public Policy, and Entrepreneurship

In this talk, delivered at the 2012 Atlas Summit, Professor Stephen Hicks presents an Objectivist perspective on entrepreneurship and

Dec 19, 2012
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Stephen Hicks Ph.D.
2 Mins
Netflix CEO Targeted for Facebook Post

We’ve all been warned about the dangers ill-advised Facebook posts can pose to our reputations. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is now learni

Dec 13, 2012
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3 Mins
The Problem With "Selfishness"

Atlas Summit 2012 -- In her book, The Virtue of Selfishness, Ayn Rand exhorted readers to put the word "selfishness" to its true and proper

Dec 13, 2012
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Marsha Enright
1 Min
Neil Armstrong: American Hero

As the Apollo 11 lunar module “Eagle” approached the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969, the millions of people following the mission on

Aug 27, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
A Self-Help Guide to Living in a Free Society

Too many Americans are losing the ability to take care of themselves and are instead looking to the government to run their lives for them..

Jul 20, 2012
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Gen LaGreca
4 Mins
Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand's ideas: in the hot seat again

Last Thursday and Friday a flurry of news stories appeared addressing—again—the link between Rep. Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand’s ideas.

Apr 30, 2012
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5 Mins
Smokin' Soul: The Story of Daptone Records

Forget the gleaming stainless steel skyscrapers. Forget the latest recording equipment, overpaid executives, and auto-tuning. ..

Mar 7, 2012
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Sarah Perry
10 Mins
The Productive Genius of Johann Sebastian Bach

What marks a genius? If it is misanthropy, then Johann Sebastian Bach (born March 21, 1685) was not a genius. He did his greatest work in

Jan 30, 2012
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3 Mins
In Memoriam: Larry Ribstein (1946)

We at the Atlas Society and its Business Rights Center mourn the passing of Professor Larry Ribstein, who died of a stroke on December 24...

Jan 4, 2012
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3 Mins
In Memoriam: Larry Ribstein (1946

We at the Atlas Society and its Business Rights Center mourn the passing of Professor Larry Ribstein, who died of a stroke on December 24...

Jan 4, 2012
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3 Mins
Of Catalogs and Consumption

The Christmas catalogs start arriving in September, a trickle that becomes a flood by Thanksgiving. They pile up in colorful drifts until it

Dec 20, 2011
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David Kelley Ph.D
5 Mins
The Chief Burger Flipper of Island Famous

When he graduated from college, Dennis Byrd did the unexpected: he negotiated a deal to take over a failing beachfront restaurant. Byrd was

Nov 11, 2011
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Sarah Perry
6 Mins
Losing While Winning

Newsflash: it’s a competitive world out there! Some of us are winning and some are losing. It’s the game of live-and-let-live together.

Nov 11, 2011
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10 Mins
Loving the Doing

Americans are perhaps exceptional in the emphasis they put on creating a better tomorrow and a better self.

Nov 11, 2011
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Edward Hudgins
10 mins

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