Reflections on Ayn Rand’s theory of rights
One of the most important questions a liberty advocate should ask is: what exactly are we fighting for? Rights, explained It’s easy to say that we’re fighting for liberty, but how do we respond when someone asks us why we are entitled to it? Liberty is the freedom to...
Mind over gun: Ayn Rand’s take on gun control
With the all too-familiar shootings in Aurora, Sandy Hook, Charleston, and Umpqua, Oregon, to name a few, it is no surprise that there remains to be a focus on what can be done to protect citizens from mass shootings. As a libertarian who lives in Charleston, where...
A beginner’s guide to Ayn Rand
Who is Ayn Rand? Ayn Rand, writer, philosopher, and screenwriter, was born on Feb 2, 1905 in Russia. At the age of 12, the Bolsheviks seized her family’s chemist shop, driving Rand’s fierce dedication to capitalist principles. Rand lived in the Soviet Union long...
3 films for the radical individualist
Films are stories, stories have heroes, and heroism is almost by definition a celebration of individualism. Great films codify and reflect our greatest values back to us. Even antiheroes are instructive about their personal goals and flaws. For an in-depth look at the...
