POST by The Editors| View all Posts December 08, 2016

Why does Ayn Rand think that selfishness is a virtue?

Donald Trumps election has spotlighted an important issue: cronyism and the rigged system that has special interests in bed with government, getting bailouts and other favors.

Today The Hill published a new column by ARIs Steve Simpson, in which he argues that while President-Elect Donald Trumps hostility towards freedom of speech is worrisome, hes also by far not alone in this regard. [I]s Trumps urge to censor this form of speech really different from Hillary Clintons desire to ban the political speech at issue in Citizens United?

Carol Gould, the author and commentator, has praised Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism for reaching the highest level of scholarly excellence. The book, she continued, should be a primer for leaders around the globe and a text to be read by students hoping to go out into the working world in leadership positions. Highly recommended.

Yaron Brooks first visit in Georgia was an inspiring experience.

You still have time to enter ARIs College Writing Contest for a chance to win up to $1,000.

Whats wrong with mainstream economics? Has it placed mathematical gymnastics above a genuine understanding of how a division of labor economy encourages specialization, innovation and economic progress?

In a column for Financial Advisor, investment guru Nick Murray names Equal Is Unfair a runner-up for best book of 2016.

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In recent years, Yaron Brook, ARI chairman executive, has been invited to give talks at Exeter University in the UK. In 2014, Brook gave his first Exeter talk on the morality of capitalism. The talk, which was organized with the help of a former ARI intern, was delivered to a lecture room filled to capacity. In 2015, Brook came back to talk about the inequality debate. Again, it was a packed room with more than 150 students attending live, and with over 30,000 views it is one of the most watched videos with Brook.

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