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  1. If you have support issues you may email us at Support at theatlasphere dot com Please allow 48 hours for response due to the backlog. Thank you for your patience. The Atlasphere Team View the full article
  2. Objectivist Summer Conference 2018 has come and gone, but not without making its mark on the 600-plus people in attendance, including Tal Tsfany, ARI’s new President and CEO. In this interview, Tsfany relates highlights from the biggest OCON to date and describes some exciting details about his plans for ARI’s future. So, Tal, how was your first OCON as CEO of ARI? Well, I have to admit that, at first, it was a bit overwhelming. Being at the center of this amazing event, meeting so many new people and having so much energy directed at you, was quite an experience. But about a day and a half in, and as the event started ramping up, I relaxed and started to really enjoy it. And as the weekend progressed, especially after my talk, the positive feedback and support were truly inspiring and motivating. Sounds like hard work . . . By the end of the conference, I was running on very little sleep, but it was well worth it. I met hundreds of interesting people, heard amazing stories, and discovered so much willingness to support ARI, and not just financially—people offered technical expertise, help with implementation and marketing, and new partnerships. It was heartwarming to see how many believe in our mission and want to help drive it forward. Bottom line, participating in OCON as CEO of ARI was exhausting but tremendously rewarding. I have committed to ambitious goals for the Institute and believe we have the clarity, focus and resources needed to achieve them. Tell us a little about the planning that goes into putting an event like OCON together. My first goal was to ensure that OCON 2018 was the best OCON ever. Many of those in attendance would tell you we accomplished this goal, myself included. The amount of time and effort that goes into organizing our biggest event of the year, with limited resources, is significant. I want to give kudos to Anu Seppala, Keith Lockitch and the entire ARI staff, including all our volunteers, for their outstanding work. Then there are the speakers and the content. We had more than forty featured speakers at OCON 2018 and the caliber was phenomenal. Here’s an anecdote—I was standing in the hall when people came out of Lisa VanDamme’s session. I saw dozens of red, teary eyes and thought to myself, “What did I miss this time?” I can’t wait to see livestream recordings of several of the sessions I missed. On top of that, it was remarkable to see how an idea that was born over dinner with Dave Rubin turned into a compelling, jam-packed event with Jordan Peterson, Yaron Brook and Greg Salmieri. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was surprised how quickly the discussion turned to epistemology—and to think that more than 250,000 people have tuned in on YouTube to view it so far! Yaron and Greg did an exceptional job of presenting the power and consistency of Objectivism, showing that for each topic raised, regarded as unanswerable or confusing, Objectivism offers a clear, integrated answer. It was quite an experience. We will continue to strive to provide the best speakers and the best content for future events. Can you share more about the goals you are setting for ARI? After some well-needed rest, we’re back in the office and the team has hit the ground running. For starters, we’re planning to host an ARI conference in Europe. I’m sure many of those who traveled across the ocean to join us in Newport Beach were happy to hear that announcement at the conference. ARI will focus on content creation, curation and distribution. We are scheduled to release many new courses and talks that will be available on ARI Campus and on YouTube. Our goals include producing ten times more Campus content than currently available, offering learning tracks to people at different levels of knowledge, hosting a series of webinars and podcasts, and rolling out the Campus mobile app. At present, we have fourteen new courses set to be released, and we’ve announced that the Objectivist Academic Center (OAC) is now open to all. The registration for OAC is closing later in August and I myself am planning to join it. Another of our focus areas is the immediate release of a gold mine of existing content. We will disseminate incredible content from Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff and other prominent Objectivist intellectuals to as many people as possible around the world. Doing more also includes creating more intellectuals. We are building a plan around the concept of the “Intellectual Incubator” that starts with education through the OAC, leads to the Junior Fellows Program and, ultimately, to ARI’s support of new Objectivist intellectuals as they develop their careers as educators, communicators, academics or businesspeople. How will you measure success? We are implementing many business-oriented practices that include clear measurement and quantitative objectives that evaluate our ongoing levels of impact. We have a wonderful team that I hope will get bigger. ARI truly has an amazing content product, and we have robust plans to make a significant impact throughout the world. We also have a new ARI membership program that allows for monthly, quarterly or annual contributions, and we hope that as we grow our influence, more individuals dedicated to spreading the life-promoting ideas of Objectivism will join us on the path to a world of reason, individualism and capitalism. The post Forging a Path to the Future: An Interview with ARI’s New CEO appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  3. To those who are concerned about the state of today’s world and want to correct it, Ayn Rand wrote “Speak on any scale open to you, large or small—to your friends, your associates, your professional organizations, or any legitimate public forum. You can never tell when your words will reach the right mind at the right time. You will see no immediate results—but it is of such activities that public opinion is made.” (“What Can One Do?,” Philosophy: Who Needs It) At ARI, we work daily to spread Ayn Rand’s ideas and improve the state of the world one mind at a time. Recently, we received an email from an entrepreneur who watched Yaron Brook’s interview with Patrick Bet-David at OCON 2018—and became intrigued with the ideas discussed in the interview: Dear Yaron, I watched your interview with Patrick Bet-David on his YouTube channel. I’m a subscriber to his channel and throughout my life have always been led to a more socialistic outlook on things. I thought you had really interesting things to say and couldn’t help but watch video after video of your debates and speeches. Based on what I’ve seen and been told in the past, I thought Ayn Rand was immoral or against humanity, and that the ARI was just some corrupt organization for a few entitled people—but I don’t see it that way anymore. I am an entrepreneur myself. In my field, I’ve condensed months or a year of complicated work into weeks for my clients—and I can’t stomach a world where I would be forced to be paid the same amount as someone doing unskilled labor. Thanks for the videos, Aris If you are new to Ayn Rand’s revolutionary ideas, we invite you to visit ARI’s YouTube channel and explore how Ayn Rand viewed the world—and to consider the distinctive insights offered by ARI’s experts today. If you (like Aris above) have been convinced of the immense value Objectivism offers and want to improve the state of the world, we invite you to enjoy our growing library of YouTube videos and share them liberally—you never know when you will “reach the right mind at the right time.” The post Changing the World by Reaching the Right Mind at the Right Time appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  4. As of June 1, 2018, I am assuming the role of the Ayn Rand Institute’s president and CEO, taking over from my friend and colleague Jim Brown. Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with Jim, a leader who has achieved a tremendous amount of progress in his tenure as ARI’s CEO. My goal is to build on the solid foundation Jim has established and to continue to increase ARI’s output and impact. I am honored and excited to lead the organization that bears the name of the woman who discovered and integrated philosophical ideas that have the power to change the trajectory of human history. Objectivism is the only integrated, non-contradictory philosophical system ever devised and I am optimistic that with reality validating it in every passing moment, its integrity and consistency will prevail over the ongoing trends of intellectual misintegration and disintegration. My focus will be to lead ARI into the future, leveraging cutting-edge methodology and technology, making existing content easily accessible and new content relevant, compelling and engaging. I want to attract large numbers of individuals seeking truth and a rational philosophy to guide their lives. My goal is to make it easy for them to dive into the intellectual wealth of Objectivism. In the introduction to the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of The Fountainhead, Rand writes: “Yet a few hold on and move on, knowing that that fire is not to be betrayed, learning how to give it shape, purpose and reality. But whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man’s nature and of life’s potential.” Ayn Rand gave us a clear vision of life’s potential and I am looking forward to working hard and advancing ARI’s mission of spreading the ideas that make that type of life possible. Later this month, we will host our biggest Objectivist summer conference ever. It will be held in Newport Beach, California, just seven miles from ARI’s headquarters. I encourage you to join me, and over five hundred other fans of Ayn Rand, at this incredible event. We will be hosting an Open House at ARI’s offices and exhibiting some treasures from the Ayn Rand Archives associated with The Fountainhead’s seventy-fifth anniversary. You don’t want to miss it. I look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Tal Tsfany President and CEO Ayn Rand Institute The post A letter from ARI’s new president and CEO appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  5. In this short video, John Allison highlights the key role Objectivism has played in his success. Allison, the former Chairman and CEO of BB&T, was selected by the Harvard Business Review as one of the one hundred most successful CEOs in the world. He is currently a member of ARI’s board of directors. The full talk, titled “Applying Objective Virtues for Competitive Advantage,” was recorded at Objectivist Summer Conference 2016 and can be watched here. Objectivist Summer Conference 2018 will take place in Newport Beach, California, June 30–July 5. Learn more. The post Objectivism as a Competitive Advantage in Business appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  6. If you’re enjoying our monthly celebration of The Fountainhead in honor of the novel’s 75th anniversary, you don’t want to miss the latest featured item at ARI’s eStore, The Stylized Soul in Romantic Literature by Tore Boeckmann. To stylize an artwork is to condense it to essential characteristics, chosen according to the artist’s value-abstractions. The result is a work every aspect of which is expressive of his values. In his lecture, Boeckmann explores some of Ayn Rand’s values, chosen in childhood, and gives special attention to the abstractions which unify Rand’s personal values into a single theme (as opposed to her moral principles, which hold for everyone). Learn about the unique powers of stylization and about Ayn Rand’s personal values, present throughout her two greatest novels: The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Download at the eStore. The post Romantic Art and The Fountainhead appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  7. The National Film Registry maintains a list of films that are “deemed ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant’ and are earmarked for preservation by the Library of Congress. These films are not selected as the ‘best’ American films of all time, but rather as works of enduring importance to American Culture. They reflect who we are as a people and as a nation.” Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, each year the Librarian of Congress scans the decades to select twenty-five motion pictures (at least ten years old) for posterity. The picks are made after the Librarian confers with the National Film Preservation Board but gives special attention to films that get numerous votes via their public voting form, which can be filled out online. A few years ago, Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life was selected by the National Film Registry to have a print of the film in their archives so that it could be included on the list of potential films to be officially named as part of the Registry. The list of films not yet named to the Registry can be viewed by going to the following link: aynrand.org/vote. If you think Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (and some of the other yet-to-be-named films on the list) should be included on the Registry’s official list, please do complete their online form and place your votes! Nominations for next year will be accepted by using the following link to the nomination form for the National Film Registry poll until December 2018: aynrand.org/nominate Nominate Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life by entering the following information on the form: “TITLE”: AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE “YEAR”: 1997 CLICK “SUBMIT” Casting your vote can help to get the Oscar-nominated film about Ayn Rand and her philosophy placed on the National Film Registry! The post Vote to Make Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Part of the National Film Registry appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  8. We are excited to announce New Ideal, ARI’s new online publication. The launch of New Ideal is a significant step in our mission to demonstrate the power of Ayn Rand’s ideas and their necessity in today’s world. If you’re looking for a place to hear more from ARI experts on the philosophical, cultural and political issues dominating the headlines, and why it’s absolutely vital to apply Rand’s philosophy, look no further than New Ideal. It brings you a steady flow of timely, thought-provoking, in-depth content every week. When you have questions, there is a forum where you can ask them of the contributors. Check out New Ideal now. The post Introducing New Ideal, a New Online Publication from ARI appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  9. Our celebration of seventy-five years of The Fountainhead continues this month with “Filming The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s First Plan” by Shoshana Milgram. After Warner Brothers met Ayn Rand’s asking price for the rights to The Fountainhead, she worked to adapt her novel for the screen. In this talk, available at ARI’s eStore, Milgram discusses how Ayn Rand’s first script, which included a Stoddard Temple sequence, was more than twice as long as the shooting script—and how, in the years that followed, she accepted changes only if they did not betray her story, ideas or hero. Find out how—in her fight for Howard Roark — Ayn Rand never “went Hollywood” and never sold out. Download at the eStore. The post Filming The Fountainhead and Ayn Rand’s First Plan appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  10. We are just 10 weeks away from what is shaping up to be our largest Objectivist summer conference ever. With your help we could have over 500 attendees in Newport Beach, California, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead — including students who are able to attend because of our OCON scholarship program. ARI is working to ensure that no student who wants to attend OCON 2018 is left behind, but our scholarship funds are depleted and we’re unable to fulfill the current demand. Tuesday, April 17, is no longer just tax day — it is now the day that you can help more students attend OCON than ever before. Two ARI donors have pledged to match your contributions up to a combined sum of $50,000 to help reach our goal of $100,000 to fund these student scholarships. This support would allow more than 80 students to join their peers at this life-changing event. Attending OCON has proved to be very impactful for many young people. As one prior OCON student attendee put it: The conference was an invaluable opportunity to learn about the ideas of Ayn Rand, freedom and reason. I met so many interesting people that are passionate about ideas and can’t wait for the conference next year. Your contribution between now and midnight on Tuesday, April 17, will help ensure that we introduce more young people to Ayn Rand’s powerful philosophy. Every donation, large or small, helps us grow our student attendance. See you at OCON! Contribute now The post Help Deserving Students Attend Objectivist Summer Conference 2018! appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  11. Join Yaron Brook as he interviews Ayn Rand Institute fellow and foreign policy expert Elan Journo about his forthcoming book What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In the book, available for pre-order now, Journo takes a fresh look at the complicated, but important, conflict. This episode of Living Objectivism will air this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Tune in here — and connect with Elan on Twitter @ElanJourno! The post Next on Living Objectivism: Elan Journo to Discuss What Justice Demands appeared first on The Ayn Rand Institute. View the full article
  12. It’s time to rejoice! The website is being updated as we speak and we will be rolling out the new changes shortly after the new year. We are modernizing your ability to chat and network as well as optimizing the site for mobile and creating phone apps. My name is Heather Wagenhals and I am the new publisher and Editor-in-chief for the Atlasphere. The Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader created a vibrant community for admirers of Ayn Rand’s work to share ideas and connect with others personally, professionally, and romantically. My job is to enhance your experience while you are here so you have the ability to make meaningful connections. Please update your profiles and send me a message to introduce yourself. I am Heather Wags in the directory. Additionally, if you would like to be a contributor to the Atlasphere, submit your ideas for blog posts here or featured columns here. View the full article
  13. It’s time to rejoice! The website is being updated as we speak and we will be rolling out the new changes shortly after the new year. We are modernizing your ability to chat and network as well as optimizing the site for mobile and creating phone apps. My name is Heather Wagenhals and I am the new publisher and Editor-in-chief for the Atlasphere. The Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader created a vibrant community for admirers of Ayn Rand’s work to share ideas and connect with others personally, professionally, and romantically. My job is to enhance your experience while you are here so you have the ability to make meaningful connections. Please update your profiles and send me a message to introduce yourself. I am Heather Wags in the directory. Additionally, if you would like to be a contributor to the Atlasphere, submit your ideas for blog posts here or featured columns here. View the full article
  14. It’s time to rejoice! The website is being updated as we speak and we will be rolling out the new changes shortly after the new year. We are modernizing your ability to chat and network as well as optimizing the site for mobile and creating phone apps. My name is Heather Wagenhals and I am the new publisher and Editor-in-chief for the Atlasphere. The Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader created a vibrant community for admirers of Ayn Rand’s work to share ideas and connect with others personally, professionally, and romantically. My job is to enhance your experience while you are here so you have the ability to make meaningful connections. Please update your profiles and send me a message to introduce yourself. I am Heather Wags in the directory. Additionally, if you would like to be a contributor to the Atlasphere, submit your ideas for blog posts here or featured columns here. View the full article
  15. It’s time to rejoice! The website is being updated as we speak and we will be rolling out the new changes shortly after the new year. We are modernizing your ability to chat and network as well as optimizing the site for mobile and creating phone apps. My name is Heather Wagenhals and I am the new publisher and Editor-in-chief for the Atlasphere. The Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader created a vibrant community for admirers of Ayn Rand’s work to share ideas and connect with others personally, professionally, and romantically. My job is to enhance your experience while you are here so you have the ability to make meaningful connections. Please update your profiles and send me a message to introduce yourself. I am Heather Wags in the directory. Additionally, if you would like to be a contributor to the Atlasphere, submit your ideas for blog posts here or featured columns here. View the full article