Mr. Powell is editor of Laissez-Faire Books and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He has written for the New York Times, the Wall
After a noisy and sometimes nasty presidential election, and the upset victory of Donald Trump, and the turmoil of his first days in office
At this time I was working summers to pay for my art education, and I had painted a large still life, and I still remember how proud I was
That was the first comment on the live stream as my interview with Ayn Rand went live, conducted 35 years after her death.
walter.pngDuring the past week or so, as the inauguration of Donald Trump took place against the near hysteria of opponents, what has
With President Donald Trump and Congress moving forward on promises to Build That Wall, here are four crucial facts that Republicans and conservatives must keep in mind.
Across America media outlets are promoting various planned marches, rallies and “protests” for President-elect Donald J...
I watched Donald J. Trump’s inauguration today with mixed feelings.I didn’t vote for him, even though the prospect of another four years of
When President Elect Donald Trump named Ayn Rand as his favorite writer, and The Fountainhead as his favorite book, last spring, few...
She called businessmen "America's persecuted minority." And today—as has been the case at least since the start of the Industrial ...
“In the broad valley, far below him, in the first sunlight of early morning, he saw a town. Only it was not a town. Towns did not look like
I’ve always viewed Ayn Rand’s most famous novel, Atlas Shrugged, as a warning about the dangers of over-regulation, over-taxation, and excessive redistribution.
Flame away but I’m just going to say it: pot is disgusting. Smoking pot is the worst of all. The stuff stinks. It’s worse than regular cigar
If you are like many people, you made some resolutions to improve your life in some way in the new year. Maybe you resolved to quit smoking.
If Ayn Rand had written a sequel to Atlas Shrugged, no doubt John Galt would have married Dagny Taggart. And romantic (realist!) that he was
Ayn Rand’s most adamant axiom forms the foundation of her Objectivist philosophy: “Contradictions do not exist.” But what about the
Ray Dalio, who runs the world’s largest hedge fund, recently penned “Reflections on Trump’s Presidency” in which he urged that “Regarding...
Among the women writing about liberty who captured the fancy of Ayn Rand was Rose Wilder Lane...
We all know that GOP Rep. Paul Ryan likes Ayn Rand. Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan -- who recently lost his bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi as his party
For many Americans, Thanksgiving dinner begins with a prayer. It is a chance to hold hands, to take a pause, to give thanks. Ayn Rand....
