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The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively Speaking

We promote open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom. Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism was set forth in such works as her epic novel Atlas Shrugged, and in her brilliant non-fiction essays. Objectivism is designed as a guide to life, and celebrates the remarkable potential and power of the individual. Objectivism also challenges the doctrines of irrationalism, self-sacrifice, brute force, and collectivism that have brought centuries of chaos and misery into the lives of millions of individuals. It provides fascinating insights into the world of politics, art, education, foreign policy, science, and more, rewarding you with a rich understanding of how ideas shape your world. Those who discover Objectivism often describe the experience as life-changing and liberating. Ayn Rand's philosophical works have been praised as presenting historic breakthroughs in thinking. At the Atlas Society, our scholars work to further develop this philosophy born in the mid-twentieth century. We present the empowering principles of Objectivism to a global audience, and offer those principles as a rational and moral alternative in the marketplace of philosophical ideas.
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Episodes

How to Live an Extraordinary Life? with Anthony Pompliano

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 230th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Anthony Pompliano about his book "How To Live An Extraordinary Life," a compilation of 65 letters drawing on his experience as a soldier, entrepreneur, investor, and founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management, to share the lessons he’s learned along the way. A regularly featured financial commentator on CNBC and Fox News, Anthony Pompliano is the author of How To Live An Extrao...

Dec 04, 202457 min

What is Freedom of Speech? with David Kelley & Robert Tracinski

Hot off the heels of The Atlas Society’s newest publication, The Pocket Guide to Free of Speech, we invite you to join David Kelley, Ph.D., and Rob Tracinski for a special webinar discussing freedom of speech, its basic principles, its implementation in the U.S. Constitution, and how it is perceived today. Grab your copy of the Pocket Guide to Free Speech on Amazon in both print and Kindle: https://amzn.to/4fwpzDt...

Nov 26, 202456 min

What's Up with Wikipedia? with Ashley Rindsberg

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 228th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author, essayist, and journalist Ashley Rindsberg about his recent article in "The Free Press" concerning how Wikipedia became a propaganda project. We were so impressed by Ashley Rindsberg when he joined us back in 2022 to discuss his book The Gray Lady Winked: How The New York Times’s Misreporting, Distortions, and Fabrications Radically Alter History that we’re excited to have him ba...

Nov 21, 202456 min

Does Envy Fuel Anti-Zionism? with George Gilder

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 227th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author George Gilder about his recent book "The Israel Test: How Israel's Genius Enriches and Challenges the World," exploring Israel’s stunning rise as a world capitalist and technological power and makes the case that widespread antagonism toward the current state of Israel springs from, like anti-Semitism everywhere, envy of superior accomplishment. George Gilder is the Chairman of G...

Nov 13, 202458 min

What Makes for Great Mysteries? with Otto Penzler

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 226 episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Otto Penzler, proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction. Otto Penzler is the president and CEO of MysteriousPress.com and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop. Regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on crime, mystery, and suspence fiction, Penzler has won two Edgar Aw...

Oct 30, 202459 min

Why Are Girls Going Woke? with Elaine Kamarck

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 225 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Elaine Kamarck. Senior fellow in Governance Studies and the director of the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings, Kamarck joins JAG for a talk about her work in electoral politics and her recent paper on the growing gender gap among young people, exploring what impact this will have on politics, relationships, and culture. Elaine Kamarck is an expert on American electoral po...

Oct 23, 20241 hr

What is the Philadelphia Declaration? with Hicks and Kelley

Join Atlas Society founder and Senior Scholar David Kelley, Ph.D., along with Senior Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at Rockford Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., for a special webinar discussing a new initiative to unify liberty advocates across the secular-religious spectrum to forge common cause against common foes: collectivism, irrationalism, and authoritarianism. Learn more about The Philadelphia Declaration: https://www.atlassociety.org/post/philadelphia-declaration

Oct 16, 20241 hr 1 min

Who Was Ayn Rand? with Alexandra Popoff

Regulars enjoyed previous interviews with Rand biographers Anne Heller and Jennifer Burns , so naturally we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to interview the author of the latest addition to this genre with Alexandra Popoff’s Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success . Popoff began her career as a journalist working in Moscow, later emigrated to Canada where she lectured in Russian literature, and is the award-winning author of literary biographies such as Sophia Tolstoy (2010) , The Wives: The Wome...

Oct 09, 20241 hr 1 min

Why We Make Bad Decisions with Todd Rose

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 222nd episode for The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Todd Rose. Todd Rose is the CEO of the nonpartisan think tank Populace and a former Harvard faculty member and director of the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at Harvard. His several bestselling books include The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness and Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment , and most recently, Collective Illusions: Con...

Oct 03, 202459 min

Nicaraguan Political Prisoner Speaks with Félix Maradiaga

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 221st episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Nicaraguan academic, political activist, and former presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga. Don't miss as the duo discuss Maradiaga's work to promote the ideas of liberty in Nicaragua and his unlawful imprisonment by the Daniel Ortega regime for speaking about against government repression. Speaking out against the repression by the Daniel Ortega government, Félix was arrested on June 8...

Sep 25, 202459 min

A Critical Look Into Venezuela with Juan Pina, Antonella Marty, and Robert Tracinski

Join Atlas Society Senior Fellow Antonella Marty and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski along with special guest, Secretary General of FundaLib, Juan Pina for the 220th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where the trio sit down for an Objectivist analysis of current events in Venezuela and what it means for the future of liberalism in the country. Juan Pina is the Secretary General for Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad based out of Madrid, Spain. A career in public affairs and lobbying, Juan is...

Sep 18, 202459 min

How to Reinvent Your Life? with Henry Oliver

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 220th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews writer, speaker, and brand consultant Henry Oliver about his new book "Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Reinventing Your Life," which encourages people to think about themselves as late bloomers and realize that it is never too late to discover our hidden talents and accomplish our goals. Henry Oliver is a writer, speaker, and brand consultant. Oliver writes regularly fo...

Sep 11, 202457 min

What’s Causing Housing Shortages? with Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan is the author of Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation , which takes readers on a journey through what is wrong with housing regulations—and what we can do about it. A Professor of Economics at George Mason University, Caplan is also a New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Myth of the Rational Voter , Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids , and The Case Against Education . When not teaching or publishing new articles for outlets lik...

Sep 04, 202458 min

The Ethics, Economics, and Politics of Immigration with Richard Salsman & Robert Tracinski

Join Atlas Society Senior Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy at Duke, Richard Salsman, Ph.D., and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for the 217 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where the duo discuss "open" borders vs. "closed" borders vs. "managed" borders, whether the "Ellis Island model" is irrelevant given our current welfare state, and more.

Aug 28, 20241 hr 8 min

How to Profit in Politically Polarized Times? with James P. Pinkerton

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 216th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews author James P. Pinkerton about his book "The Secret to Directional Investing: Making Money Amidst the Red-Blue Rumble," which offers a new way of thinking about investing, steeped in culture and history. James “Jim” P. Pinkerton is a columnist and political analyst who has written for The Wall Street Journal , The New York Times, and is a longtime contributing editor at The American Con...

Aug 21, 20241 hr 1 min

Venezuela: Can Maduro Last? with Juan Pio Hernandez

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 215 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Executive Director of Plan Pais, Juan Pio Hernandez, about the history of Venezuela, the current controversy over election results, protests against Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime, and Hernandez’s outlook for what is to come. Juan Pio Hernandez is the Executive Director of Plan País, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that connects and educates the Venezuelan diaspora and youth through a platform f...

Aug 07, 20241 hr 1 min

Is Parenting a Sacrifice? with Holly Swenson

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 214th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author Holly Swenson about her book "Stop, Drop, Grow, & Glow," and the particular challenges of raising boys in a society where masculinity is all too pathologized. A registered nurse, wellness blogger, and mother of four boys, Holly Swenson is the author of Stop, Drop, Grow, & Glow, a book focused on helping parents grow into their best selves by offering tips for those struggling with losi...

Jul 31, 202453 min

Christianity Vs. Greco-Roman Roots of Western Civilization? with Kelley and Tracinski

Join Atlas Society founder and Senior Scholar David Kelley and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for the 213 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where the duo will discuss a turn on the political right back toward a rather strident religious advocacy. Listen as they explain the historical and philosophical errors in this view, especially the ignoring of the true source of unique Western culture: the Greco-Roman tradition.

Jul 17, 202459 min

Will the US Economy Remain Free? with Samuel Gregg

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 212th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews economist Dr. Samuel Gregg about his latest book "The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World." Holding a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne, Dr. Gregg has written over sixteen books, including On Ordered Liberty, Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civil...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 1 min

Liberty in El Salvador? with Marty, Avelar, & Rauda

Join Atlas Society Senior Fellow Antonella Marty for the 211 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she is joined by El Salvadoran journalists Ricardo Avelar and Nelson Rauda for a deep dive into El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele, the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender, and the current state of personal and economic freedom in the country.

Jul 03, 20241 hr 5 min

Military Gone Woke? with Amber Smith

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 210th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews former senior Pentagon official and bestselling author Amber Smith about her new book "Unfit to Fight: How Woke Policies Are Destroying Our Military," which shows how the U.S. military has become a woke, dysfunctional bureaucracy focused not on winning wars but on identity politics, gender ideology, and climate change. A former combat helicopter pilot and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense,...

Jun 26, 202451 min

A Nation of Germaphobes? with Steve Templeton

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 208th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews immunologist and author Steve Templeton about his new book "Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture Makes Us Less Safe," which offers desperately needed clarity and science on the organization and management of individual social life in the presence of pathogenic infection. A Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute and Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Indiana ...

Jun 12, 20241 hr 1 min

Are You A Mindless Eater? with Brian Wansink

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 207th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews former professor and food psychologist Brian Wansink about his book "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think" As an Objectivist you want to be rational in all aspects of life—from what you put into your head, to what you put into your mouth. Brian Wansink can help, his book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, which revolutionizes our awareness of how much, what, and why we’re eatin...

Jun 05, 202459 min

Have We Reached Peak Woke? with Nellie Bowles

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 206th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews journalist Nellie Bowles about her book "Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History," a hilariously irreverent romp through all the sacred spaces of the New Left, of which she was a part, at least until she began questioning whether the progressive movement she knew and loved was actually helping people. Nellie Bowles writes the TGIF column for The Free Press, a news medi...

May 29, 202430 min

Have Elites Betrayed the Working Class? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 205th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Batya Ungar-Sargon about her latest book Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women, which combines deep reporting with a look at the data and expert opinion on America’s emergent class divide. Batya Ungar-Sargon is the opinion editor of Newsweek. Before that, she was the opinion editor of the Forward, the largest Jewish media outlet in America. She is the author of Bad New...

May 22, 202458 min

Why Are Teens So Anxious Today? w/Dr. Chloe Carmichael

In the US, anxiety and depression in young people have increased by 63% since 2005, with increased feelings of fragility and fear complicating the transition to becoming productive, resilient adults. Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 204th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Chloe Carmichael about this rising trend in young people as well as Dr. Carmichael's book "Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety," where she s...

May 15, 202459 min

Will ESG Destroy Capitalism? with Paul Tice

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 203rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, in which she interviews author Paul Tice about his book "The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System." Now an Adjunct Professor of Finance at New York University, Paul Tice has spent the past 40 years working on Wall Street at some of the industry’s most iconic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Lehman Brothers, and BlackRock. His professional specialization in the energy sector has afforded hi...

May 08, 20241 hr 2 min

Are You a Decision Ninja? The Atlas Society Asks Nuala Walsh

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 202nd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, in which she interviews Nuala Walsh about her book "TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World." Nuala Walsh is an adjunct professor of behavioral science at Trinity College Dublin, an independent non-executive director, bestselling author, TEDx speaker and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. She joins us to talk about her new book, TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World, whic...

May 01, 20241 hr 1 min

The Death of Learning: The Atlas Society Asks John Agresto

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 201st episode of The Atlas Society Asks, in which she interviews Professor John Agresto about his book "The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do About It." Author of several books, including "Rediscovering America," "Mugged By Reality," and his latest, "The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do About It," John Agresto is the former President of St. John’s College. Professor A...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 1 min
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