The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively Speaking

Join Atlas Society Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a special webinar discussion concerning the role and power of art and aesthetics in Objecitivst thinking. Listen as he also discusses music, a subject not extensively covered by Ayn Rand, herself.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 151st episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews psychologist Dr. Jean Twenge about her recent book "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--and What They Mean for America's Future." Dr. Jean Twenge is a psychologist who researches generational differences, including work values, life goals, and speed of development. She is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and the author of more than 180 scientific publications and books including "The Narcissism Epidemic," "Generation Me," "iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood, and "Generations: The Real Difference Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--and What They Mean for America's Future."

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 150th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews CEO and Co-Founder of Redirect Health Paul E. Johnson about his recent book "Addictive Ideologies: Finding Meaning and Agency When Politics Fail You." Paul E. Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of Redirect Health with a background in business, politics, and government becoming the youngest mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, at 30 years old. He has managed several state campaigns for presidential candidates and is the host of "The Optimistic American podcast," which works to create space in the news media for a positive and hopeful view of America. Check Out More From Paul Johnson Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulitics Podcast: "The Optimistic American" - https://www.optamerican.com/ Book: "Addictive Ideologies: Finding Meaning and Agency When Politics Fail You." - https://amzn.to/3YW9cqI

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 149th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Leopold Ajami, a public speaking coach, Creative & Strategic Consultant, and Objectivist. He integrates Philosophy with creativity and communication to help you design your voice above the noise and build a philosophical blueprint to live by. He is the co-host of the Ideas on Trial Podcast and the founder of the Novel Philosophy Academy. Check Out More from Leopold Ajami: Website: "Novel Philosophy Academy" - https://learn.novelphilosophy.academy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/leopoldajami?lang=en Podcast: "Ideas on Trial" - http://ideasontrial.live/

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 148 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews bestselling author Larry Correia about his new non-fiction book "In Defense of The Second Amendment," which is a must-read for those looking for up-to-date news on the conversation surrounding gun policy and politics. Larry Correia is a multiple award-winning, nationally bestselling novelist (most famous for his Monster Hunter series) and popular blogger on issues involving Second Amendment rights. His famous essay “An Opinion on Gun Control” was a viral internet sensation, with over a million reads. In his latest book, In Defense of the Second Amendment, Correia hits hard on why “gun-free” zones are more dangerous for law-abiding citizens, why “red flag” laws don’t work, and how we can return to a society that has a safe and healthy relationship with guns, and more. Check Out More from Larry Correia: Website: http://monsterhunternation.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/monsterhunter45 Article: "An Opinion on Gun Control" - https://monsterhunternation.com/2015/... Book: "In Defense of the Second Amendment" - https://amzn.to/3Tu3ZVS

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 147 episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews journalist Josh Mitchell about his book "The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe." Josh Mitchell is a journalist for The Wall Street Journal who spent fourteen years in the Journal's D.C. bureau, winning the Education Writers Association's 2016 award as the nation's top higher education reporter for his coverage. "The Debt Trap" explores the last seventy years of the student loan industry that would submerge a generation of Americans into $1.5 trillion in student debt. Check Out More From Josh Mitchell: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMitchellWSJ WSJ Articles: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/josh-... Book: "The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe" - https://amzn.to/3ysb8wr

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 146th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Gabrielle Bauer about her book "Blindsight is 2020: Reflections on Covid Policies from Dissident Scientists, Philosophers, Artists, and More." Gabrielle Bauer's health and medical writing has won several national aways and her new publication from the Brownstone Institute profiles dozens of thinkers, bringing fresh and diverse perspectives on the ethical breaches and social upheaval resulting from COVID-19 policies.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 145th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews prison reform advocate and Objectivist Michael Liebowitz and his book "Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Culture of Corrections Encourages Crime." Michael Liebowitz is an author, prison reform advocate and Objectivist who spent 25 years in prison before turning his life around and dedicating himself to advocating for individual liberty. He is a frequent guest on the Todd Feinburg show and spokesman for the Libertarian Party of Connecticut.

Join The Atlas Society for the 144th episode of The Atlas Society Asks and a special webinar discussion with Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., and Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski where the duo will explain the questions: What causes historical change? What’s the role of ideas, knowledge institutions, or philosophy?

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 143rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews journalist and publisher of ClimateDepot.com, Marc Morano. Listen as they discuss climate change, government control of information, and Marc's latest book, "The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown," which unveils the origins of the Great Reset, who is behind it, how it is being implemented, and how COVID-19 and the alleged "climate emergency" accelerated its advance around the world.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 142nd episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews author and New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown and his latest book "Facing The Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II." Daniel James Brown is a bestselling author of four narrative nonfiction books. He received his Master of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and previously taught at San Jose State University and Stanford University before deciding to write narrative nonfiction full-time.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 141st episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews journalist and educator Esther Wojcicki. Listen as they discuss childhood development and Wojcicki's books "How to Raise Successful People" and "Moonshots in Education."

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 140th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, Jonah Goldberg. Listen as they discuss a wide-range of topics relating to populism, corruption, nationalism, Ayn Rand, and his latest book "Suicide of the West."

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 139th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews libertarian Senior Lecturer at Exter Law School Wanjiru Njoya about her views on social justice through a pro-capitalistic, individualist perspective as written in her book "Economic Freedom and Social Justice: The Classical Ideal of Equailty in Context of Racial Diversity."

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 138th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews returning guest Tim Sandefur about his latest book "Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Patterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness." Listen as he recounts the story of how in 1943 the three respectively published "The God in the Machine," "The Discovery of Freedom," and "The Fountainhead"--laying the groundwork for what would become the modern libertarian movement.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 137th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Co-Chief Executive Officer Peter Worrell of Bigelow LLC about business and the influence of Ayn Rand on his entrepreneurial journey. Peter Worrell is the Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Bigelow LLC where he guides entrepreneurs seeking to sell or merge their businesses. In addition to his deep admiration of Ayn Rand, Worrell has a particular interest in the intersection of psychology and finance and its relevance to building enterprise value in the private transaction market.

Join our founder David Kelley, Ph.D. for a special "Scholars Ask Scholars" session where he interviews Richard Salsman, Ph.D., and discusses current events, Salsman's intellectual journey, and his current work.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 135th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews writer, creator, musician, and political commentator Eric July about the successful launch of Isom, his first Rippaverse comic book, and his thoughts on the current state of American politics. Eric July burst onto the comic scene by successfully pre-selling over 3 million dollars to launch his own comic book brand "The Rippaverse." The rapper and popular YouTube creator is also the co-founder of Being Libertarian, a content contributor to The Blaze, and an outspoken critic of woke media entertainment. Check Out More From Eric July: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/youngrippa59 Website: https://ericdjuly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricDJuly The Rippaverse: https://rippaverse.com/

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman on the 134th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews American scholar, professor, rabbi, writer, and filmmaker Michael Berenbaum. Specializing in studying the Holocaust, Michael Berenbaum is the author of over 20 books, scores of scholarly articles, and hundreds of journalistic pieces, including "A Promise to Remember: The Holocaust in the Words and Voices of Its Survivors." Michael Berenbaum is the director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust and a Professor of Jewish Studies at the American Jewish University.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman on the 133rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews award-winning investigative journalist and author Jeanne Lenzer about her latest book "The Danger Within Us: Americas Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man's Battle To Survive It." Listen as they also discuss Lenzer's perspective on the Covid lockdown and mandate policies and how they were influenced by the intersection of money and medicine.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman on the 132nd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Objectivist Andrew Bernstein about his latest book "Why Johnny Still Can't Read or Write or Understand Math: And What We Can Do About it." Don't miss as the duo discuss the state of American education, Andrew's introduction to Ayn Rand, and thoughts on liberty in America.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman on the 131st episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Dr. Aaron Kheriaty on his new book "The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State" and how public health, digital-surveillance, and state police powers were combined to become one of the world’s most dangerous threats to freedom and human flourishing. Dr. Kheriaty is a Psychiatrist and Senior Scholar at The Brownstone Institute who frequently writes articles on bioethics, public health, political theory and more. He also runs a persona Substack, Human Flourishing, and has addressed the United States Senate on matters of public policy and healthcare.

Eric Kaufmann is a Canadian Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London and an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. A specialist on cultural politics, religious and national identity, and demography, Kaufmann has authored, co-authored, and edited nine books, including The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America and Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for a special "election-themed" webinar on the 129th episode of The Atlas Society Asks. Joined by returning guest Grover Norquist, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform, the duo will discuss the recent U.S. midterm election results and its impact on the political landscape going forward.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 128th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Triggernometry co-host Konstantin Kisin about his book "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West" and topics related to censorship, gratitude, and the current cultural issues in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 127th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews special returning guest & Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Marian Tupy. Listen as the duo discuss Tupy's new book "Superabundance" and how it demolishes the false premises of Malthusian-inspired scarcity politics.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 126th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews German historian and sociologist Dr. Rainer Zitelmann. Don't miss as the duo discuss Rainer's time in academia, the private sector, his book The Power of Capitalism, and research into variations of attitudes towards the wealthy.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 125th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews longtime outspoken critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, mandates, and medical censorship, Dr. Houman Hemmati. Dr. Hemmati is a board-certified MD Ophthalmologist and PhD research scientist who earned his BS in Biological Sciences from Standford University, an MD from UCLA School of Medicine, and a PhD from Caltech. Aside from being the co-founder of two pharmaceutical companies developing treatments for eye diseases, Dr. Hemmati also publishes extensively in the area of stem cell research and is a contributor to The Daily Wire.

Corey DeAngelis is the National Director of Research at the American Federation for Children, whose research primarily focuses on the effects of school choice programs on non-academic outcomes such as criminal activity, character skills, mental health, political participation, and schooling supply. He is the co-editor of School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom and has authored or co-authored over 40 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on education policy, with work featured in media outlets such as USA Today, New York Post, The Hill, Washington Examiner, and Foundation for Economic Education.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 123rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews author and founder of the Mars Society, Robert Zubrin. Listen as she talks with Robert about the case for space and his views on nuclear power as an answer to America's current energy situation.

Join Senior Scholars Dr. Stephen Hicks and Dr. Jason Hill on the 122nd episode of The Atlas Society Asks as they discuss an Objectivist perspective on current events surrounding the decline of humanities majors and legislative responses to CRT/LGBTQ teaching views in schools.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 121st episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews rapper and "Real Talk with Zuby" host, Zuby. Listen as the two discuss Zuby's journey as a rapper, libertarian, and entrepreneur.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 120th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews former Texas State Representative Jason Isaac. Listen as the two discuss Jason's work with Life:Powered in trying to raise America's energy IG and his analysis of the current climate and energy conversation going on in the country. The Honorable Jason Isaac is the director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and previously served as a four-time Texas State Representative and on the Energy Resources and Environmental Regulation committees. His articles on energy and climate have been published in outlets like Fox Business, The Hill, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, and he is a regular contributor to The Epoch Times.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 119th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews actor and objectivist Mark Pellegrino. Listen as the two discuss how Mark was introduced to Ayn Rand and her "sense of life" philosophy, his capitalist vision, and his critique of today's political parties. Mark Ross Pellegrino is an actor well known for his roles in series like Dexter, Lost, Supernatural, Quantico, and many other shows. But besides his acting and film career, Mark is also an intellectual activist and Objectivist who co-founded the American Capitalist Party to provide an alternative platform to the current political duopoly in government.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 118th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Professor Charles Negy about his work in psychology and the study of race in his book "White Shaming: Bullying Based on Prejudice, Virtue-Signaling, and Ignorance." Professor Negy is a tenured associate professor from the University of Central Florida whose book and social media commentary during the Black Lives Matter protests and riots of the same year triggered “woke” graduate students at his university who led a campaign to get him fired. Unlike so many academics who have been similarly targeted, Professor Negy refused to bow down and after a lengthy arbitration, he has since been reinstated at the university.

Join The Atlas Society for an Objectivist perspective on current events. This time our founder, Dr. David Kelley, along with Senior Fellow and Objectivist writer Robert Tracinski will discuss the recent Supreme Court Decision regarding Executive power as well as President Biden's "Inflation Reduction" Bill.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 116th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews Engineering Professor Barbara Oakley about her work in the field of cognition and learning. Oakley's rather distinguished academic career belies a life of adventure in which she has worked as a translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator at the South Pole Station in Antarctica, a teacher in China, and an Army officer in Germany. She has written books like "Uncommon Sense Teaching" and "Mindshift," but has also explored spheres of ethics with her books "Pathological Altruism" and "Evil Genes." Listen as Barbara Oakley explains a controversial perspective on Ayn Rand's genius that is worth debating.

Join our CEO, Jennifer Grossman, as she talks with Professor Jeremy S. Adams about his new book "Hollowed Out: A Warning about America's Next Generation" and its warning about the current rejection of wisdom, culture, and institutions of Western Civilization by students, along with what we can do to win them back.

Join Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy at Duke, Richard Salsman, Ph.D as he sits down for an interview with fellow Senior Scholar, Jason Hill, Ph.D, Professor of Philosophy at Depaul. Listen as they discuss how Professor Hill discovered Ayn Rand as a teenager in Jamaica, his observations on trends over decades of teaching at a college level, and about his most recent books, including "We Have Overcome: An Immigrant’s Letter to the American People" and "What Do White Americans Owe Black People: Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression."

Inspired by the iconic image of a man blocking tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989, Robert Anthony Peters produced the short film Tank Man. As the Vice-Chairman of the Fully Informed Jury Association Robert works to educate people about jurors’ rights and responsibility to exercise jury nullification.

Join The Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for a very special 112th episode of The Atlas Society Asks with New York Times Bestselling Author Jack Carr. Listen as they discuss what inspired Jack Carr to write his acclaimed series "The Terminal List" and also his appreciation for Ayn Rand.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 111th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she sits down with brightbeam CEO Chris Stewart to talk about child welfare and education. Chris Stewart is Chief Executive Officer for brightbeam, an education nonprofit focused on child justice. Stewart’s past roles include CEO for the Wayfinder Foundation, Executive Director of the African American Leadership Forum, and a publicly elected Minneapolis Board of Education member. Stewart defies neat categories—an African American libertarian school-choice activist, father of five and man of deep religious faith who takes equal aim at left-wing and right-wing initiatives to impose one-size-solutions in education.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman on the 110th episode of The Atlas Society Asks as she talks with one of the most interesting public intellectuals making waves in today's cultural debate, James Lindsay. He first famously teamed up with Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose to submit some 20 academic hoax papers, with 7 of them getting published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. His newest book "Race Marxism" explores the origins of Critical Race Theory as a reinvention of Marxism focusing on race instead of class.

From the beginning of the pandemic, Ian Miller has been an independent voice, questioning the efficacy not just of lockdowns and mask mandates, but also the efficacy of masks themselves. In his new book, Unmasked: The Global Failure of Covid Mask Mandates he shares his findings, many of which are regularly discussed in his Unmasked Substack column

Join our founder Dr. David Kelley and Marsha Familaro Enright on the 108th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where they will discuss Marsha's history with Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Don't miss it as they also discuss Montessori education and Marsha's new educational initiative Reliance College.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman and Professor Rachel Ferguson on the 107th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where they'll discuss Ferguson's co-authored book "Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America" which applies a classical liberal lens to how both the violation of property rights and failed paternalism have contributed to deep injustices against Black Americans, while also celebrating Black entrepreneurs who’ve overcome tremendous obstacles to create flourishing businesses and communities.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman and award-winning financial journalist Spencer Jakab for the 106th episode of The Atlas Society Asks as they discuss his book "The Revolution that wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors" which explains the riveting story behind the January 2021 GameStop/Meme stock event that rocked some of the biggest, richest players in the investment world.

Join Senior Scholar Dr. Stephen Hicks and our Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for the 105th episode of The Atlas Society Asks as they discuss current events in how we should understand art and the process of creation along with an Objectivist perspective on the recent Buffalo shooter and his manifesto.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman and philosopher and business professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University Jason Brennan on the 104th episode of The Altas Society Asks. Listen as they discuss philosophy, economics, the problem with third parties in America and Why it's OK to Want to Be Rich.

Join our CEO Jennifer Grossman as she speaks with Transsexual activist Buck Angel on the 103rd episode of The Atlas Society Asks. Transgender activism is a matter of hot debate—from whether biological males should be allowed to compete in women’s sports and housed in women’s prisons to Governor DeSantis’ Parental Rights in Education bill banning teaching gender identity to young schoolchildren. That's why we've invited Buck Angel to give his nuanced perspective on the issue and to provide a more balanced discussion on the topic. Born biologically female, Buck struggled with gender dysphoria before transitioning a transsexual man. For decades he’s worked to affirm sexual freedom but has a nuanced view of some of what he sees as the excesses of transgender activism today.