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November 9 and the opening of East German borders will forever mark a triumph for freedom and a reminder of the horrors of collectivism.

Which (if any) of these names do you think would be most appealing to active-minded people?

Unless Europeans somehow reverse this insane ruling by the ECHR and correct course soon, Europe will descend into a kind of Hell that it has not seen since World War II.

We can’t rely on garlic, decapitation, or sunlight to repel the noxious creatures that we do inevitably encounter in life. In order to fortify ourselves against evil, we have to understand it.

Our hearts go out to the victims of the massacre and to their friends and families, and our hats are off to the first responders and police.

If we want to live in “a nation where [people] will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” we need to challenge the idea that racism can ever be leveraged for good.

Ammous places Bitcoin in a broad historical context and makes a good case that it has the potential to be the next stage in the evolution of sound money.

What Justice Demands is a passionate affirmation of the sanctity of liberty that provides much-needed clarity on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite novel in PBS’s “Great American Read” contest. Fans of Ayn Rand will be happy to see that Atlas Shrugged is included in the list.

In this, the final episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing,” we’ll review key elements of the material we’ve covered in this series, and we’ll consider the breadth and depth of the personal, social, and political implications of the principles at hand.

In Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Dutch-American primatologist Frans de Waal brings history, philosophy, and science to bear on this pregnant question.

In this episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing,” we’ll discuss the difference between values and desires, and how to integrate the two toward making your life the best, most enjoyable life it can be.

Check out this two-hour Q&A session with Craig Biddle and the London Ayn Rand Meetup on topics ranging from honesty to religion to sex.

If you missed TOS-Con 2018: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing—or if you attended and would like to share sessions with friends—check out this playlist.

In this episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing,” we’ll look at the nature of virtue in the context of a rational, life-based morality.