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Popular educator Jesse McCarthy discusses Montessori education and how it helps children to develop independence—both in school and at home.

“Take the term ‘liberal’ away from the political left. ‘Liberal’ (like ‘progressive’) implies a reasoned, forward-thinking approach to life. It comes from the same root as ‘liberty.’” —Mark Pellegrino

Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2018 issue of The Objective Standard, with articles by Andrew Bernstein and Timothy Sandefur, interviews with Mark Pellegrino and Jesse McCarthy, and much more.

This episode of “Facts, Values, and Flourishing” examines the basic values that support and advance human life, showing why they are both absolute and conditional.

We’ll look at some key implications of Ayn Rand’s derivation of life as the standard of value, and we’ll consider several objections to her approach and conclusions.

Identity politics is an all-out assault on the law of identity. It holds that an individual is not an individual, that his mind is not his mind, that his values are not his values. What does this mean for identity politics?

Fearing that Germany might soon develop nuclear weapons, Einstein—a lifelong pacifist—urged FDR to aid similar efforts by U.S.-based scientists.

Why is there so much passion behind socialism? Consider the psychological and moral context that people bring to the question of which social system to support.

Philosophy conferences can be the beginnings of remarkably valuable friendships, opportunities, careers. TOS-Con 2018 will be. Don't miss it!

Steve Ditko created art that “shows how men could and should act,” heroes without tragic flaws, and a universe where justice triumphs.

Bad Blood is a story of good and evil—of liars who bury the truth and the people of intelligence and integrity who keep digging until they find and expose it.

We’ll consider the fact–value dichotomy, Sam Harris’s failed effort to solve it, and how Ayn Rand derived moral principles from perceptual reality.

Today's spokesmen for identity politics are vague about the principles of their creed. Earlier advocates, however, were quite clear.

Join us for a series on the relationships between facts, values, and flourishing. We’ll make sense of these issues by going to fundamentals.

The deadline for online registration for TOS-Con 2018: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing is July 31—after which prices increase by 10%. We hope to see you at the most life-enhancing conference of the year.