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@BakulaRobertas 📷: Griffin: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / via Getty Images; Mamdani: Spencer Platt / via Getty Images new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/stop-pleadin…

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is courageously fighting a “creepy” campaign to tax his wealth, but his defense inadvertently lends support to Mamdani and his socialist supporters. Read @BakulaRobertas's analysis👇

Projecting Weakness: The Iran War Stalemate and Trump’s China Visit The Trump administration's lack of strategy has led to an embarrassing stalemate in Iran. Onkar Ghate and @elanjourno discuss the current state of the Iran War as well as Trump's recent visit to China, where he praised Xi Jinping.

Trump’s Monument-Building vs. American Founding Ideas President Trump is working to construct new monuments in Washington D.C. and put his name and face on federal buildings and documents. Is the controversy about these insubstantial, or do these symbolic actions have a deeper importance? Sam Weaver and @BenBayer discuss.

@brandonmlisi @brandonmlisi's short article: new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/when-ayn-ran…

Explore highlights from Ayn Rand’s five-decade public speaking career, curated by historian and archivist @brandonmlisi. Link in the first comment 👇

@BenBayer @BenBayer's article: new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/ruthless-pra…

Contrary to what most people think, ruthless practicality requires consecration to moral values. Read @BenBayer's short article to start exploring this life-changing perspective👇 (📷: KAMAZON STUDIO / Shutterstock)

The Atlas Prize challenges exceptional young minds to engage deeply with the ideas of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and demonstrate the power of their reasoning before a global audience for the chance to win up to $100,000. Get the details at hubs.la/Q04gGCrh0.

How Effective Is Ken Griffin's Response to Zohran Mamdani? Ken Griffin thinks sending Animal Farm to NYC 9th graders will stop socialism, but he’s actually handing his attackers the playbook they celebrate. @BakulaRobertas and Onkar Ghate explain why Griffin’s courageous response to Zohran Mamdami was an ineffective moral concession.

Read @BenBayer's article: new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/why-the-miss… (📷: Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

"There’s . . . cause for soul searching here even among those who think of themselves as critics of the Marxist posturing of the Pikers of the world. Why indeed has there been so little attention to and outrage about the terrorizing of corporate America?"

Bart Ehrman on the Christian Origins of Altruistic Morality @BenBayer interviews historian Bart Ehrman on how Christianity invented the morality of self-sacrifice, and why this origin is anything but rational.

For more, read "The Vance v. Vatican Dispute over 'Just War' in Iran Is Humiliating" in New Ideal: new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/the-vance-v-…

“Just War Theory” vs. Proud Self-Defense Why won’t President Donald Trump and his allies like J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson proudly defend the war in Iran on self-defense grounds? @BenBayer of the Ayn Rand Institute argues that the answer lies in their embrace of Christian “just war theory” in their responses to Pope Leo XIV.

Why the Red/Blue Button Moral Dilemma is a Trap Is the Red/Blue Button dilemma a test of your character or just a devious logic trap? @BakulaRobertas and @BenBayer deconstruct why this viral puzzle reveals a major flaw in how we think about morality today.

@BakulaRobertas Bakula's analysis: new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/californias-…

"By retroactively seizing earned wealth, California is acting as a ruler rather than a servant, treating its greatest producers like a piggy bank to be raided." Read @BakulaRobertas's analysis of California's wealth tax👇 (📷: Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Today's debate over church and state is utterly confused: almost no one in America upholds a “wall of separation” between the two anymore. Onkar Ghate explains what’s gone wrong—and what the principle really means: hubs.la/Q04fmVcl0

Hear @GSalmieri speak about "The Philosophy of the Producer" at OCON 2026. Details and registration at: hubs.la/Q04d-K9B0