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Google, Entrepreneurs, and Living 500 Years

A Bloomberg Markets piece on “Google Ventures and the Search for Immortality” documents how the billions of dollars Maris invests each year.

Mar 12, 2015
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Choosing Life (Part 1)

At our 1999 Summer Seminar David Kelley (at left) offered this inspiration analysis of the longstanding Objectivist theoretical debate over

Mar 8, 2015
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David Kelley Ph.D
Choosing Life (Part 2)

At our 1999 Summer Seminar David Kelley offered this inspiration analysis of the longstanding Objectivist theoretical debate over whether

Mar 8, 2015
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David Kelley Ph.D
Samuel Insull: Human Dynamo

Atlas Summit 2014 -- He was, arguably, the most inspirational success story of the business era immediately preceding the New Deal. He was

Dec 15, 2014
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2 Mins
Rand Paul Revolution in Silicon Valley

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, recently spoke at the “ Rebooting Congress, Causes and Campaigns 2014 ” conference in Silicon Valley...

Jul 25, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
First stop: The Bakery. Second stop: Galt's Gulch

After eleven years of farming near Hutchinson, Minnesota, Kathy Prellwitz and her husband decided to invest in the community in which they

May 28, 2014
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2 Mins
Weiner's Insatiable Lust: For Power

To no one’s surprise Anthony Weiner lost in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. But just before his defeat he was a guest on

Sep 12, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
From Apollo 11 to Martian Missions

On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made those historic first footprints on the Moon. But the ensuing decades have been

Jul 18, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Steve Davis, SpaceX, and the Power of Human Achievement

Yesterday, I wrote a blog concerning the frustrations that we all face with the IRS and other bureaucracies. Today, my friend Steve Davis..

May 16, 2013
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2 Mins
Food Trucks Shrug!

At Farragut Park and other locations in Washington, D.C., food vendors have their trucks parked as usual at lunch time today but they are..

May 7, 2013
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2 Mins
Making it in New York City

Photographer Daniella Zalcman spends a day with the street musicians and vendors of New York City. They might not be wearing suits or...

Mar 20, 2013
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Daniella Zalcman
1 Min
Cronyists Fight to Defend Cosmetology Licensing

Do you want the freedom to practice your profession without permission? Some cosmetologists in Indiana and Missouri don’t—and they’re...

Mar 19, 2013
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3 Mins
Objectivism, Public Policy, and Entrepreneurship

In this talk, delivered at the 2012 Atlas Summit, Professor Stephen Hicks presents an Objectivist perspective on entrepreneurship and

Dec 19, 2012
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Stephen Hicks Ph.D.
2 Mins
Netflix CEO Targeted for Facebook Post

We’ve all been warned about the dangers ill-advised Facebook posts can pose to our reputations. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is now learni

Dec 13, 2012
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3 Mins
Hostess Twinkies Teach Unions Economics

The venerable Hostess Brands company, maker of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Wonder Bread, and other baked delights, is shutting its doors, bankrupt...

Nov 21, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins
Neil Armstrong: American Hero

As the Apollo 11 lunar module “Eagle” approached the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969, the millions of people following the mission on

Aug 27, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
A Self-Help Guide to Living in a Free Society

Too many Americans are losing the ability to take care of themselves and are instead looking to the government to run their lives for them..

Jul 20, 2012
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Gen LaGreca
4 Mins
Smokin' Soul: The Story of Daptone Records

Forget the gleaming stainless steel skyscrapers. Forget the latest recording equipment, overpaid executives, and auto-tuning. ..

Mar 7, 2012
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Sarah Perry
10 Mins
Of Catalogs and Consumption

The Christmas catalogs start arriving in September, a trickle that becomes a flood by Thanksgiving. They pile up in colorful drifts until it

Dec 20, 2011
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David Kelley Ph.D
5 Mins
The Chief Burger Flipper of Island Famous

When he graduated from college, Dennis Byrd did the unexpected: he negotiated a deal to take over a failing beachfront restaurant. Byrd was

Nov 11, 2011
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Sarah Perry
6 Mins

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