Free Minds and Free Markets: An Interview with Don Watkins
One month after its September release, Dr. Yaron Brook and Don Watkins’ book Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s ideas Can End Big Government is a national bestseller. Dr Yaron Brook is the...
View ArticleJohn Allison’s Unconventional Wisdom about the Financial Crisis
What caused the financial crisis? Here’s one answer, representing conventional wisdom: “[W]e had weak regulation, we had little oversight, and what did it get us? . . . [A] financial sector where...
View ArticleHow Industry Makes our Environment Safe from Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sandy recently swept across the Atlantic, causing widespread economic damage and loss of life. While the death toll in the United States was slightly higher than that of any of the Caribbean...
View ArticleHow Public Science Hinders Innovation
Since March 1st, when the 2013 budget sequestration began, many political pundits have decried the “inevitable” and “disastrous” effects of cuts on one special interest group or another. Recent...
View Article“Rethinking Selfishness: Ayn Rand’s New Conception of Egoism,” a lecture by...
The Undercurrent is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2013 campaign lecture, “Rethinking Selfishness” by Onkar Ghate. This campaign lecture, held at Stanford University, is part of a larger...
View ArticleSpring 2014 Editorial Internship: Apply Today!
Join The Undercurrent. Spread the Right Ideas. Get Paid. Who: Full-time students seeking experience applying Objectivism to today’s world. What: Paid internship, $1000 stipend (100 hour commitment)....
View ArticleWebmaster Internship: Apply Today!
Join The Undercurrent. Spread the Right Ideas. Get Paid. Who: Talented webmaster to join our team part time. Priority consideration is given to students, but all are welcome to apply. What: Paid...
View ArticleWe’re Now Taking Orders for the Spring 2014 Edition!
The newest edition of The Undercurrent is now available to order, and will arrive on your doorstep in the middle of March! Place your order by clicking here, or e-mail your name, address, and the...
View ArticleAnnouncing TU’s Spring 2014 Campaign Event! A Debate entitled, “Is the...
“Is the Welfare State Just?”: An Interview with Don Watkins. from The Undercurrent on Vimeo. Best-selling author and Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, Don Watkins, will debate UW-Madison political...
View ArticleApplications open for the 2014 The Undercurrent Student Conference!
Applications are now open for The Undercurrent’s Student Conference! This Fall, hundreds of students will gather to learn the fundamentals of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism from Objectivism’s...
View ArticleAnnouncing #CapitalistAndProud: A National Campus Initiative!
The rise of Bernie Sanders along with some astounding new data suggest that young people today hold an increasingly favorable view of socialism. The Undercurrent is excited to announce a national...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Robert Mack
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Matthew Boyer
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Natalie Le
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Michelle Dunk
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Brian Underwood
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Josh Nahmias
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Philalethes
Recently at The Undercurrent, we launched #CapitalistAndProud, a national campus initiative aimed at rallying students everywhere to write in to their campus papers explaining why they support...
View Article#CapitalistAndProud Submission: Celeste Hook
In the spring, we announced our #CapitalistAndProud Campus Writing Initiative. We’re delighted to announce the continuation of that initiative for a second semester. Pieces published in student...
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