The United States is mired right now not only in a political crisis — but in an existential crisis. The deep divide between left and right is accompanied by incessant attacks on foundational ...

The Orange County-based Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), founded in Los Angeles in 1985 to advance the writer’s philosophy of objectivism, recently announced that Jim Brown has taken over as the new chief ...

Celebrated Russian-born philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand possessed a deep love and appreciation for the United States and its foundational principles. Her incredible admiration of America bubbles ...

If you're a libertarian-minded Texan or just curious about who John Galt is, you're in luck. Texas' capital city is getting something we've all been clamoring for: a museum dedicated to ...

The strangest detail in Rep. Paul Ryan's biography is a 2005 speech he gave at The Atlas Society, where he extolled author and philosopher Ayn Rand, particularly her magnum opus Atlas Shrugged. What ...

This isn’t from a secret video, it’s from the untranscribed portion of Ryan’s 2005 speech at the Atlas Society’s “Celebration of Ayn Rand.” It fits well with the Romney video because it makes clear ...

Is Paul Ryan an earnest, fiscally responsible wonk looking to make government more efficient, or an Ayn Rand–influenced ideologue determined to stop government from taking rich people’s money? This ...

These days it can feel like the country is unsteady — politically, economically. In a search for the way forward, scholars and politicians often turn to their fundamental beliefs. NPR is taking a look ...