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Governments, Major Media Outlets, And Major Institutions Actively Sabotage Innovation And Iconoclastic Entrepreneurship.

August 6, 2020

There’s a famous story of a Canadian inventor who developed…

To Deal With The Pandemic, Let Everyone Catch The Disease To Get Immunity. My Grandma Knew That.

August 4, 2020

Perhaps this is a case of Rothbardian-style lost knowledge, similar to how humanity once understood scurvy and then didn’t and then had to come to understand it again. Somehow in the 21st century, we find ourselves in the awkward position of having to relearn the basics of immunology.

To Relive We The Living Is To Choose The Benevolent Universe Premise Of Our Childhood.

August 3, 2020

Class consciousness is fealty to your political identity group, Communism is the negation of human volition, and the bourgeois exploiters are the manufacturers and merchants who produce every material need and desire for human prosperity. But when a culture's dominant philosophy becomes malevolent, and motivated by envy and fear, force replaces reason and trade is conducted by blood instead of money.

In Pursuit Of Foreign Dollars, Major Corporations Urge American Sports Leagues To Endorse BLM.

August 2, 2020

There are some good people who have sincere religious faith who recognize Marxism is hostile to religion and religious freedom. There are some good people who believe strong nuclear families are the best weapon against the negative impact of racism. There are some good people who believe it’s unwise to turn the national anthem into the national polarization.

A Belief In Free Markets And Entrepreneurship Gives Meaning To Life.

August 1, 2020

Champions of free markets regularly point out that capitalism has made life easier, safer and longer. This is true and worthy of celebration. But humanity is an existential species: People want more than safe and comfortable lives; they want their struggles to matter.

Teachers Unions Overplay Their COVID-19 Hand, Undermining The Government K-12 Monopoly.

July 31, 2020

There are reasons to be optimistic about the future of education. Many parents will be more prepared to home-school their kids than they were in the spring. They or their hired teachers will do a better job of educating children, in many cases, than the public schools.

Are You A Dissatisfied Consumer? You Are One Of The Geniuses Of Economic Betterment.

July 30, 2020

Dissatisfaction indicates that the consumer is able to dream bigger than the producer. Every new invention that becomes an innovation and is introduced to the market is immediately scrutinized under the lens of dissatisfaction, critiqued and criticized.

Our Sociopathic Political Leaders – Bloodless And Totally Devoid Of Human Empathy – Are Further Divided From The People They Rule Than Ever.

July 29, 2020

If you are going to push such a line in the face of the mounting evidence showing them to be frauds, if you are going to lie with impunity to keep the game going, you will have to steel yourself against emotion and empathy. You become a sociopath. This might be enough to account for their bloodless posturing.

Who is Kira Argounova? There’s No Time Like the Present to Find Out.

July 28, 2020

Who is Kira Argounova? is an essential question no one has ever asked you, until now. As the lead character in Ayn Rand's 1936 novel We the Living, her story is more relevant than ever. Set in 1920's Soviet Russia, the circumstances of her life and culture are rearing their ugly head a century later in America. To learn more about Kira's life premise and America's degeneration, we have created the We the Living Study Group on Facebook for our readers.

Professional Athletes Side-Hustling Racial Animosity For Social Media Traction Are Diminishing Sports’ Role In American Society.

July 27, 2020

There’s no risk in taking a knee, especially when you’ve signed a 12-year, $365 million contract. The kneelers aren’t mimicking John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the ‘68 Olympics. The courageous black professional athlete will be the one bold enough to point out the fraudulence of the movement.

Government Spending Creates “Zombie Congestion”, Impeding The Betterment That Comes With Entrepreneurial Capitalism.

July 26, 2020

Over the last 20 years, the falling default rate has also closely mirrored the slowdown in U.S. productivity, which is not surprising. Keeping profitless companies alive naturally retards productivity. A 2017 OECD study found that “zombie congestion” in any industry lowers the productivity of rival companies—and blocks the entry of new companies—by making it difficult to attract capital.

A Special Long Read For Our Times:Liberty’s Enemies Are Advancing, Which Makes Antonio Gramsci The Greatest Political Strategist In History.

July 25, 2020

What is Christian morality, if not, at minimum, the non-aggression principle? Antonio Gramsci understood this more than eighty years ago. It is his political strategy that is at the root of what we see happening today in universities, government, and society more broadly speaking.

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The Center for Individualism exists to revive individualism in America. We seek to be a catalyst for cultural change and a hub for all who aspire to live a self-reliant life. We produce content, curate resources, provide services, and facilitate relationships that empower people to achieve their personal and economic ambitions. Our purpose is to support individuals in building a better life for themselves – and in so doing, to build a better society for all.

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Raushan Gross: Socialism Cannot Work, Not Even in an AI-Driven Economy

The Right to Repair: Shouldn’t Americans Have the Right to Fix Their Own Stuff?