The Atlas Society Chats

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a discussion in which he seeks to address: "In a morality of self-interest, why wouldn’t Genghis Khan be the ideal? Why not be a criminal, a dictator, or a conqueror? Why would rational self-interest lead to an orderly and secure society?"

Join Senior Scholar Dr. Jason Hill for part 2 of a special two-part discussion of certain themes in Ayn Rand’s novels.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a special “Ask Me Anything” where he fields your questions on Objectivism, foreign policy, politics, culture, and music.

Join Senior Scholar Dr. Jason Hill for part 1 of a special two-part discussion of certain themes in Ayn Rand’s novels.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a discussion in which he seeks to address: What does "scarcity" actually mean in economics, and would an economy with greater abundance make the case for a bigger welfare state—or against it?

Join Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy Richard Salsman, Ph.D. for a discussion on the disturbing trend of more and more business school graduates embarking on their corporate careers with a marked hostility to capitalism itself.

Join our founder, David Kelley, Ph.D. for a special discussion in which Dr. Kelley will clarify the logical distinction in these modes of inference, addressing some common errors, and then illustrate how the distinction applies to the philosophy of Objectivism.

Join Senior Scholar Jason Hill, Ph.D for a discussion on the moral bankruptcy of government schooling.

Join Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy at Duke, Dr. Richard Salsman for a special “Ask Me Anything” where he takes questions about capitalism and free markets from the audience and our 64K Instagram audience.

Join Senior Scholar Jason Hill, Ph.D for a discussion of Ayn Rand’s views on civil disobedience.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski where he takes questions while addressing the questions: Do we need to have religious morality in order to have a free society? Does secular liberalism sow the seeds of its own destruction?

Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy at Duke, Richard Salsman, Ph.D. for a special discussion on Clubhouse about “Stakeholder Capitalism”—what it is and why it is inherently a fascistic system.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a special “Ask Me Anything” where he will field your questions on Objectivism, foreign policy, politics, culture, and music.

Join our Senior Scholar, Professor Jason Hill for Part 2 of a special 2-part discussion on Elitism and Meritocracy and how higher values are threatened by the crassness of today’s culture.

Join our Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy at Duke, Dr. Richard Salsman for a special “Ask Me Anything” where he will be taking questions from YOU and our 64K Instagram followers on Objectivism, monetary policy, politics, etc.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski where he will be answering the questions: Why is the Objectivist movement so famously fractious? Why does it keep having bitter breaks and schisms? What can be done about this, and how should we deal with our internal disagreements?

Join our Senior Scholar, Professor Jason Hill for Part 1 of a special 2-part discussion on Elitism and Meritocracy and how higher values are threatened by the crassness of today’s culture.

Join our founder, Dr. David Kelley for a special "Ask Me Anything" discussion where David Kelley takes questions from the audience and our 64K Instagram followers on philosophy, politics, Objectivism, and more.

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a discussion on the Objectivist view of what drives history, asking the questions: how do we trace the power of ideas? And is Ayn Rand’s theory of history adequate to explain the facts?

Join Senior Fellow Robert Tracinski for a discussion on the philosophical issues involved in abortion and how they might be reflected in the constitutional arguments behind the leaked Supreme Court opinion that is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade.