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The Atlas Society

We promote open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom. Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism was set forth in such works as her epic novel Atlas Shrug...

Episodes

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The NGO Industrial Complex with Professor Gerald Steinberg

Who holds the world’s most powerful human rights organizations accountable, and how did groups founded as civil society projects become poli...

00:58:52Oct 28, 2026

Combatting Oxymoronic "Varieties" of Capitalism with Richard Salsman

Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., for the 324th episode of Objectively Speaking, in which he cuts through the confus...

01:01:44Oct 21, 2026

What Are "Luxury Beliefs"? with Rob Henderson

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 323rd episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with author Rob Henderson to tal...

00:58:38Oct 14, 2026

Why I Broke Up with the Democrat Party with Lindy Li

What happens when a party insider who raised millions of dollars for Biden and Harris decides to tell the truth about what she saw behind cl...

01:00:21Oct 7, 2026

How to Reform Entitlements? with Romina Boccia

As Social Security and Medicare barrel toward insolvency, what can the United States learn from how other countries have restructured their...

00:57:37Sep 30, 2026

Are Data Centers Good, Actually? with Robert Tracinski

What is actually wrong with data centers? What productive purpose do they serve? And is the campaign against data centers just old-fashioned...

01:01:08Sep 23, 2026

Channeling AI to Improve Mental Health with Anson Frericks

What happens when a company trades its brand for a cause—and can the same instinct for building things that work fix America's mental health...

01:01:46Sep 16, 2026

The Future is Nuclear with Robert Zubrin

Could nuclear power solve our energy future, and could Mars become humanity's next frontier for civilization-building? Join Atlas Society Se...

01:00:07Sep 9, 2026

How Elite Law Schools Are Undermining America with Walter Olson

When lawsuits become weapons and law schools become factories for bad ideas, what happens to justice and the rule of law itself? Join Atlas...

00:58:07Sep 4, 2026

Why Progress Has Heroes, Not Just Trends with Alexander Hammond

Why do most of us believe the world is getting worse when the data says otherwise, and who are the people actually responsible for the extra...

00:51:13Aug 19, 2026

America at 250: Reflecting on 1776 with Timothy Sandefur

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 315th episode of Objectively speaking where she sits down with four-time returning guest Ti...

00:57:54Aug 12, 2026

Did The New Deal Prolong The Depression? with Amity Shlaes

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 314th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with Amity Shlaes, chair of the Calv...

00:45:49Aug 5, 2026

Steve Jobs: The Untold Chapter with Geoffrey Cain

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 313th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with returning guest Geoffrey Cain t...

00:58:28Jul 29, 2026

Alan Greenspan: From Rand to Bland with Richard Salsman

Join Atlas Society Senior Scholar Richard Salsman, Ph.D., for the 312th episode of Objectively Speaking as he unpacks the paradox at the hea...

01:03:43Jul 22, 2026

The "Founder" Spirit that Fuels, with Arthur Herman

What makes a true founder, and why does America keep needing them to break the cycle of stagnation? Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman...

00:57:13Jul 15, 2026

When Competence Becomes Countercultural with Doug Casey

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 310th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with returning guest Doug Casey to t...

00:54:45Jul 8, 2026

When Empathy Becomes Suicidal with Gad Saad

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 309th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with returning guest Gad Saad to dis...

01:00:25Jul 1, 2026

Why Do Jews Lean Left? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 308th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she is joined by returning guest Batya Ungar-S...

00:35:32Jun 25, 2026

Taking Tariffs to Court, with Sara Albrecht

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 307th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she sits down with the Chairman of the Liberty...

00:58:35Jun 17, 2026

What's Driving the "Horseshoe of Nihilism"? with Gregg Hurwitz

Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 306th episode of Objectively Speaking as she sits down with by New York Times #1 bestsellin...

00:55:47Jun 11, 2026