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The Nine Million Dollar Heist
Ayn Rand wrote that “One must never fail to pronounce moral judgment.” She warned that one must speak up when silence would objectively imply “agreement with or sanction of evil.” Craig Biddle would like you to believe that I gave him $9 million to spend on whatever he personally desired as though I suddenly made him...
Men Are Not Angels
We all live by ideas, and among the most important are the ideas we hold about human nature,morality, and trust.One view is that human beings are sinners by nature, tainted from birth by original sin. A personwho accepts that view will tend to look at himself and others through that lens. Another view, atthe opposite...
Prometheus Foundation’s Termination of Support for Craig and Sarah Biddle, The Objective Standard, and The Objective Standard Institute (OSI)
OSI was founded in 2020 by Craig Biddle (Biddle) with funding from the Prometheus Foundation. Prometheus’s links here include OSI’s first proposal and budget to Prometheus and the consequent Grant Agreement. In 2024, board advisor Fred Fransen conducted a review, including a red-team due-diligence evaluation. This...
Shaping the Future: ARCA Inspires a New Generation of Thinkers in Armenia
Ayn Rand Center Armenia (ARCA), with the support of Prometheus Foundation, continues its ambitious “Objectivism for Highschoolers” mega-project in partnership with Yerevan State University’s Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology. The program recently reached its 14th and 15th stops at Yerevan High School No. 127 and...
Ayn Rand Lecture 2025: Defending Enterprise in an Age of Overreach
A Packed Evening at Drapers’ Hall On October 22, 2025, more than 240 guests gathered at London’s historic Drapers’ Hall for the eleventh Ayn Rand Lecture, featuring businessman and former MEP Lance Forman. This year’s event saw record youth turnout and continued its tradition as “a significant date in the European...
Cultivating Reason and Freedom: Dr. Eszter Nova’s Objectivism Program at CEVRO University
A Hub for Objectivist Scholarship in Europe At CEVRO University in Prague, Dr. Eszter Nova is leading one of the most vibrant academic programs devoted to Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. Now entering its seventh year, the Studies of Objectivism specialization—supported by Prometheus Foundation—continues to...
Freedom Begins in Thought: How Objectivism Is Taking Root in Georgia
In the heart of Tbilisi, amid the narrow streets where centuries of culture meet the energy of modern change, a quiet intellectual revolution is underway. Led by Irakli Iagorashvili and Dato Rogava, the Ayn Rand Center Georgia (ARCG) is bringing new life to the ideas of reason, individualism, and freedom—and...
Rebuilding Through Ideas: Ayn Rand Center Ukraine’s Intellectual Resistance
Since its founding in 2020 by Dmytro Usik and Daniil Lubkin, the Ayn Rand Center Ukraine (ARCU) has rapidly grown into one of the most active and resilient promoters of Objectivist ideas in Eastern Europe. With support from the Prometheus Foundation, ARCU has transformed ambitious vision into tangible programs,...
Objectivist Ideas Thrive in Ankara’s Catalyst Hub
In Ankara, Turkey, in the summer of 2025, the Turkish Objectivist Network (ObjN) transformed a quiet academic break into a season of remarkable growth and intellectual energy. Led by Orçun Koçak, Ahmet B. Arpa, and Özgür Özer, this student-centered movement has been steadily cultivating interest in Ayn Rand’s...
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