Most individuals can sense that “something is amiss”. Taking a step back and surveying the news, the world events, or even simply the events we see in our own friends and family, will bring one to question “what’s wrong with everybody?” This is a fantastic question. And it has an answer.To answer the question, we will be taking several steps backwards (or should I say “forward”?), to understand other basic ideas regarding life, the meaning of life, and happiness. Each of the points might come off as unrelated or in-germane. The points most certainly relate in the end, and are inherently connected and linked together. The philosophy of capitalism is often seen as simply nothing but a philosophy of economics. This is wrong. Capitalism isn’t just a theory about economics, it’s … Read entire article »

Throughout my life, I have always believed ardently in having justifiable self-worth, in not wasting time or effort, in accomplishments, in doing what is moral, in being rational. I’ve been considered a greedy capitalist who was madly in love with liberty, an idealist with his heads in the clouds while also being a brutal realist. I had many pieces of a coherent philosophy. Until discovering Objectivism, I had no way of putting them together. Now I do. Reason. Purpose. Self-Esteem. … Read entire article »