Ben Bayer
@BenBayer
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Fellow and Director of Content, the Ayn Rand Institute. Former philosophy prof. Views expressed are my own, I am not authorized to speak for my employer.
Austin, TX
Joined January 2013
From my latest for New Ideal, part of an ongoing project: . "Once we exorcise morality of these ghostly remnants of religion’s past, we’ll see this leaves more than enough room for new secular moral ideals to flourish."
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RT @AynRandInst: "Variolation was the chief medical contribution of the Enlightenment. Many of the founding fathers [Ethan Allen and….
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RT @AynRandInst: “It’s time for businessmen to stop apologizing for their success and start demanding moral recognition for their achieveme….
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RT @AynRandInst: "A rational foreign policy minimizes the possibility of war . It informs our enemies of our certainty of the rightness….
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RT @AynRandInst: @CBradleyThomps1 "For those of us who are immigrants to the United States, the 4th of July has special meaning. Not only d….
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RT @AynRandInst: "The Americans set out to revolutionize the idea of a constitution and the idea of government, . [they were] moving towa….
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Here @agustinavcid and I tackle the underappreciated aspect of the recent immigration controversy.
How Immigration Restrictions Cripple American Businesses. Immigration regulations kneecap businesses by restricting their freedom to hire and trade. @agustinavcid and @BenBayer discuss.
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RT @AynRandInst: “The Enlightenment swept aside the traditional religious virtues of faith, hope and charity, and brought in new virtues: t….
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RT @AynRandInst: "Spinoza is a hero of the Enlightenment . he was willing to defend these ideas in spite of the attendant dangers. ….
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RT @AynRandInst: “The greatest achievement of the Enlightenment is the United States of America. And the consequence is the world we have,….
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My talk will explore the full depth of America’s tragic reliance on altruistic morality, and challenge everyone to work harder to declare independence from it. Join me in Boston on July 4 or online.
America, Ayn Rand said, is in the grip of a moral crisis—one that only “a moral revolution can resolve. A moral revolution to sanction and complete the political achievement of the American Revolution.” This Fourth of July, join us for a live-streamed event from Boston. 👇
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My childhood Friday night obsession has apparently received an awesome upgrade. IYKYK.
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Last October at his event with @michaelshermer in San Francisco I asked @RichardDawkins a question about whether atheists need to do a better job advocating for a rational morality. See if you think he answered to your satisfaction (it wasn't to mine): .
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Really intriguing episode from ARI's @_samantha_joy and philosopher @mbateman.
School Choice: Matt Bateman on Understanding Education Freedom. In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, @_samantha_joy interviews @mbateman—philosopher at GT School, cofounder of Higher Ground Education, and ARU instructor—on the growth of the school choice movement
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New from my colleague @brandonmlisi. Makes you wonder how many outside the United States today are in a similar position to Ayn Rand: watching our movies, dreaming of freedom and a civilized life.
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Trump called for unconditional surrender. Iran spent the day attacking American military bases. Trump did not respond but instead announced a ceasefire. Iran then spent the day lobbing missiles at Israel, now after the designated deadline. This is devastating to U.S. credibility.
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RT @yaronbrook: So no "unconditional surrender". No "regime change.". I really hope this is not being done too early, and will not have to….
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The debate about whether preemptive or preventive war is justified is missing the bigger picture. Anything we do to Iran now is *retaliation* for decades of unanswered aggression.
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I will give Trump credit for striking Iran’s nuclear program. But the real threat Iran poses is way broader than nukes. Hoping that Israel will continue to be the real man in the room and change the regime.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump is hopeful the strikes he ordered tonight against three nuclear sites inside Iran will propel Tehran back to negotiations, and doesn’t currently plan for additional U.S. military actions inside Iran as he presses its leaders to “agree to end this
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