My Embers

When you indulge in the extra chocolate chip cookie, you’re satisfying your self-interest. Your brain says eat it. And guess what? You happily oblige. It is a natural part of human nature that’s hard to control. You grew greedy eating the extra dessert. Humans naturally gravitate to what makes them

This world is hard to figure out! You want to be and do the best for everyone you know. But you lack guidance on what the acceptable standards are. Ethics and the morality of pursuing your interests over someone else is a dilemma. Ethics involves an overview of right and

Should you pull over when you see 2 cars collide in front of you? Is dialing 911 enough? These are moral dilemmas based on altruism Ayn Rand tried to answer. Ayn Rand rejected absolute, unhindered altruism. She did not want people self-sacrificing themselves against their self-interest. Her altruism involved self-preservation.

Collectivists control more of the world than you think. Look around and observe people fleeing countries with autocratic dictators. If that makes you angry, Rand and you have more in common than you previously thought. Rand warns the world about the dangers of collectivism. She preaches cultures valuing individualism have

It is hard to agree with your polar opposite whether personal or political. You both have different viewpoints on how the world works. Ayn Rand and Karl Marx are examples of complete opposites. Rand is the unofficial “Goddess of Unregulated Capitalism” while Marx is the “Father of Communism”. Capitalism values

Don’t be fooled! Karl Marx isn’t a friend of liberty and the individual. His writings mesmerize you into thinking that he is. Yet, millions around the world love this guy. The German Ideology and the Communist Manifesto provide the best insight into Marx’s views against individualism. Instead of seeing individuals