Just want to point out that Dennis Prager is not Christian, he is a practicing Jew. I find his views interesting and thought provoking even though I choose the premise 'nature' instead of 'God".

In her letters, especially the ones I read from 1946, AR indicates that she regretted putting so much into the campaigns of Dewey and Wilke; in retrospect, she saw them as "get-along, me-too" Republicans who lacked the courage or the conviction to stand up vociferously against FDR's statism. AR was far more enthusiastic about Goldwater, writing numerous letters of support and offering to speak on his behalf. She never showed any regret about her support for Goldwater although she recognized at the time that he was not in perfect alignment with her values.

I personally couldn't vote for Rep. Dole in 1996, choosing rather to vote for Harry Browne, the Libertarian candidate. I also voted for Browne again in 2000, rather than vote for Bush or Nader. Voting for John McCain and Romney gave me the same feeling of stench that AR probably experienced in '52 and '56 voting for Eisenhower (rather than Dem A. Stevenson).

It's been a long time, but I can recall people who called themselves Objectivists right here in the Gulch were "Never Trumpers" and said they'd rather not vote at all than vote for him over Hilary. I also recall arguments in the Gulch of open borders vs restricted borders, where some "Objectivists" were arguing people should be able to go wherever they want whenever they want without restriction (open borders) - an idealistic philosophy that can only work under ideal conditions, which don't exist. Both topics raised quite a fuss.

You and others reading our posts probably deserve a better response than that, but that's all I can do for now. If I could recall the authors of the posts I'm thinking of it would be helpful. I recall there was a link to an author in the Atlas Society giving a lengthy dissertation regarding open borders - good article that still left me unconvinced.

I don't think any people who consider themselves Objectivists ever abstained from voting or voted for a "lefty" in a case where there was a choice between a "lefty" and an "imperfect Rep."

Ayn Rand campaigned stridently for Wilke and Dewey running against FDR, as well as again showing up vociferously for Goldwater 20 years later. Judging from this, my guess is she always voted Republican in any contest with a Democrat.

Are you confusing Objectivists with Libertarians (who more often than not favor open borders)? I never met an Objectivist who favored open borders, considering that a welfare state is there to support the unvetted masses who are very likely to respond to an invitation such as Biden/Mayorkas.

Precisely. This is diversity, not forcing people to hire other people with seventy piercings and arbitrary melanin

I tend to look at an individual's actions and the results and pay little attention to their beliefs. As such, I have friends that are "strong in the light of Christ" -- and their lives are filled with good health, fine relationships, purposeful direction and high self-esteem. If Christ is essential for a good life, then live it -- These friends also accept me (as an atheist) as a result of the net positive effects of my exercised goals in human action.

I had to +1 that one, too!

+1. Liberals lie, They believe lies They spread lies, they cannot help it…..they simply don’t know how things work. Spot on Captain

Had to +1 that, Thor. They'd rather let a lefty in the WH than vote for an imperfect Republican.

Ok, some Reps do seem to lean left. Sadly.

Agree. I got attacked here once by the Objectivist Nazis, that PragerU was a net negative. In my atheist mind this is nothing but self-defeating spite. Of course those pin heads attacked everything, including Libertarians. Shocking that they attract no support. Sitting in a sterile cold pool of “right” in an empty house. Looking out the windows at the world.

Yes - I noted the credits at the end of the video. Even though Prager is Christian and a strong promoter, he has a strong leaning towards liberty, individualism and free-thinking. He has funded a large volume of videos that focus on individual / property rights and the role of personal responsibility. Even though Rand was a solid atheist -- I think that Objectivists and Christians can find a number of commonalities.

Please note that Praeger is hosting the Ayn Rand video but did not produce or fund it. It was the product of the Objective Standard Institute, and OSI made a substantial financial contribution to Praeger U. for Praeger to continue hosting the video.

Yes, I believe Praeger, on the whole, achieves a lot of good in opposing leftism in general, but there are marked differences between Objectivist philosophy and Praeger's Christian/conservative philosophy.

To begin with, Ayn Rand was never anything but atheist, although not a crusading one. Her prime target was collectivism in all of its varied forms, along with its ethical underpinning of altruism--the ethics of human sacrifice.

Thank you for the video link. Prager does a good job with articulating foundational values for an efficient and moral society -- and more importantly, for how to conduct oneself as a self-affirming individual.

You cannot blame them. It's one thing to believe, another to know, and even another to be able to defend this.

I watched some libtard tell my daughter that "Trickle Down Economics" never works. Reagans Policies failed.

She, unfortunately, was too young to DEFEND that attack.
But I was not. But, as usual, the instant he realized he could not defend his statements, he backed down.

I simply asked (about a local Mall, that is high-end, with high-end housing around it). And I asked... Did tons of businesses show up to support this, around this area? Did the locals get access to more jobs and more services? Is this NOT the very definition of Trickle Down? (All improvements produce a trickle down effect, as do all Factory Closures... But in a negative manner. To deny this is to deny existence!)

I turned to my daughter, with this person within ear shot, and I said "Liberals Lie. They believe lies. They spread lies. They cannot help it. They simply don't know how things actually work, and they want the lies to be true... So that they can feel dignified spreading the lies!"

She later told me it was over the top... And she felt horrible for the person.

I hope not, dino, but as the commies get more and more power here I figure it would come to pass. Dictators hate competition and killing seems to be their method of choice to eliminate opposition.

you mean like was has been done over the last 3 years etc eg the social mental educational and developmental issues based on science with no support ! See latest Cochrane review just published that showed all the interventions during covid had no effect ...

Wonder if the USA (likely with a name change) will ever be run by a big time murdering butcher like Hitler, Lenin, Stalin or a Pol Pot.
Seems more likely now than when old dino was younger.

Too bad Ayn Rand's dream of a fully free capitalism is despised by far too many of our citizens who call themselves Americans.

A five-minute video at the Praeger website outlines Ayn Rand's life and philosophy:
https://www.prageru.com/video/underst...