Volume 16, Number 1, January 2010 Objectivist Summer We the Living and the World Today: Conference 2010 Speaker Lineup An Interview with Impact is pleased to Dr. Leonard Peikoff was a stu- I have to add that in my Objectivist Summer 2010 Conference announce the speaker dent and friend of ’s opinion my new two-page lineup for Objectivist for more than thirty years. He introduction is the best thing Summer Conference is the author of The Ominous I’ve written in the category of 2010, which will be Parallels and : brief commentary. The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Impact: What do you Objectivist Conferences held in Las Vegas at the Red Rock Resort. the definitive presentation of say in the new introduction?

July 2 through July 10, 2010 Red Rock Casino Resort Spa Ayn Rand’s philosophy. In Las Vegas, Nevada For conference LP: My purpose is to

General Session Lectures (see pages 4–5) Optional Courses information, visit November Impact sat down establish that We the Liv- (see pages 6–9)

TM Conferences for the rational mind www.objectivist with Dr. Peikoff to discuss the ing is totally current. My conferences.com. new trade edition of Ayn Rand’s first novel, We the thesis is that its essence is not a denunciation of Living, originally published in 1936. Dr. Peikoff Russian Communism, but of totalitarianism as worked with the publisher New American Library such—that it is not historical or concrete-bound, General Sessions on the design of the trade edition, and authored a but timeless and universal. To show this, I indi- Leonard Peikoff: The DIM Hypothesis (part 2); new introduction for the novel. Here we present cate, in a rapid sweep, that totalitarian regimes six lectures part one of this two-part interview. throughout history have shared the same essential : Defending Capitalism attributes as Soviet Russia—and to suggest that David Harriman: The Inductive Method: IMPACT: Hello Dr. Peikoff. Thank you for meet- those attitudes are on the rise today in the West, An Epistemological Revolution ing with Impact to talk about the new edition of including the United States. Talbot Manvel: The Hoover Dam We the Living. To begin, why is this new edition Impact: Would you elaborate on that? important? LP: The timeless evil of totalitarianism Adam Mossoff: Intellectual Property Rights: LP: The new edition calls attention to a derives from two fundamental ideas: unreason and Securing the Values of the Mind novel that is highly relevant to today’s world. The self-sacrifice. Which amounts to: give up your public’s response to We the Living has been much mind, and thus lose any means of independent Optional Courses less than to her other novels. People look at the judgment; and give up your values, and thus lose flap copy and conclude that it’s a historical piece any independent purpose. If this is what people Eric Daniels: The Morality of Trade: merely about yesterday’s communist Russia, and come to accept, they’re ripe for a dictator to tell An Intellectual History they’re not interested. So, although the content of them: “OK, this is what to think and this is what Eric Dennis: Modern Physics and the novel is unchanged in this edition, we’ve given to value”; in other words, “now I control you in Objective Reality it a new cover and a new introduction by me. The thought and action, soul and body.” That is the Dina Schein Federman: Ayn Rand’s Other Literary repackaging, we think, will attract more readers. continued on page 3 Treasures: The Hal Wallis Screenplays Ray Girn: Moral Development in Education Diana Hsieh: Luck in the Pursuit of Life: Your 2009 Essay Contest The Rational Egoist’s Approach to Luck : The Distinctiveness of an Egoistic Winner Is . . . Foreign Policy Andrew Lewis: The Renaissance (part 3): lizabeth Hong, of Amherst, character of Dagny Taggart,” she said. “There are Reformation and Religious Wars (1517–1648) E New York! Our winner few literary figures that can ignite the imagination won out over more than 4,000 as she did for me. I read some of the winning essays John David Lewis: A History of Ancient Greece: other entrants—a record num- from years past and they all loved to talk about Athens in the Fifth Century ber for the Atlas Shrugged Hank Rearden. Rearden is interesting to be sure, but Keith Lockitch: Writing Objectively contest—to win the $10,000 Dagny steals the show. To contrast her with Lillian Robert Mayhew: Ancient Greek Conceptions of grand prize. Now a first-year Rearden would be an insult if it were a mere matter Love: Aphrodite to St. Paul medical student at the Univer- of two women in conflict over the same man, but Shoshana Milgram: The Films of Howard Hawks: sity of Michigan, Miss Hong they both represent the main opposing forces in Integrity, Intelligence, Inspiration entered the Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged from the unique position of being Greg Salmieri: Aristotle’s Theory of Knowledge essay contest in her last year as an undergraduate at almost the only female characters. Their respective Thomas Shoebotham: Music in the Twentieth State University of New York at Buffalo, where she relationships with Rearden yield a telling contrast Century: Some Highlights and Low Points double-majored in classics and biomedical sciences. that bridges the personal with the societal.” “This is an incredible honor,” said Miss Hong, This was the first ARI essay contest for C. Bradley Thompson: The Enlightenment and the who plans to put the money toward her medical Miss Hong, and her first reading of Atlas Shrugged. American Founding school expenses. “I am deeply grateful for those “I had been aware of the contest for some time,” Lisa VanDamme: Making Poetry Part of who still place enough value on ideas and the writ- she said, “but it wasn’t until my last semester of Your Life ten word to have funded this contest. In Homer, college that I decided to read Atlas Shrugged and Brian P. Simpson: Economics (part 2): The Price material goods were allotted to warriors as prizes to submit an essay. Not only would my eligibility soon System, Economic Coordination and the Division act as the tangible representation of their deeds and expire, but I couldn’t consider my undergraduate of Labor a perpetuation of their name, honor, and reputation. studies complete without reading this enormously In Atlas Shrugged, money is the tangible representa- influential work. I remember that being a hectic tion of one’s best effort traded for another’s. I have semester—I ended up reading Atlas Shrugged Dance Workshop offered my best effort in this contest, and I thank between Latin translations and studying for com- David Rehm: Introduction to the Lindy you for yours.” parative primate anatomy. It made a great impres- Miss Hong’s essay contrasted the characters of sion on me, and writing the essay provided an Dagny Taggart and Lillian Rearden. “I chose this opportunity to focus my thoughts and distill the core particular topic mainly because I was struck by the continued on page 4 Newly Designed Summer Internship Program at ARI

RI is launching a newly designed internship Aprogram this summer that will provide bright and talented university students the unique oppor- tunity to spend three weeks studying and working at the Institute’s Irvine, California, office. The new design will allow more students to participate in favor of that which you don’t. while expanding the core components of the old “If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not program. These include one-on-one mentoring The Evil of Sacrifice a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it with ARI staff intellectuals and an hourly salary is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years Each month Impact suggests readings and other for all interns. of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce resources for fans of Ayn Rand’s fiction who wish “We’re pleased to offer this expanded pro- it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle to learn more about her philosophy, Objectivism. gram,” said Debi Ghate, ARI vice president of of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a Academic programs. “Applications for the intern- sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and ship program increase each year, and we’ve been let your own die, it is. If you give money to help a n our culture sacrifice is regarded as the essence looking for the right way to grow this program. It’s friend, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to a worth- of moral action, be it the man who gives up his unfortunate to have to turn away qualified students I less stranger, it is.” (“This Is John Galt Speaking”) life for a stranger’s or the Mother Teresa who sac- who want to spend their summer at ARI. We think One of the most vicious aspects of a morality of rifices hers to God. This is why one of Ayn Rand’s the new approach will be immensely beneficial for sacrifice is that it turns man away from morality as most controversial ideas is the notion that sacrifice the students and for the Institute’s long-term goal such. “The first thing [a man] learns is that morality is evil. of spreading Ayn Rand’s ideas in academia and the is his enemy: he has nothing to gain from it, he can Rand’s radical view of sacrifice stems from her culture. Like our past interns, I expect that most if only lose; self-inflicted loss, self-inflicted pain and equally radical view of morality. As she writes in not all of this summer’s interns will want to con- the gray, debilitating pall of an incomprehensible the introduction to The Virtue of Selfishness, “The tinue their education by applying to the Objectivist duty is all that he can expect. . . . Apart from such Objectivist ethics holds that the actor must always Academic Center.” times as he manages to perform some act of self- be the beneficiary of his action and that man must The new program, which will run from June sacrifice, he possesses no moral significance: moral- act for his own rational self-interest. . . . [H]is right 9 to July 1, is centered on week-long seminars led ity takes no cognizance of him and has nothing to to do so is derived from his nature as man and from by ARI intellectuals. Topics include Ayn Rand’s say to him for guidance in the crucial issues of his the function of moral values in human life.” (A ideas, the basic principles of a free society and life; it is only his own personal, private, ‘selfish’ life validation of Rand’s view of morality is provided in application of Rand’s philosophy to current events. and, as such, it is regarded either as evil or, at best, “The Objectivist Ethics,” the opening essay of the Each student will be paired with a mentor and amoral.” (Introduction, The Virtue of Selfishness) same book.) receive individualized coaching. In past years, stu- For more on this topic see, in addition to the On this view, sacrifice is the antithesis of moral dents have chosen to write papers, tackle research works already cited, “The Ethics of Emergencies” action. It is the act not of attaining the values that projects or give presentations. and “The ‘Conflicts’ of Men’s Interests” in The serve a man’s life, but of giving them up. “A sacri- The study component of the internship continued on page 3 fice is the surrender of a value,” writes Rand. “Full program will occupy half of each day, with the sacrifice is full surrender of all values.” To fully remaining time dedicated to office work. This Other Resources from the practice the virtue of sacrifice, therefore, “you must Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights work can include assisting the Academic Division seek no gratitude in return for your sacrifice, no (www.aynrandcenter.org) with various projects, writing and mailing corre- praise, no love, no admiration, no self-esteem, not Read spondence, preparing packages and assisting ARI even the pride of being virtuous; the faintest trace of • “Is Rand Relevant?” by Yaron Brook intellectuals with research projects. any gain dilutes your virtue. If you pursue a course • “What We Owe Our Soldiers” by Alex Epstein As in past years, ARI’s internship program of action that does not taint your life by any joy, that • “No Footprint, No Life” by Keith Lockitch includes automatic admission to the Clemson brings you no value in matter, no value in spirit, no Watch Institute for the Study of Capitalism’s annual stu- gain, no profit, no reward—if you achieve this state • “Woodstock’s Legacy: The Rise of Environmentalism and the dent conference, which takes place June 3–7. This of total zero, you have achieved the ideal of moral Religious Right” by Yaron Brook three-day conference brings together students from perfection.” (“This Is John Galt Speaking,” For the • “The Virtue of Selfishness: Why Achieving Your Happiness Is around the world for three days of courses, talks New Intellectual) Your Highest Moral Purpose” by Peter Schwartz and discussion about Atlas Shrugged and the moral Rand is very careful to distinguish which kinds • “Berlin Wall, Its Fall, and the World Twenty Years Later”; foundations of capitalism. Professors from Clem- interview with Yaron Brook and of acts constitute sacrifice and which do not. “‘Sac- son and other universities, as well as ARI intellec- rifice,’” she explains, “does not mean the rejection Listen tuals, lead the conference. of the worthless, but of the precious. ‘Sacrifice’ • “National Service Is Immoral”; interview with Alex Epstein The application deadline for the internship pro- does not mean the rejection of the evil for the sake • “The Teachings of Ayn Rand”; interview with Onkar Ghate gram is April 1, 2010. For more information, visit of the good, but of the good for the sake of the evil. • “Environmentalism: A Philosophy of Sacrifice” www.aynrand.org/education_academic_internships. ‘Sacrifice’ is the surrender of that which you value by Yaron Brook

Bloomfield Scholarship Winners Announced

ongratulations to the winners of the 2008­­– “The OAC is filled with excellent students. It’s giving me the opportunity to be an OAC student, C 2009 Bloomfield scholarships! These $2,000 no small accomplishment to receive the highest and especially to the donors of the Bloomfield prizes are drawn from the Betty and Daniel grades in these classes.” Fund for such generous support.” Bloomfield Scholarship Fund and awarded each This year’s winners were delighted by their “I’m honored to have received this recogni- year to the top students of the Objectivist Aca- awards. tion,” said fourth-year recipient Noah Stahl, “but demic Center’s undergraduate class. This year’s “I am proud to earn this scholarship given that I’m even more grateful of the opportunity to winners are: I have many bright classmates who surely gave have been involved with the OAC. To simply say me tough competition,” said first-year winner that it provides an unparalleled academic experi- Year 1: Doug Altner Doug Altner. “I look forward to continuing the ence would be to sell it short. If Objectivism is a Year 2: Tom Bowden OAC program and advancing my understanding of philosophy for living on earth, then the OAC is Year 3: Sascha Settegast and Objectivism.” a program where one learns to lead a better life, Michael Garrett (tie) “Studying in the OAC has been a tremendous in every sense of the word. That is a far more Year 4: Noah Stahl experience and has benefited my life in many comprehensive benefit, and one that should not be respects,” said third-year recipient Sascha Sette- overlooked when considering the value provided The Bloomfield Fund was established in 2004 gast, who attends the OAC from Germany via by those who make the OAC possible.” by the Bloomfields’ son, Charles, shortly before audioconferencing. “I am very grateful to ARI for To create a memorial scholarship fund at ARI, his death, in memory of his father and or to support one of our existing funds in tribute to his mother. The Fund is and thus assist other deserving OAC held and managed by the California students, contact Kathy Cross, Gift & Community Foundation, and makes Estate Planning Manager, at 732-242- annual distributions to ARI in recog- 9408 or [email protected]. nition of accomplished OAC students. The OAC is now accepting appli- “I would like to congratulate all cations for the 2010–2011 academic of this year’s winners of the Bloom- year. For more information, visit field prize,” said Debi Ghate, ARI www.objectivistacademiccenter.org. vice president of Academic programs. Doug Altner Tom Bowden  Sascha Settegast Michael Garrett Noah Stahl 2 We the Living and the World Today: ARI Intellectuals Complete Promoting Winning the An Interview with Leonard Peikoff, continued from page 1 Fall Speaking Tours Unwinnable War definition of totalitarianism—total state control ast spring ARI speakers participated in ovember and December saw a number of over every aspect of the individual. L university speaking tours in an effort to get Nevents related to Winning the Unwinnable These two essentials underlie every totalitarian the most value out of the time and energy that War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic regime—from the medieval Christians preaching goes into producing talks at college campuses. Totalitarianism, a new collection of ARI essays on worshipful faith in and service to God (Christian- The tours were a great success, serving to maxi- the U.S. response to 9/11. ARI fellow Elan Journo ity is the historical originator of totalitarianism) on mize the exposure of ARI intellectuals to col- is the book’s editor and main contributor. ARI through their twentieth-century variants. According lege audiences while saving money on traveling executive director Yaron Brook and ARI fellow to Communism, truth is determined not by your expenses. Three new campus tours took place Alex Epstein also contributed. mind, but by the dialectic process as interpreted by this fall and more are planned for the coming On November 11 in Washington, D.C., a adepts in proletarian logic, and service is sacrifice spring semester. promotional luncheon was held for professionals to the (correct) economic class. For Hitler, truth is In October ARI analyst Tom Bowden gave from area think tanks and policy organizations. grasped by Aryan instinct or blood, while service talks on the proper meaning of the controversial The event, and the advertising that preceded is sacrifice to the (correct) race. The result in all Columbus Day holiday at New York University, it, brought the book to the attention of foreign three cases was rule by institutionalized brutal- the University of Virginia, the University of policy scholars, and Mr. Journo reported that the ity—the Inquisition, the GPU, the Gestapo—with Maryland and the University of Texas at Austin. luncheon resulted in a number of contacts. The all of its anti-life consequences: mass impoverish- “There is no substitute for speaking directly to following evening, Mr. Journo took part in a ment, mass terror, and piles of corpses. students about thorny issues such as multicultur- panel discussion with Michael Rubin, a resident The relevance of We the Living lies in the fact alism and racism,” Mr. Bowden said. “Campus fellow at the American Enterprise Institute spe- that these deadly ideas are spreading in the United talks are a great way to convey the seriousness cializing in the Middle East. The title of the panel States today. They are more than spreading; they of the topic as well as the nuances of a philo- was “Iran, the Islamist Threat, and American are essential to our intellectual Establishment, and sophical approach to hot button subjects.” Policy.” He then gave a talk at George Mason have now been adopted across the political spec- In November ARI fellow Alex Epstein gave University on November 13. The event was spon- trum, with an intensity unprecedented in American a talk titled “In Defense of Oil” at the Uni- sored by the GMU campus Objectivist club. life. Conservatives uphold faith as against reason; versity of Utah, the University of Wisconsin, Before returning to the West Coast, Mr. Journo and morality, their faith tells them, is service to Carnegie Mellon University and the Univer- travelled to New York City and participated in a God (which includes sacrifice for the sub groups sity of Minnesota. “Based on the questions I panel at New York University with Robert Spen- of have-nots picked out by the Bible). The liber- received in the Q&A’s, the audiences I spoke to cer, an author specializing in Islam. The event was als uphold principled ignorance, i.e., skepticism, were new to the ideas I was presenting, engaged sponsored by the NYU campus Objectivist club. as against reason; and their ignorance somehow in what I was saying, and open to having their Dr. Brook, Mr. Epstein and Mr. Journo partici- leads them to demand sacrifice for the very same views challenged,” said Mr. Epstein. “The Wis- pated in a panel discussion at the Luxe hotel in Los biblical favorite. consin event had a huge audience. One profes- Angeles on November 30. The event was sponsored In many respects beyond politics, the United sor was there taking attendance for his stu- by the organization Children of Jewish Holocaust States is moving rapidly toward and getting ever dents—students required to attend ‘In Defense Survivors, together with ARI and the David Horow- closer to totalitarianism. The heritage of our of Oil’!” itz Freedom Center. An estimated two hundred Founding Fathers is still a large obstacle to the ARI fellow Keith Lockitch gave November people attended the event, which included a book statists, but that heritage is now crumbling before talks at Tulane University in New Orleans, signing and lively question-and-answer period. our eyes. the University of Texas at Austin and at the ARI has also engaged in a number of other Impact: Could you tell the story behind the University of Colorado at Denver. In Tulane promotional activities. Flyers offering free copies cover to the new edition (a photo of the charac- Dr. Lockitch discussed Charles Darwin’s theory of Winning the Unwinnable War have been sent to teristic raised arm and hand of a statue of Mao of evolution in honor of the 150th anniversary political science and other relevant departments at Zedong)? of Darwin’s Origin of the Species. His other universities. The authors have blogged about the LP: I wanted a cover in which there was a lecture, titled “The Real Goal of the Green book at Voices for Reason and at the blog of the juxtaposition of Innocent III of the Middle Ages Climate Crusade,” illuminated the motives of book’s publisher, Lexington Books. holding up a cross, next to a Communist holding a climate change defenders. Mr. Lockitch also And, of course, there have been interviews. red star and a Nazi with a swastika on his uni- spoke to high school students in Denver about These include appearances by one or more of the form. I wanted the cover to shout out the identity Ayn Rand’s novelette, Anthem. authors on radio shows such as Public Pulse and of Christianity with its modern descendents, and “I always enjoy getting out in front of students The Schilling Show, a two-part segment on the book thus to knock down the idea that We the Living is and talking to them about important issues like on the Internet television Web site PJTV and an outdated. climate alarmism or evolution,” said Dr. Lockitch. interview in The Objective Standard. Of course the publishers didn’t go for that. “Addressing their questions is the best part for me Lexington Books, working with the assistance The compromise was to have Mao on the cover, because of the intellectual challenge involved in of ARI, will run print advertisements for the book in thereby indicating that the novel implies more than covering wide-ranging concerns. I like the campus leading foreign policy publications. The first ads are the history of one specific country. As it stands, it tour format because each time I give the talk I’m expected in January and February. is not at all my idea of an effective philosophical able to better anticipate the questions my next “With advice from me, Lexington selected the cover; but I must admit it makes a striking visual audience may have, and if necessary can tweak influential magazines and journals in the field,” said impression. my presentation or answers to better address the Mr. Journo. “The ads, like the interviews, panels As the above suggests, it is rare to find anyone audience’s context.” and so on, are really the beginning of a process. The who understands the basic identity of Christian- Many of these appearances are or will be goal is to bring the book to the attention of a criti- ity and Communism. In this context, therefore, I available for viewing on ARC-TV.com. To stay cally important audience: policy analysts, scholars, want to plug an old dystopian novel, This Perfect informed of upcoming ARC events, visit www and decision makers in foreign policy.” Day, by a good writer, Ira Levin, whose works and .aynrandcenter.org and subscribe to our e-mail list. For more information on Winning the ideas are mixed—at different points of his life he Unwinnable War, including past and future was an admirer and then an enemy of Objectivism. events with the book’s authors, visit www Despite its philosophic inconsistencies, however, .winningtheunwinnablewar.com. I found the book compelling for a number of Recent Media Successes reasons, but the relevant one here is indicated by A number of ARI writers have been published recently FREE REVIEW COPY OFFER FOR A PROVOCATIVE NEW BOOK this example: the children in the book’s future in major media outlets. Here are some highlights: “To protect American lives requires that we embrace the moral propriety of defending our freedom and our lives—and that we totalitarian state learned to skip rope while reciting do so not apologetically, but rather with our heads held high.” a paean to four heroes on whom their way of life • Letter to the editor defending capitalism —Elan Journo, editor and lead contributor is based. Two of the four are fictional. by Yaron Brook; published in the fall edition of Winning the Unwinnable War The other two are Marx and Christ. the Claremont Review of Books The message of the essays in this thematic collection is that only by radically rethinking our foreign policy in the Middle East can we • “Celebrate Thanksgiving the Ayn Rand Way: achieve victory over the enemy that attacked To be continued . . . us on 9/11. We need a new moral foundation Thank Yourself” by Debi Ghate; op-ed published for our Mideast policy. That new starting point for U.S. policy is the moral ideal championed in the Christian Science Monitor on November 25 by the philosopher Ayn Rand: rational self- interest. Implementing this approach entails objectively defining our national interest • “Why Ayn Rand Still Resonates” by Onkar Ghate; as protecting the lives and freedoms of The Evil of Sacrifice, continued from page 2 Americans—and then taking principled op-ed published on Foxnews.com on November 26 action to safeguard them. The book lays out the necessary steps for achieving victory and Virtue of Selfishness, “The Soul of a Collec- for securing America’s long-range interests • “Commercialism Only Adds to Joy of the Holidays” in the volatile Middle East. tivist” and “The Soul of an Individualist” in (WinningTheUnwinnableWar.com) by Onkar Ghate; op-ed published in U.S. News and Copyright © 2009 Ayn Rand® Institute. , as well as Return of For a free review copy, please submit the following: Mail to: World Report on December 18 Full Name: ______the Primitive and her novels Title: ______Winning the Unwinnable War University/Organization: ______The E-mail: ______2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 250 and Atlas Shrugged. All of these items can be Irvine, CA 92606 • “Person of the Year? How about Spinmeister of the Mailing Address: ______purchased from the Ayn Rand Bookstore. 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1-800-729-6149. To learn more and read an excerpt visit: WinningTheUnwinnableWar.com 3 Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa: Your 2009 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest The Home of Objectivist Summer Conference 2010 Winner Is . . . , continued from page 1 principles of the book.” s you may have heard, this summer’s alley, a fitness center, multiple bars and lounges Miss Hong was first exposed to Ayn Rand in A Objectivist conference will take place at the and, of course, a full casino. The lodgings are high school when Anthem was assigned during Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, luxurious; every room comes fully equipped with her tenth-grade Honors English class. “We were Nevada, July 2–10. The highlight of the confer- a 42-inch plasma TV, a sound system with an iPod assigned to produce an interpretive performance ence is six lectures by Leonard Peikoff on the jack, in-room spa service, a 17-inch television in the based on its themes, and the result was surprisingly theory presented in his forthcoming book, The bathroom, plush linens and magnificent views. effective: I can still remember the newly named Pro- DIM Hypothesis. And, of course, there will be Though the casinos and nightlife receive most metheus dancing across the stage to the triumphant the usual plethora of general and optional courses of the attention, Las Vegas is also a city in the midst swell of the toreador theme from Carmen, holding (See “Objectivist Summer Conference 2010 of great natural beauty. Just fifteen miles west of aloft a large book with a giant letter ‘I’ taped to its Speaker Lineup” on page 1). the resort lies the 195,000-acre Red Rock Canyon cover. Despite this, I don’t think I fully appreciated Given the Las Vegas setting and the lectures by National Conservation area, which has thirty miles Ayn Rand’s work until I read Atlas Shrugged.” Dr. Peikoff, this summer’s conference is expected to of hiking, biking and horseback-riding trails and a ARI’s essay contests are made possible by fill up fast. It is not too early to book your trip and thirteen-mile scenic drive. With the area opening donor contributions. In addition to the Atlas reserve your room at the hotel, a luxurious getaway at 6:00 a.m., ambitious conference attendees could Shrugged, Fountainhead and Anthem essay con- which was carefully selected to suit all tastes. explore the canyon at dawn and still make it back tests, a fourth contest has recently been added. The The lavish Red Rock Resort is located away for a morning lecture. Other nearby places of inter- new contest carries a $2,000 grand prize and is from the hustle and bustle of the city’s main strip est include Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, Valley of open to all past essay contest entrants. The title of but includes its own casino and offers easy access Fire State Park and the Mt. Charleston Recreation the topic is “How Has Reading Ayn Rand’s Novels to the downtown area as well as the surrounding area in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Affected You?” For more information, visit www countryside. It boasts gorgeous views of the Red Combine all this with nine days of lectures by .aynrand.org/education_contests_index. Rock Mountains and the city lights. It has many Objectivist intellectuals, banquets, a dance work- family-friendly activities. The conference facilities shop and interaction with others who share your are top-notch. values, and Objectivist Summer Conference 2010 Impact is published monthly by the Ayn Rand® Institute (ARI) and is On the resort grounds are nine world-class res- has quite an appeal. Reserve your spot soon. complimentary to current donors who contribute $35 or more per year. For information on how you can support ARI and to learn about taurants, a 35,000-square-foot spa, a three-acre pool For more information, visit www.objectivist our projects, please visit our Web site: www.aynrand.org. Atlantis patio, a 16-screen movie theater, a 72-lane bowling conferences.com. Legacy®, the Institute’s planned giving program, and related indicia are registered trademarks. The Ayn Rand Archives is a special collection of the Ayn Rand Institute. Objectivist Conferences (OCON) and the Ayn Rand Bookstore are owned by Second Renaissance, Inc., which is operated by the Ayn Rand Institute. Second Renaissance, Inc., and the Ayn Rand Institute do not necessarily endorse the content of the lectures and courses offered. All photos of Ayn Rand are used by permission of the Estate of Ayn Rand. Purchases from the Ayn Rand Bookstore do not qualify as tax-deductible contributions to the Ayn Rand Institute. Editors: Don Watkins, Jeff Scialabba Editorial Advisers: Dr. Yaron Brook, Mark Chapman, Debi Ghate, Anu Seppala, Lin Zinser Designer: Simon Federman Printing: David Antonacci Copy Editor: Donna Montrezza Headquarters: 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 250 Irvine, CA 92606-4926 Phone: 949-222-6550 Fax: 949-222-6558 © The Ayn Rand Institute 2010. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.

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