Tara Smith

Tara Smith, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, is a contributing writer for the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, CA. The Institute promotes the ideas of Ayn Rand--best-selling author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead and originator of the philosophy of Objectivism.

A Ten Point Analysis of The Trump-Bessent Plan to Reduce the U.S. National Debt

Objectivist Jim Brown opines on DOGE, deregulation, drill baby drill, tariffs, lower taxes, Immigration, a lower dollar exchange rate, lower interest rates, restructuring US Debt, & monetizing US assets, possibly through a sovereign wealth fund.

The Need for an Active Supreme Court Justice

As the battle over John Roberts' Supreme Court confirmation begins, the one widely agreed upon measure of qualification is that he not be a "judicial activist." While conservatives have long railed against "activist" judges "making" law by legislating from the bench,...

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