Ayn Rand Institute

Christopher Columbus’ journey to find a sea route to Asia in 1492 changed the way we see the world. Not realizing that there was an expansive land mass west of Europe, in between Spain and Asia, Columbus landed in the Bahamas only to be greeted by the indigenous Arawak native tribe that had been on the island for decades. Columbus saw this encounter as an opportunity to pay back Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain for his voyage, ships and crew. Columbus then set off, sending thousands of natives…

``Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.”(Ayn Rand) In many traditional families, Men are in most cases the number one supporters, meaning they bring in most of the affluence, but evidently studies have shown that Daughters with high paid working Mothers are more likely to receive a higher paying job due to their Mothers hard work and drive, but often this wealth does not bring happiness to the individual due to loneliness and…

Give Us Medical Autonomy or Give Us Death… As teenagers we cannot wait to grow up, to be able to make all those “adult” choices and finally be able to do what you want. My generation and future generations are becoming more and more eager to “grow up” and have autonomy that it might actually have us miss out on key lessons of growing up; but one area that that we are not be able to grow into is the medical world. An article from The Health Affairs shows that medical issues are increasing more…