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About Minnesota Objectivist Association

The Minnesota Objectivist Association is a group of individuals dedicated to understanding and advancing Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Groups meet regularly to study Objectivism, plan and discuss local and national activism, and socialize. We encourage you to find out more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism at the Ayn Rand Institute's website.

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Wondering where to start?

Are you wondering where to begin learning more about Ayn Rand and her ideas and the philosophy of Objectivism? The best place to start is to read Ayn Rand's most famous novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. You can also read some non-fiction like The Virtue of Selfishness and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. These are a collection of essays that address issues of ethics, economics, politics and more.
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Please check out these links to find out more about our current and upcoming events.  Besides our regular study and reading groups, MOA also supports and promotes speakers sponsored by The Ayn Rand Study Group at the University of Minnesota. We also participate in a variety of community events like Tea Parties and the annual Tax Cut Rally. You can find out more about all these events by following these links.
   
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Ayn Rand's Appeal


Onkar Ghate clearly identifies why both the left and the right criticize Paul Ryan's respect for Ayn Rand's ideas. Because neither side takes ideas seriously. But Ayn Rand did and so does Paul Ryan.

“There is a fundamental conviction which some people never acquire,” Rand wrote in 1969, “some hold only in their youth, and a few hold to the end of their days—the conviction that ideas matter.” The nature of this conviction? “That ideas matter means that knowledge matters, that truth matters, that one’s mind matters. And the radiance of that certainty, in the process of growing up, is the best aspect of youth.”

How Did Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' Predict an America Spinning Out of Control?
Fox News publishes an article by Onkar Ghate about Ayn Rand's predictions of our current cultural and political scenarios.

"Now, the fact that "Atlas Shrugged" is not a political novel might surprise you. But the book’s point is that our plight is caused not by corrupt politicians (who are only a symptom) or some alleged flaw in human nature. It’s caused by the philosophic ideas and moral ideals most of us embrace.
“You have cried that man’s sins are destroying the world and you have cursed human nature for its unwillingness to practice the virtues you demanded,” the novel's hero John Galt declares to a country in crisis. “Since virtue, to you, consists of sacrifice, you have demanded more sacrifices at every successive disaster.”
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