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Media Highlights
Drs. Brook and Ghate quoted on CNN's Belief Blog
Jesus or Ayn Rand: Can Conservatives Claim Both?
Dr. Keith Lockitch quoted in National Geographic
Earth Day: Conservationist or Communist? Behind Google's Doodle
The Stanford Review's interview with Yaron Brook
Talking to Yaron Brook: Objectivism at College
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February
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Is Government the Problem or the Solution?
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The Looming Crisis Over Free Speech
Eric Daniels
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What's Really Wrong With Entitlements
Don Watkins
March
6 - London, ON - Campus Panel
Islamic Totalitarianism and the West
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Religion vs. Morality
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