Onkar Ghate

 

Specialties: Philosophy, Ethics, Objectivism, Ayn Rand's novels and ideas, Capitalism and Free Markets, Religion and Philosophy, Reason vs. Faith, Education, Cultural trends and movements

Onkar GhateDr. Ghate is a senior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He teaches at the Institute’s Objectivist Academic Center, speaks on philosophy and Objectivism across North America, and publishes scholarly articles on Ayn Rand’s fiction and philosophy. His op-eds have appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Foxnews.com, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Providence Journal, San Diego Business Journal, Orange County Register and BusinessWeek.com. He has given numerous radio interviews, including NPR, BBC Radio, and has appeared as a television guest on CNBC, KCET, Fox News Channel and the CBS Evening News. Dr. Ghate received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Calgary.

Lectures

Books

Op-Eds

A Liberal Ayn Rand? [Huffington Post]

Ayn Rand's Appeal [Foxnews.com]

How Did Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" Predict an America Spinning Out of Control? [Fox News Opinion]

Does America Need Ayn Rand or Jesus? [Fox News Opinion]

"Atlas Shrugged": With America on the Brink, Should You "Go Galt" and Strike? [Christian Science Monitor]

The Radicalness of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" [Fox News Opinion]

Our Moral Code Is Out of Date

Commercialism Only Adds to Joy of the Holidays

The Appeal of Ayn Rand

No Right to "Free" Health Care

The Radicalness of Atlas Shrugged

The Indispensable Condition of Peace

The Fear to Speak Comes to America's Shores

The Twilight of Freedom of Speech

The Cartoon Jihad: Free Speech in the Balance

Who Will Defend Industry from Eco-Terrorism?

The Advent of Freedom?

The Foreign Policy of Guilt

The "Sin" of Pride

Free Speech on Campus

Educators vs. Students

To Outsource or to Stagnate?

Diverting the Blame for 9/11

A Passion Against Man

Campaign Finance Reform Attacks Victims of Corruption

Educators vs. Reading

Don't Blame Our Intelligence Agencies--Blame Our Unprincipled Foreign Policy

Thought Control

Innocents in War?

Let's Revive Philosophy

Censorship on Campus?

America Is Not Winning the War

Prescription Drug Benefits Violate the Rights of Drug Companies

Bush's Vision for Peace: Prelude to War

Forgotten Heroes of 9/11

Drop the Antitrust Case Against Microsoft

War, Nuclear Weapons and "Innocents"

Say No to the "Self-Esteem" Pushers

Are The Reading Wars Over?

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Introduction to Ayn Rand's Ideas

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ARI Lecture Series: The Complete Video Collection

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