In recent weeks, social media companies have suspended or deactivated the accounts of President Trump and many of his supporters, and major IT companies have stopped hosting "alternative" social media platforms, causing them to go offline. Many are claiming this is a new kind of censorship. Is "deplatforming" by private companies really censorship? What about when it is done under the pressure of government? And what about the now notorious Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields internet platforms from liability for the content their users post? Join Ben Bayer and his guest Steve Simpson, Senior Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, to discuss these and related issues.

ARI Europe web-meetup with Yaron Brook and Thomas Shoebotham.

Join ARI for a conversation with Jason Crawford, a writer and speaker working in the emerging field of progress studies. The former CEO and co-founder of Fieldbook, Mr. Crawford is the creator of the Roots of Progress website, which features his blog exploring the history of technology and industry and the factors enabling human progress. This is a private event for ARI members.

On the birthday of Atlas Shrugged author Ayn Rand, ASI Director Eamonn Butler will be hosting a webinar looking at what she might have made of our current concerns, such as lockdowns, free speech, cancel culture, identity politics, tearing down statues and more. Free event hosted by Adam Smith Institute, available on Zoom and YouTube, with several speakers including Tara Smith.

Although set in post-revolutionary Russia, Ayn Rand’s We the Living is a novel of timeless significance -- not only about the evil of collectivism, but also about what it means to truly live. The novel’s young heroine, Kira, is passionately devoted to her own life. In her unflagging pursuit of her values in the face of a brutal regime, there are universal lessons for us all. Join Onkar Ghate, Robert Mayhew, and Elan Journo on Feb. 2nd -- Ayn Rand’s birthday -- for a conversation about the life-affirming meaning of Rand’s first, yet least known, novel.

This is a private, online event and discussion for ARI Members.

Annual European conference hosted by ARI. Conference registration will open in the winter of 2021.

This is a private, online event and discussion for ARI Members.

The largest annual gathering of Objectivists and Ayn Rand admirers. The conference will run from August 27 through September 1, 2021.