Parenting is a difficult enterprise, more so when current events throw curveballs in our efforts to foster a benevolent sense of life and the view that the universe is rational and predictable. Here are ten tips to help children cope with their emotional reactions when the world around them is in turmoil.

Aug 16, 2020

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Richard Warshak

7 mins

We are deeply sad to learn that Frank Bond died July 26, age 86, at his home. Frank was a long-time, generous supporter of The Atlas Society.

Aug 12, 2020

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David Kelley Ph.D

7 mins

Recent legislators, activists, and education reformers have promised to lead us into a new world of equity. No longer will some groups have

Aug 7, 2020

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If the 20th century is known as the Age of Anxiety, the current era may become known as the Age of Depression (with a generous side portion

Aug 7, 2020

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It seemed a logical question. They were both in their 60s, and they just met. But she had never been on a cruise.

Aug 3, 2020

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4 Mins

From the beginning of this virus, political elites have used the language of war. The invisible enemy would be contained, suppressed, and...

Jul 27, 2020

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Jeffrey A. Tucker

7 Mins

One big factor was exposed after the 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., at the hands of police.

Jul 22, 2020

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3 Mins

As Americans are repeatedly warned about a spike in coronavirus cases just as state governments have begun to allow us leave our homes and

Jun 25, 2020

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The lockdowners probably had no idea what they were about to unleash. On paper, their plans all seemed fine. Keep people apart. Make them

Jun 16, 2020

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Jeffrey A. Tucker

4 Mins

My first wife. I wasn't much of a reader then, but she recommended Atlas Shrugged. She never recommended a book before, but she thought I'd like it. I thought, well that's curious. So I went ahead and started reading it. And the more I read it, the more my attitude changed.

Jun 12, 2020

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Marilyn Moore

7 Mins

I was 27, and wasn’t thinking about how to make myself look younger -- particularly not when dating a man 13 years my senior.

Jun 10, 2020

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Jennifer A. Grossman

7 Mins

During the decade of Cultural Revolution, people experienced horrific events that made their blood boil and eyes tear. People’s suffering, like DR’s father in the hands of the political hooligans, was heartbreaking.

Jun 4, 2020

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Daoly

6 Mins

Many academics, business leaders, and governments are claiming that technology is a critical part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

Jun 3, 2020

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Sia Mohajer

5 Mins

I have been asked, as CEO of The Atlas Society: Why did The Atlas Society not take bailout money from the federal government?

Jun 3, 2020

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Jennifer A. Grossman

2 Mins

Romanchuk has been involved with The Atlas Society since the 1990s. He spoke with me from his home in Minsk via Zoom.

May 22, 2020

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Marilyn Moore

5 Mins

This humorous quip should not detract from the fact that many individuals in the United States (including me) own and carry a firearm for purely pragmatic reasons. The simplest case for the right to keep and bear arms can be summarized in one sentence: You are ultimately responsible for your own safety and security.

May 21, 2020

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Aaron Tao

8 Mins

Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand, is an All-Star member of The Atlas Society.

May 19, 2020

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Jennifer A. Grossman

3 Mins

“I’m calling the police,” my mother said from her upstairs office. When I ran upstairs to find out what she was talking about, she was on the line with 911, telling them about the partially clothed adult male stumbling around the drive to the terrace where my parents and immediate neighbors live. I took a video here.

May 18, 2020

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Jennifer A. Grossman

6 Mins

I started in accounting at the age of six. My father saw me doing arithmetic homework and said, “Why do you need to solve made up problems?” So he gave me his business ledgers and had me add up the columns.

May 15, 2020

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Marilyn Moore

8 Mins