Imagine a Culture of Reason

There have been many articles commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the publication of Atlas Shrugged. But one paragraph caught my attention and my hopes for the future. Written by Yaron Brook, Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute it describes beautifully what kind of future we could have if we would commit ourselves to a culture of reason.


Imagine a future America guided by the principles found in Atlas Shrugged--a culture of reason, where science is cherished and respected, not banished from biology classrooms and stem-cell research labs--a culture of individualism, in which government is the protector of individual rights, not its primary violator--a culture in which markets are not just regarded as the most effective option of an imperfect lot, but in which laissez-faire capitalism is recognized and venerated as the only moral social system--a culture in which business innovators understand that ambition, productive effort, and wealth creation are not just practical necessities, but moral virtues--a culture in which such innovators, proudly asserting their right to their work, are fully liberated and their productive genius fully applied to the generation of unimaginable economic progress. (READ)