The Fountainhead ’s Long Road to Publication
Ayn Rand overcame tremendous challenges to publish her first bestseller, The Fountainhead.
Restored Film Adaptation of We the Living to Premiere in NYC
The 80th anniversary restoration of Ayn Rand’s We the Living will introduce a new generation of viewers to the Italian film adaptation.
Sense of Life in Music: Ayn Rand and Sergei Rachmaninoff
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff, whose music, in Ayn Rand’s view, projected a heroic sense of life.
Morality and History
The facts of history reveal the importance of consistently upholding moral principles.
We the Living on Broadway: The Story of The Unconquered
Two versions of Ayn Rand’s stage adaptation of We the Living can be accessed in print thanks to the efforts of Robert Mayhew.
Ayn Rand and ‘The Skyscraper’
According to Zack Snyder, Ayn Rand wrote The Fountainhead in response to her experience on a project titled “The Skyscraper.” But how did this project impact Rand’s life and career?
Blueprints for The Fountainhead: How Ayn Rand Planned Her Classic Novel
With the help of manuscripts housed in the Ayn Rand Archives, you can go behind the scenes and observe the years-long process by which Rand conceived, plotted, wrote, and edited her first bestseller.
Rare Recording: Ayn Rand In Action
“Our guest is one of the most widely discussed figures on the contemporary intellectual scene,” said famed talk-show host Michael R. Jackson as he introduced Ayn Rand to his radio audience. What came next was a fiery interview that featured Rand as you’ve never heard her before—answering challenging and sometimes confrontational questions from the host and call-in listeners
Ayn Rand: Voice of America
In 1968, a Russian-language interview with Ayn Rand was broadcast inside the dictatorship she had escaped decades earlier.
Miami and Athens Conferences Feature Archives Exhibits
AynRandCon-Athens and OCON-Miami featured in-person exhibits of historic artifacts.
“Our Youthful Hero, Bold in Arms”
On a rainy April night in the spring of 1777, a rider came charging through the town of Sharon, CT, banging on the shutters of every home, shouting: “The British are Burning Danbury!”
Behind the Scenes of Ayn Rand’s Most Popular Interview
Learn more about the fascinating story of Ayn Rand’s first television appearance.
Rand and Oppenheimer: The Atomic Bomb Movie that Wasn’t
Ayn Rand interviewed Robert Oppenheimer in 1946 while researching a planned screenplay called “Top Secret.”
The New History of Capitalism
Many modern historians are now claiming that capitalist societies were founded on slavery, but their assertions ignore important facts.
Ayn Rand and Louis Rukeyser: Rand’s Final Television Interview
Ayn Rand’s last television appearance is now available on ARI’s YouTube channel.
Leonard Peikoff Interviewed: Is Atlas Shrugging?
In 1998, Leonard Peikoff introduced Objectivism to PBS audiences in two one-hour programs on the McCuistion program.