Jon Hersey's Articles
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Richard Salsman about J.B. Say, Ayn Rand, and Economics
Jon Hersey March 25, 2018
Tune in to learn more about Salsman’s TOS-Con 2018 presentation: “Jean-Baptiste Say, Ayn Rand, and Objective Economics.”
Science & Technology
Google’s Triumph of Relevance over Stickiness
Jon Hersey March 20, 2018
Where others prioritized stickiness, Google prioritized relevance and reliability. Wheras others played the role of the clingy friend who tried to hold your attention, Google simply pointed you in the right direction.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview on Achieving Financial Freedom, with David Veksler
Jon Hersey March 16, 2018
Tune in to learn more about David Veksler’s TOS-Con 2018 presentation: “Radical Strategies for Achieving Financial Freedom.”
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview on Alexander Hamilton’s Legacy, with Robert Begley
Jon Hersey March 13, 2018
Was Alexander Hamilton a freedom fighter or a statist? Tune in on TOS's Facebook page Sunday (Mar. 18) at 7:00pm EST for a discussion with Robert Begley.
Economics
Henry Ford on the Justice of Income Inequality
Jon Hersey March 6, 2018
Although income inequality is pitched as a modern and escalating problem requiring new regulations and redistributive measures, Henry Ford understood the factors that determine a man’s income, or lack thereof, as far back as 1922.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Carrie-Ann Biondi about Aristotle and Ayn Rand on Flourishing
Jon Hersey March 5, 2018
Tune in on TOS’s Facebook page to learn more about Dr. Biondi’s TOS-Con presentation: “Aristotle and Ayn Rand on Flourishing.”
Announcements, Good Living, TOS-Con News
Derek Magill on Building a Career You’ll Love
Jon Hersey February 28, 2018
"Many people think you have to go get some sort of third-party permission or something. . . . And the reality is you can skip a lot of that stuff if you just get started making things that are valuable to other people.” —Derek Magill
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Jim Brown on Intellectual Activism
Jon Hersey February 27, 2018
Join me this Wednesday (Feb. 28) at 8:30 EST / 5:30 PST for a chat with Jim Brown, CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute. We'll discuss Mr. Brown’s TOS-Con presentation: “Intellectual Activism for Fun and Profit.”
History, Politics & Rights
Happy Birthday, George Washington!
Jon Hersey February 22, 2018
Washington recognized that we must choose daily to support freedom. Otherwise, we lose it, bit by bit, to those who favor force and tyranny.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview: Derek Magill on Building a Career You Love, Promoting Yourself, and more . . .
Jon Hersey February 19, 2018
Want to build a career around things you love? Tune in Wednesday, and education entrepreneur Derek Magill will answer your questions live.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Timothy Sandefur on Frederick Douglass
Jon Hersey February 13, 2018
Celebrate Frederick Douglass's 200th birthday with Timothy Sandefur, author of the new book Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Alex Epstein about TOS-Con 2018
Jon Hersey February 8, 2018
Tune in to learn more about Epstein’s two TOS-Con presentations: “The Human Flourishing Project” and “How to Communicate with Clarity and Impact.”
Good Living
Alex Epstein on the Power of Opinion Stories
Jon Hersey January 28, 2018
When you use opinion stories rather than opinion statements, you’re likely to meet with less resistance, more discussion, and greater persuasion.
History, Politics & Rights, Reviews
RooseveltCare: How Social Security Is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance by Don Watkins
Jon Hersey January 24, 2018
RooseveltCare makes clear that resolving the debt crisis by ending the entitlement state is imperative both morally and practically.
History, Politics & Rights
‘It Was Time for Every Man to Stir’: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Jon Hersey January 10, 2018
Even after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, many Americans held that the colonies would reconcile peacefully with Britain. Paine explained otherwise.