Craig Biddle

Craig is cofounder and executive director of Objective Standard Institute, as well as cofounder and editor in chief of The Objective Standard. His books include Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; and Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Forbidden Facts: Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. He is also currently working on a book about thinking in principles. Learn more and join his mailing list at CraigBiddle.com.

Kiyah Willis and Ely Lassman: Cancelled but Speaking

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Mar 20, 2024

Anti-Israel, pro-Hamas students pressured to ban Kiyah from King’s College London's campus and Ely has received death threats.

Level Up in Life Like Never Before

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Mar 12, 2024

LevelUp 2024 will have 600 attendees mostly between the ages of 18 and 30. To miss this conference is to miss the opportunity of a lifetime.

Objective Standard Institute’s 2023 in Review

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Feb 15, 2024

OSI advanced its mission—and your values—beautifully in 2023. Here are some highlights of our projects and programs throughout the year. Courses OSI taught 12 in-depth courses to 238 students. These...

Level Up in Life Like Never Before

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Apr 20, 2023

If you’ve attended TOS-Con in the past, you know the soul-fueling power of our conferences. But LevelUp 2023 will break the mold.

Objective Standard Institute’s Terrific 2022

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Nov 30, 2022

Objective Standard Institute (OSI) has had a wonderfully productive year teaching the rising generation about the importance of philosophy, principles of Objectivism, and related ideas for living fully and advancing liberty.

LevelUp 2023: TOS-Con’s New Name, Date, and Location

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Sep 7, 2022

Objective Standard Institute’s summer conference—previously called “TOS-Con”—is now “LevelUp Conferences.” Level Up 2023 will be in Phoenix, Arizona, June 21–24. The venue is the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa.

The Future of Civilized Society: A Panel Discussion

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Mar 16, 2022

Just when you thought TOS-Con 2022 couldn’t get any better, it has! On June 24 (day 3), Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Peter Boghossian, Timothy Sandefur, and I will hold a panel discussion with a Q&A on “The Future of Civilized Society.”

Join OSI in Galt’s Gulch after TOS-Con

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Feb 23, 2022

After sharpening your mind and fueling your soul at TOS-Con 2022, what better way to extend the experience than by joining OSI in Galt’s Gulch?

Highlights of OSI’s Activities and Achievements in 2021

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Feb 17, 2022

Objective Standard Institute had a highly productive 2021, teaching numerous courses, producing 109 podcast episodes, hosting TOS-Con 2021 with hundreds of attendees, and much more.

TOS-Con Speaker Spotlight: Wolf Von Laer

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Feb 16, 2022

In his TOS-Con presentation, “Bitcoin as a Freeway to Freedom,” Wolf von Laer, CEO of Students For Liberty, will explain the fundamentals of Bitcoin, how it differs from other crypto-projects, and why he sees Bitcoin as a vital tool in the fight for free markets and limited government.

TOS-Con Speaker Spotlight: Amala Ekpunobi

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Feb 9, 2022

Can a young person break away from an irrational context in which she was raised? Can she activate her mind, think for herself, and build a life around her own independent judgment? At TOS-Con 2022, Amala Ekpunobi will tell the story of how she did.

Greg McKeown Will Speak at TOS-Con 2022

by Craig BiddleAnnouncements

Jan 19, 2022

I’m delighted to announce that one of my favorite authors, Greg McKeown, will speak at TOS-Con 2022: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing (June 22–25 in Denver).

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