Explore one of the most philosophically rich novels ever written and expand your knowledge of rational, life-serving ideas.

When is a great novel more than just a great story? When it connects an intriguing plot and well-developed characters to profound ideas that, when applied, can help the reader lead a more flourishing life. This is exactly what Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged, does—and it does so superbly.

The novel centers around a mysterious phenomenon: As America is falling apart, and people are suffering from accidents, shortages of goods, unemployment, and more, the best and brightest in business and the arts start to disappear. As fewer and fewer of them remain and struggle heroically to keep the world turning, they are increasingly hampered by government regulation and public hatred. In time, we see what keeps the producers (and their adversaries) going—and what stops them.

Atlas Shrugged is a thrilling page-turner that will challenge your ideas, sharpen your mind, and help you grow as a person. Join OSI fellow Angel Walker-Werth along with other active-minded participants, for a careful reading and deep discussions of this transformative book. 

Meet Your Instructor

Angelica Walker-Werth

Angelica Walker-Werth is a fellow and programs manager at Objective Standard Institute, an associate editor and writer for The Objective Standard, and an Ayn Rand Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Her roles at OSI include managing the junior fellowship and Intellectual Accelerator Programs, developing and administering courses, and mentoring. She is a voracious reader of fiction in her spare time and writes about philosophic ideas in fiction on Substack and makes videos about those things on YouTube.