Below is a curated selection of readings chosen for their relevance to the Anthemism project; it is not meant to be exhaustive. These works are offered as background only, and listing a title here does not imply that every idea in it agrees with Objectivist philosophy or with the Anthemism approach.
New Country
Objectivist
- To Begin the World Over Again (2024) — by Alex Bleier and Kevin Osborne. Kindle
Libertarian and related
- How to Start Your Own Country — Erwin S. Strauss. Amazon
- The Hawksbill Creek Agreement — Sir Hugh Wooding CBE et al. Amazon
- Vonu: The Search for Personal Freedom — El Rayo et al. Kindle
- The Network State — Balaji Srinivasan. Kindle
- Startup States — Julien A. Starr. PDF
Articles & Papers
- The Nation Builders’ Struggle — John Snare. Reason (1972)
- The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down — The New York Times, Aug. 28, 2024
- Dubai of the Caribbean — The New York Times, Feb. 26, 2026
- Ultra-Stable Jurisdictions — John McCone. Journal of Special Jurisdictions (2025)
Israel, Zionism, and Israeli history
- The Jewish State — Theodor Herzl. Kindle
- The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herzl — Theodor Herzl. Internet Archive
- Trial and Error — Chaim Weizmann. Kindle 1, Kindle 2
- My Life — Golda Meir. Amazon
Early America
- Declaration of Independence (1776). Transcript
- Articles of Confederation (1777). Transcript
- Constitution of the United States (1787). Transcript
- The Federalist Papers (1787–1788). Library of Congress, Kindle
Objectivism
Books
- For the New Intellectual — Ayn Rand. Kindle
- The Virtue of Selfishness — Ayn Rand. Kindle
- Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal — Ayn Rand. Kindle
- Ayn Rand Letter — Ayn Rand. Amazon
- The Letters of Ayn Rand — edited by Michael Berliner. Amazon
- The Tyranny of Need — Peter Schwartz. Amazon
- Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty — Peter Schwartz. ARI eStore
- The Objectivist Forum (bound volume, all years, 48 issues) — HB Letter
Periodicals & Essays
- Ayn Rand Institute — aynrand.org
- New Ideal (periodical) — newideal.aynrand.org
- Leonard Peikoff — peikoff.com, Leonard Peikoff’s Podcasts
- HB Letter Blog — hbletter.com/blog
- Harry Binswanger (Substack) — harrybinswanger.substack.com
- Peter Schwartz — peterschwartz.com
- Ayn Rand Speaks — interviews, recordings, bibliographies, and other resources. Essay
Podcasts
- Ayn Rand Institute — YouTube
- The Yaron Brook Show — Yaron Brook. YouTube
- HB TV — Harry Binswanger. YouTube
Economics and other thinkers
- Economics in One Lesson — Henry Hazlitt. Kindle
- The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure — John Allison. Amazon
- A Treatise on Political Economy (1803) — Jean-Baptiste Say. Econlib
- On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817) — David Ricardo. Econlib
- Two Treatises of Government — John Locke. Kindle
- The Law — Frédéric Bastiat. Kindle