Amit Ghate

Amit Ghate is a stock trader who previously trained and worked as a mechanical engineer. In his free time he writes and studies Objectivism. He lives in Southern California.

We Need a Return to Principled Government

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 - by Amit Ghate

Government should be limited to the protection of individual rights. Everything else was — and is — beyond its scope.

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Misconstruing the Cause of Waste

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 - by Amit Ghate

Obama has it exactly backwards: government regulation causes waste; individualism births efficiency.

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Questioning the Value of Regulation

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - by Amit Ghate

The regulatory approach is focused on the person who needs a warning sign to ensure that he doesn't spill hot coffee on himself.

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Ayn Rand as Prophet?

Monday, April 13th, 2009 - by Amit Ghate

The moniker is a touch ironic, given that the woman was the world's deadliest opponent of mysticism.

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