Anthem Liberty Foundation (ALF) promotes the study and public understanding of individual rights, liberty, and capitalism, with a particular focus on their application in emerging and developing regions. The Foundation conducts research, publishes educational materials, maintains a public library and website, and presents seminars, lectures, and workshops examining the principles and conditions that can support free societies, private property, and economic freedom in regions with the potential to develop new communities and societies.
Objectivism
The Foundation’s educational and research activities draw upon Objectivism, the philosophy developed by Ayn Rand. Objectivism emphasizes reason, individual rights, rational self-interest, and laissez-faire capitalism as the basis for a free society.
Legal Status
Anthem Liberty Foundation is a Washington nonprofit corporation incorporated on July 15, 2026, and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt nonprofit under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
The Foundation does not engage in political campaign activity or endorse candidates for public office.
Anthem Liberty Foundation1805 Emerald Lake WayBellingham, WA 98226-7856United States
Founder
Boris Reitman
Founder & Director
Boris Reitman is the Founder and Director of Anthem Liberty Foundation. His work focuses on individual rights, political philosophy, and Objectivism. He directs the Foundation's research, publications, and educational activities.
The Anthemism Community
anthemism.org is an independent community site. Forum discussion, Telegram logs, and founder pages there are not publications of the Foundation. Views expressed on anthemism.org and its related channels are not statements of the Foundation.
Anthem Liberty Foundation takes its name from Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem. This inspiring work, written in poetic prose, is read by thousands of high school students each year through the Ayn Rand Institute’s Books for Teachers program. From the book cover:
“Anthem has long been hailed as one of Ayn Rand’s classic novels, and a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out.”
“A new generation has discovered that Rand’s Anthem is more socially relevant today than it was when it was written seventy-five years ago. Anthem is the classic story about the consequences of social collectivism and the importance of individualism. Anthem has been described as ‘one of the most important prose poems ever written.’”
“In her usage of the English language she combines clarity of expression with prose of poetic grace. Here, indeed, is an anthem-an anthem, not in the idiom of music, but in the more difficult medium of words alone. This is the most beautiful, the most inspiring novel this reviewer has ever read. It is an ethical and philosophical rather than a religious dedication to freedom and the individual.” — Joan DeArmond, Fact Forum News
“Reading this inspired little story is a rewarding and satisfying experience which no American should deny himself.” — All-American Books
