Atlas Society
Top 10 Articles
Robert James Bidinotto
The Anatomy of Cooperation
A lecture presented at the the Atlas Society 2006 Summer Seminar, July 6, 2006, Chapman University, Orange, CA
Unilateral Moral Disarmament
October 2001 -- Awakening on the morning of September 11, 2001, we Americans were proud, happy, and confident.
100 Film Classics
Integrity
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
High Noon (1952)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The 10 Best Films, Objectively Speaking
BOOK REVIEW: Hollywood Canonizes an Eco-Terrorist
May 2004 -- Do you ever wonder why terrorism has become so widespread? Consider the crucial role played by terrorism's enablers: those intellectual and cultural leaders who act as apologists and excuse-makers for violence.
Death by Environmentalism
March 2004 -- What does it mean in practice to hold a philosophy that declares that pristine nature has intrinsic value in itself, and that regards Man and his activities as intrusive threats to the so-called ecological balance?
A Glimpse of the Early Ayn Rand
Her name is a kind of psychological litmus test; it inevitably provokes violent reactions of either fierce admiration or indignant denunciation. But neutrality seems impossible.
Both as a thinker and as an artist, Ayn Rand stormed against the tide. As a philosopher, she was an uncompromising champion of reason, individualism and pure capitalism. As a novelist, she was an impassioned Romantic. In both capacities, she was startling, original, unprecedented.
Understanding the Major Characters of The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead powerfully and credibly depicts how important moral integrity is in maintaining one’s personal independence, and in achieving success and happiness. Ayn Rand makes her case by depicting characters whose lives and choices represent the logical variations on her philosophical and psychological themes.