Navigator, January, 2001

Ideological Differences and Political Evolution. With both presidential candidates advocating education plans, health-care plans, and tax-cut plans, and parading their religiosity, voters might be excused for believing that Election 2000 presented an arbitrary choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. In these two articles, however, David Kelley and Patrick Stephens argue that an important difference did exist between the philosophies of the two main candidates, while Roger Donway contends that a country seeking ordered liberty should not want transcendent leaps in its politics.

The Monetary Roots of the Great Depression. . Many economists and political scientists have worked to present an objective view of the causes of the Great Depression. In this interview, noted scholar Richard Timberlake explores the way in which government helped cause and prolong the Depression by manipulating the money supply.

A Message from the Executive Director. This issue of Navigator sports some changes in content and layout. TOC executive director David Kelley explains the need for these changes and how they will help further the Objectivist movement.

Rand, Yes; Bans, No. Roger Donway shows why a society in decline needs philosophers, not censors, to preserve and restore its culture.

Derrida comes to ABC. The anti-Enlightenment thought of postmodernists such as Jacques Derrida is beginning to surface in the mass media, as evidenced by a recent ABC news analysis.

The PC Battle Rages On. Though political correctness is not much discussed anymore, it is quite prevalent on America's college campuses. In this commentary, Donald Cooper recounts two recent battles.

The Best and the Brightest. Despite a poor overall showing by American students in mathematics and science tests, America's future intellectual resource bank is well-stocked, as two recent major science competitions make clear.

Passing the Torch. After nearly four years of service, Tom Stone turns the Web site over to Shawn Klein.

Soundings. In this issue, a redesigned "Soundings" highlights the discrepancy between the twentieth-century's life-sustaining advances in technology and the deaths wrought by its politics. Also shown are some differences in the political bases of George W. Bush and Al Gore.

Other Logbook Items. Speakers Chosen for Summer Seminar, At the Center, Speakers Bureau Activities, and Sightings.