William R Thomas participated in the international workshop on "Successful Public Politices for Latin America," organized in Bogotá...
August 24, 2011 -- Editor's Note: TAS Executive Director David Kelley contributed an essay, "Ayn Rand and Capitalism: The Moral Revolution", to the newly published book The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won’t Tell You. Last week he was filmed for a promotional video featuring comments from the authors of the book's essays. This news brief was written by Clark Ruper for Students for Liberty.
The SEC has finally settled its “backdated options” case against Greg Reyes, the former CEO of Brocade Communications, Inc. That case attracted a lot of notice when it was announced on July 20, 2006, because the SEC’s civil suit against Reyes was paired with a Justice Department criminal complaint that charged him with securities fraud. And that was the first indication that criminal prosecutions would be generated by the backdated-options frenzy, which was even then being fanned by a team of reporters from the Wall Street Journal’s left-leaning news pages.
Thomas Depping makes money by helping others make money: He’s in the business of lending to small businesses. From dentists to truck drivers
The major German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote that the debt-ceiling battle in Washington had a “civil war atmosphere.” But the war...
It’s just for fun, this beat we keep, Like skipping lines to land on squares. So come, you’ll do it, too. We’ll sweep Along the Boston streets, no cares, Your hand in mine, a late May day, All final tests passed for a time— A season more. So come and play, And just for fun, we’ll make a rhyme! We’ll cross the Common, ducks unstressed In strict parade, though lovers clutch. But stressed, unstressed, we want no rest; Life’s beat entrains us overmuch. Insidious intent may stalk Through streets of Beacon Hill, tonight, And hey, the Tambourine Man walk Into the jingle-jangle light. But we shall keep a perfect beat, It matters not uphill or down, If all the turnings of the street But end at dawn in Boston town. So kiss me, dear; this is the time That comes but once in any song; Come meet my lips in perfect rhyme As lovers have the ages long.
Editor's Desk by Sherrie Gossett Consider the Source by Roger Donway Under postmodernism one is perfectly free to draw legal lines that make Wall Street and the Mob indistinguishable. The Eccentric Entrepreneur by Danny Fulgnecio "Stop zat cab!" and climb on board for a rollicking tour of one entrepreneur's tough dream. America's Deficit Culture by William R Thomas Is the U.S. too big to fail?THEME SECTION: THE GOOD SOCIETY What is the good society? What politics would make the good society possible? Our five authors reveal their vision of the good society, how to get there, and best of all, that it is, in fact, attainable.
Summer 2010 issue -- A GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE of liberty is that interest in the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand and her magnum opus...
Summer 2011 -- A mysterious woman walks in on a man sitting behind a desk in a solitary private office. Is this the kick-off of a new detective story? Not really. Instead, it is a light journey into the meaning of life. Competent novels that represent the value system of Objectivism are pretty rare on the vine. The Philosophical Practioner is one, and it is one that is both a pleasure to read and thought-provoking, too.
> Fall 2011 issue > Summer 2011 issue > Spring 2011 issue > Winter 2010 issue
Editor's Desk: Taking Flight by Sherrie Gossett Start it Up! by Sarah Perry How one man's vision is leading inner-city youth to become CEOs of their own lives. An Analysis of the U.S. Attorney's Statement on the Raj Rajaratnam Case by Roger Donway Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was recently found guilty of insider trading charges. But what harm did Mr. Rajaratnam do, and to whom? Throw Out the Greg Reyes Verdict! by Roger Donway The prosecution offered zero evidence that any actual Brocade investor was ever deceived about the state of the company. THEME SECTION: DOING WELL WHEN TIMES ARE BAD In a down economy how do we grapple with the financial and career setbacks while building the traits we need to live well and flourish?
The world of Atlas Shrugged is one in which government regulation, taxation, and outright control of the means of production have eaten away
In Barcelona's summer night..
by Sherrie Gossett Summer 2011 issue -- If, as Ayn Rand wrote, “Civilization is the process of setting man free from men” then some are still awakening, wide-eyed, to that newfound freedom. For “Learning Liberty,” writer Sarah Perry and photographer Danny Fulgencio trekked to Armenia to document the transforming work of the Liberty English Camps in a country once dominated by the Soviet Union. Part of that communist legacy is an all-too-prevalent mindset of dependency and waiting to be taken care of. But those attending the camp voiced a different view: “If we spread this idea [of liberty], we will have a better Armenia than we have now” said camp participant Manane Petrosyan. “If you want to be successful in life, it depends on you,” added Givi Kupatadze.
She stood on a bank of snow with an outstretched hand and decades of hope. It had snowed for seven straight days and three-foot drifts lined
Summer 2011 issue -- On May 11, after the trial of Galleon hedge-fund founder Raj Rajaratnam (pictured below) had ended in a conviction on
In times of economic trouble, many people find themselves having to cut into their pleasures. The financial pinch could mean switching from
There are people whom you have known or met who have a powerful quality to them; they know themselves, they seem comfortable in their own...
"There is not even a chance we will do one day in jail,” Danielle Chiesi told Reuters last year, speaking of herself and Raj Rajaratnam...
How does your book differ from those of so many other conservative social critics out there? One can think of Mark Steyn, Roger Kimball...
William R Thomas participated in the international workshop on "Successful Public Politices for Latin America," organized in Bogotá...
August 24, 2011 -- Editor's Note: TAS Executive Director David Kelley contributed an essay, "Ayn Rand and Capitalism: The Moral Revolution", to the newly published book The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won’t Tell You. Last week he was filmed for a promotional video featuring comments from the authors of the book's essays. This news brief was written by Clark Ruper for Students for Liberty.
The SEC has finally settled its “backdated options” case against Greg Reyes, the former CEO of Brocade Communications, Inc. That case attracted a lot of notice when it was announced on July 20, 2006, because the SEC’s civil suit against Reyes was paired with a Justice Department criminal complaint that charged him with securities fraud. And that was the first indication that criminal prosecutions would be generated by the backdated-options frenzy, which was even then being fanned by a team of reporters from the Wall Street Journal’s left-leaning news pages.
Thomas Depping makes money by helping others make money: He’s in the business of lending to small businesses. From dentists to truck drivers
The major German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote that the debt-ceiling battle in Washington had a “civil war atmosphere.” But the war...
It’s just for fun, this beat we keep, Like skipping lines to land on squares. So come, you’ll do it, too. We’ll sweep Along the Boston streets, no cares, Your hand in mine, a late May day, All final tests passed for a time— A season more. So come and play, And just for fun, we’ll make a rhyme! We’ll cross the Common, ducks unstressed In strict parade, though lovers clutch. But stressed, unstressed, we want no rest; Life’s beat entrains us overmuch. Insidious intent may stalk Through streets of Beacon Hill, tonight, And hey, the Tambourine Man walk Into the jingle-jangle light. But we shall keep a perfect beat, It matters not uphill or down, If all the turnings of the street But end at dawn in Boston town. So kiss me, dear; this is the time That comes but once in any song; Come meet my lips in perfect rhyme As lovers have the ages long.
Editor's Desk by Sherrie Gossett Consider the Source by Roger Donway Under postmodernism one is perfectly free to draw legal lines that make Wall Street and the Mob indistinguishable. The Eccentric Entrepreneur by Danny Fulgnecio "Stop zat cab!" and climb on board for a rollicking tour of one entrepreneur's tough dream. America's Deficit Culture by William R Thomas Is the U.S. too big to fail?THEME SECTION: THE GOOD SOCIETY What is the good society? What politics would make the good society possible? Our five authors reveal their vision of the good society, how to get there, and best of all, that it is, in fact, attainable.
Summer 2010 issue -- A GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE of liberty is that interest in the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand and her magnum opus...
Summer 2011 -- A mysterious woman walks in on a man sitting behind a desk in a solitary private office. Is this the kick-off of a new detective story? Not really. Instead, it is a light journey into the meaning of life. Competent novels that represent the value system of Objectivism are pretty rare on the vine. The Philosophical Practioner is one, and it is one that is both a pleasure to read and thought-provoking, too.
> Fall 2011 issue > Summer 2011 issue > Spring 2011 issue > Winter 2010 issue
Editor's Desk: Taking Flight by Sherrie Gossett Start it Up! by Sarah Perry How one man's vision is leading inner-city youth to become CEOs of their own lives. An Analysis of the U.S. Attorney's Statement on the Raj Rajaratnam Case by Roger Donway Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was recently found guilty of insider trading charges. But what harm did Mr. Rajaratnam do, and to whom? Throw Out the Greg Reyes Verdict! by Roger Donway The prosecution offered zero evidence that any actual Brocade investor was ever deceived about the state of the company. THEME SECTION: DOING WELL WHEN TIMES ARE BAD In a down economy how do we grapple with the financial and career setbacks while building the traits we need to live well and flourish?
The world of Atlas Shrugged is one in which government regulation, taxation, and outright control of the means of production have eaten away
In Barcelona's summer night..
by Sherrie Gossett Summer 2011 issue -- If, as Ayn Rand wrote, “Civilization is the process of setting man free from men” then some are still awakening, wide-eyed, to that newfound freedom. For “Learning Liberty,” writer Sarah Perry and photographer Danny Fulgencio trekked to Armenia to document the transforming work of the Liberty English Camps in a country once dominated by the Soviet Union. Part of that communist legacy is an all-too-prevalent mindset of dependency and waiting to be taken care of. But those attending the camp voiced a different view: “If we spread this idea [of liberty], we will have a better Armenia than we have now” said camp participant Manane Petrosyan. “If you want to be successful in life, it depends on you,” added Givi Kupatadze.
She stood on a bank of snow with an outstretched hand and decades of hope. It had snowed for seven straight days and three-foot drifts lined
Summer 2011 issue -- On May 11, after the trial of Galleon hedge-fund founder Raj Rajaratnam (pictured below) had ended in a conviction on
In times of economic trouble, many people find themselves having to cut into their pleasures. The financial pinch could mean switching from
There are people whom you have known or met who have a powerful quality to them; they know themselves, they seem comfortable in their own...
"There is not even a chance we will do one day in jail,” Danielle Chiesi told Reuters last year, speaking of herself and Raj Rajaratnam...
How does your book differ from those of so many other conservative social critics out there? One can think of Mark Steyn, Roger Kimball...