In his feature-film directorial debut, Andy Garcia uses the screen as his canvas to paint a vibrant and wistful picture of a Havana he never
January/February 2006 -- Although Ayn Rand was born a century ago, and although she died a generation ago, her philosophy of Objectivism is
Among the virtues we promote at The New Individualist are the courage, independence, integrity, and vision of creative producers in all walk
Tom Wolfe is one of the most original, honest, and unfettered contemporary observers of American culture alive today. Originator of “the New
If you want to read a challenge to the pervasive influence of neoconservatism in the Bush administration and to its pandering to the religious right, then Kevin Phillips’s American Theocracy may be just what you’re looking for.
Supporters of limited government used to take some comfort from liberal complaints about George W. Bush. Back in 2000 when Bush was running for president, liberal critics frequently observed that the state of Texas provided far fewer entitlement benefits than other states and that the office of governor had sharply limited powers. Bush’s experience as a governor led them to conclude that he was a fiscal conservative unlikely to support any expansion of federal government programs.
Hand it to the Ancient Greeks for understanding what motivates Man to commit acts of good and evil, and for identifying what consequences may befall those who do good. Prometheus, for example, gave Man the gift of fire, and for his troubles he was chained to a rock by Zeus where vultures ate out his liver, only to have it regenerate daily so that he could suffer the same torture over and over. In Judeo-Christian mythology, too, Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise for (God forbid!) eating fruit from the tree of knowledge.
September 2007 -- Roger Donway’s opening column this month on “The Genealogy of Heroism” offers a definition of heroism as “the choice of a
In 1859, the first treatise on “best practices” appeared: Self-Help, With Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and Perseverance, by Samuel
Evidence and history demonstrate that diplomacy and appeasement have not and will not work to diminish the mounting North Korean nuclear
The fall season ushers in Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and, this year, Ramadan as well. Winter brings Christmas and Hanukkah. Spring takes....
This past January, hundreds of skeptics and humanists gathered at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for a three-day conference on “Science in
September 2007 -- The tradition of heroism runs as deep as any the West possesses. And that can be a problem for individualists—especially
Thus are we introduced to the protagonist of Thank You for Smoking—the chisel-chinned, smooth-talking Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who
Few have personified the phrase “self-made man” as did legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr...
Thanks to the people of France—who, by electing Nicholas Sarkozy as their president, have finally come to their senses and reversed the
Fall 2006 -- As I was completing work today on this issue of the magazine, I received an e-mail announcing publication of Ryan Sager’s new
After a nearly two-decades-long absence, the Man of Steel returns to the big screen in this superb fifth installment in the Superman series
Imagine a novel whose mysterious main character you do not meet until page 236. He is reviled by some for his greed and destructiveness.....
April 2006 -- V for Vendetta. Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, and John Hurt. Screenplay by Andy Wachowski
In his feature-film directorial debut, Andy Garcia uses the screen as his canvas to paint a vibrant and wistful picture of a Havana he never
January/February 2006 -- Although Ayn Rand was born a century ago, and although she died a generation ago, her philosophy of Objectivism is
Among the virtues we promote at The New Individualist are the courage, independence, integrity, and vision of creative producers in all walk
Tom Wolfe is one of the most original, honest, and unfettered contemporary observers of American culture alive today. Originator of “the New
If you want to read a challenge to the pervasive influence of neoconservatism in the Bush administration and to its pandering to the religious right, then Kevin Phillips’s American Theocracy may be just what you’re looking for.
Supporters of limited government used to take some comfort from liberal complaints about George W. Bush. Back in 2000 when Bush was running for president, liberal critics frequently observed that the state of Texas provided far fewer entitlement benefits than other states and that the office of governor had sharply limited powers. Bush’s experience as a governor led them to conclude that he was a fiscal conservative unlikely to support any expansion of federal government programs.
Hand it to the Ancient Greeks for understanding what motivates Man to commit acts of good and evil, and for identifying what consequences may befall those who do good. Prometheus, for example, gave Man the gift of fire, and for his troubles he was chained to a rock by Zeus where vultures ate out his liver, only to have it regenerate daily so that he could suffer the same torture over and over. In Judeo-Christian mythology, too, Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise for (God forbid!) eating fruit from the tree of knowledge.
September 2007 -- Roger Donway’s opening column this month on “The Genealogy of Heroism” offers a definition of heroism as “the choice of a
In 1859, the first treatise on “best practices” appeared: Self-Help, With Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and Perseverance, by Samuel
Evidence and history demonstrate that diplomacy and appeasement have not and will not work to diminish the mounting North Korean nuclear
The fall season ushers in Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and, this year, Ramadan as well. Winter brings Christmas and Hanukkah. Spring takes....
This past January, hundreds of skeptics and humanists gathered at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for a three-day conference on “Science in
September 2007 -- The tradition of heroism runs as deep as any the West possesses. And that can be a problem for individualists—especially
Thus are we introduced to the protagonist of Thank You for Smoking—the chisel-chinned, smooth-talking Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who
Few have personified the phrase “self-made man” as did legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr...
Thanks to the people of France—who, by electing Nicholas Sarkozy as their president, have finally come to their senses and reversed the
Fall 2006 -- As I was completing work today on this issue of the magazine, I received an e-mail announcing publication of Ryan Sager’s new
After a nearly two-decades-long absence, the Man of Steel returns to the big screen in this superb fifth installment in the Superman series
Imagine a novel whose mysterious main character you do not meet until page 236. He is reviled by some for his greed and destructiveness.....
April 2006 -- V for Vendetta. Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, and John Hurt. Screenplay by Andy Wachowski