In life, we take risks to achieve and maintain values. Objectivism holds that you should choose a course in life that will be conducive to
Cultures, like people, have a sense of life, which Ayn Rand characterized as an "emotional atmosphere." "This emotional atmosphere," she...
Objectivism's social ethic (which underlies its theory of rights) is based on the recognition of a complex fact about rational beings: that
March 28, 2002 -- Summer ended last year on September 11th with a bitter blast to our souls. But we were warmed by the heroism of police...
June 28, 2003 -- On July 4th, we celebrate the establishment of the United States of America by our Founding Fathers. Since 1776, America
January 1, 2001 -- The classics, academic freedom, and justice often seem all but dead on college campuses today. Routinely, colleges and
As he departed for a tour of Africa, President George W. Bush said the United States rejects "the paternalist notion that treats African
Many Americans understandably are concerned about the Bush administration's proposed Terrorist Information Prevention System, a program to
The holiday season is a time for spiritual reflection, celebration, and frenzied commerce. These activities might seem incompatible. They
April 5, 2003 -- I am trained as an economist, and so it especially irks me when ignorant journalists attempt to comment on the economy...
September 8, 2005 -- Another example of how Europeans and Americans are drifting apart culturally and politically can be seen in the film
The Astronomical League, the world's largest federation of amateur astronomers, has declared May 10th to be this year's Astro
February 6, 2004 -- Today is the birthday of a great man who, tragically, doesn’t know it. Ronald Reagan is 93 years old, but Alzheimer’s...
June 11, 2003 -- One Republican is finally making moral arguments to support his tax policies. Unfortunately, they’re the wrong arguments
On September 11, the metaphor of the war of ideas between rational civilization and tribalist barbarism became literal description...
October 3, 2003 -- A group of Southern Methodist University students recently taught a lesson in practical philosophy better than those they
Whether one favors the war against Iraq or not, one's attitude towards the United Nations' role is a revealing Rorschach test; those with
January 17, 2009 -- January 2009 finds the issue of race front-and-center with the celebration of black civil rights leader Martin Luther...
With Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas faced the same problem as did the classical Greek playwrights. Their audiences already knew the...
June 24, 2004 -- "Sing, oh Goddess, the wrath of Peleus' son Achilles, which brought pains a thousand-fold upon the Achaians." So opens the
