In his recent book, The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties, Paul Collier mentions Ayn Rand. The comment is a one-off, so I’ll
Author’s Note: This scene occurs early in the thriller Hunter. Investigative journalist Dylan Hunter has been invited to witness a prison meeting between crime victim Susanne Copeland and her imprisoned attacker, Adrian Wulfe—a cunning psychopath.
Growing up during the 1950s, Robert Bidinotto became enthralled by TV vigilante heroes, such as The Lone Ranger, Zorro, and Batman. That
Parents who neglect to teach learning-thinking-choosing and socialization skills should not be surprised when their high school and/or college age children become immature, emotionally-driven progressives unable to rationally judge the worth of almost anything they encounter along the prickly path to adulthood.
I did not like Bill Clinton’s 1993 class-warfare tax hike, and I also opposed Barack Obama’s 2012 fiscal-cliff tax increase on the so-called rich.
Editor’s Note: Tal Tsfany’s 2017 young adult novel Sophie is the third installment of our Writers Series. Sophie is the story of Syrian
Intellectual battles are the cognitive lifeblood of a healthy society. Life is complicated and the stakes are high, so thoughtful and
My topic is environmental philosophy and hazardous wastes. There are lots of benefits to living in a high-tech society—but there are also...
Three Games That Tech CEOs Play With Protectionism
“So you think money is the root of all evil?” That is the question the wealthy, dashing copper magnate Francisco d’Anconia asked at the...
For fans of Atlas Shrugged, January 22 marks the anniversary of the destruction of Rearden Steel.
In the nineteenth century the question of the true meaning of socialism was a live issue among collectivists of all stripes. Kant, Herder...
A few years ago I read the book What Art Is: The Esthetic Theory of Ayn Rand (Open Court, 2000) by Louis Torres and Michelle Marder Kamhi..
In The Writers Series this month we feature another contemporary novel informed by the ideas and the romantic realism of Ayn Rand...
A soul-searching article by exasperated art critic Jerry Saltz. How does the art world live with itself? Great question, and Saltz’s piece is well worth reading.
W. S. Gifford, the president of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, called London on January 7, 1927 to speak with Sir Evelyn...
On January 1, 1945, Ayn Rand opened her journal and began writing notes for her fourth novel.
According to Rand, ethics is based on the requirements of life. That which makes life possible sets the standard of good; that which
In “Benevolence versus Altruism” (The Objectivist Newsletter, July 1962), Nathaniel Branden decried the “package deal” that links altruism
Altruism holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that
