Of course, I also blog in my pajamas. Or in jeans and a sweater. Sometimes after a business lunch, I blog in a suit. I’ve blogged in London
March 2006 -- In March, I was stunned to learn of the unexpected death of a remarkable individualist and friend, Madeleine Pelner Cosman.
April/May 2005 -- An unrecognized threat to the liberty and prosperity of each American has spread throughout the country, taking root in
Summer 2006 -- Malcolm Gladwell's Blink stayed on the bestseller list for months. It defends the merits of making major decisions quickly...
Immigration has become the most politically and emotionally charged domestic issue in the United States—which is ironic, given that this
Everybody remembers exactly where he was on September 11, 2001. I was taking a photojournalism course at the Defense Information School at
What do we know about what makes creative genius possible? Can we say anything new about the awesome creative ability of an Aristotle...
March 2006 --Charles R. Morris, The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan Invented the American
Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...
March 2006 -- “I’m going to kill you. It will make the world a better place.” “I appreciate your attempt at altruism, but it wouldn’t make
November 2006 -- A Scanner Darkly. Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane, Winona Ryder. Based on the nove
In this independently released sleeper, consummate actor’s actor Anthony Hopkins brings a deceptively diminutive, real-life hero—legendary
Regrettably, these somber remembrances and thoughtful reflections were marred by the loud, incendiary claims of conspiracy theorists.
Tom Wolfe is one of the most original, honest, and unfettered contemporary observers of American culture alive today. Originator of “the New
Among the virtues we promote at The New Individualist are the courage, independence, integrity, and vision of creative producers in all walk
January/February 2006 -- Although Ayn Rand was born a century ago, and although she died a generation ago, her philosophy of Objectivism is
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
The twentieth century was the high point of mass culture—or “the overculture” as some call it. Any culture that could produce Citizen Kane..
April 2006 -- V for Vendetta. Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, and John Hurt. Screenplay by Andy Wachowski
Imagine a novel whose mysterious main character you do not meet until page 236. He is reviled by some for his greed and destructiveness.....
