March 6, 2010--Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice in Wonderland books have just been given a 3-D facelift by oddball director Tim Burton. In the
March 26, 2010—It used to be that someone who regularly drank or ate to excess was simply considered a glutton. A person who tried to get
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
Early in her novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand presents us with a scene aboard a train that is entering Philadelphia. “An office building...
Objectivism has no position on most of the questions you ask, and in many cases the same general answer applies: We'll see when we get there
Marx often tried to blur the difference between economic and political power, to argue that those who command large fortunes have an
Magic and illusion are actions that aim to produce effects that appear to be paranormal or impossible by the laws of logic and nature that
Objectivism holds that the sole purpose of government is to secure our right to live free from force. This implies property rights and
Marxism and Objectivism are similar in very few respects: —They are systems of thought. But Marxism is primarily a political and economic
Ayn Rand and Mises knew each other, and they were on good personal terms, though never close friends. There is reason to think Rand read....
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
As a child, I was fascinated by astronomy and space, and I hoped to live to see the day when men would travel to the Moon. In 1969, I manage
Most Americans know peaceful and prosperous Switzerland—America’s “sister republic”—for its beautiful mountains, tangy cheese, decentralized
Myths often manipulate our understanding of current events. Thus it is appropriate to comment on mythmaker George Lucas's latest Star Wars..
Halloween has its origins in superstition, and, sadly, it invokes old and new superstitions still. Halloween, from "All Hallows Eve," was...
The news and the night sky are dominated by Mars. At a distance of only 34.6 million miles, the Red Planet is now closer to Earth than it...
The tragic results of collectivism in a culture are seen in a recent wave of suicides in Japan, especially among young people. A Washington
Now that Secretary of State Colin Powell’s mission to break the Israeli-Palestinian impasse has failed, the only peace plan that remains on
May 28, 2003 -- Moral principles are at the heart of life and art. Choosing the right ones leads to happiness and beauty. Choosing the
