What marks a genius? If it is misanthropy, then Johann Sebastian Bach (born March 21, 1685) was not a genius. He did his greatest work in
If man is to live on earth, it is right for him to use his mind, it is right to act on his own free judgment, it is right to work for his
December 2000 -- Nineteen ninety-nine was a breakthrough year for the public visibility of Ayn Rand and Objectivism, especially in intellect
December 2000 -- Let me be clear from the first: Justin Martin’s biography of Alan Greenspan is a fun read. Written in a vigorous, journalis
December 1997 -- The Beacon at Alexandria tells the story of Charis of Ephesus, a young woman living in the late Roman Empire who determine
May, 2000 -- Douglas Den Uyl's new "reader's companion" to The Fountainhead is a curiosity, for it is a work of literary criticism focused
BOOK REVIEW : Richard Taylor, Restoring Pride: The Lost Virtue of Our Age (Amherst, New York: Prometheus Press, 1996)
Art is widely thought of as indefinable, inherently subjective, and disconnected from any practical need or concern. Many modern thinkers
Objectivists have long hoped to see a high-quality academic journal focusing on Objectivism. Last month's publication of The Journal of Ayn
How do you like your Objectivism? Liberal: freshly phrased (but loosely represented), full of new connections, etc?
Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the judicial district that includes Manhattan, this week announced his latest prosecution of what he now
With his virtual tie in the Iowa Caucuses, Rick Santorum is the final flavor-of-the-week conservative alternative to former Massachusetts Go
We at the Atlas Society and its Business Rights Center mourn the passing of Professor Larry Ribstein, who died of a stroke on December 24...
“The law’s delay” is proverbial; there are snails sculpted on the flagpoles at the Supreme Court. But how long should a person sit in......
At the Baghdad International Airport today United States military forces lowered the American flag, and, in a ceremony with a long tradition
The revelries of the December holiday season inevitably are accompanied by sober inquiries about the “true” meaning of Christmas and, too of
Winter 2011 issue -- Shouldn’t all parents want to raise their kids to think well? But if you ask most parents what that means or how they
When I think of Christmas, I think about gathering with family, sharing bounteous feasts, warming up in front of a roaring fire after...
The Christmas catalogs start arriving in September, a trickle that becomes a flood by Thanksgiving. They pile up in colorful drifts until it
