was an evening to remember. On December 7, 2010, at the historic Hudson Theatre in New York City, The Atlas Society sponsored a celebration

Oct 13, 2010

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Edward Hudgins

3 Mins

Professor Bainbridge explains the current law on insider trading here , and argues that the staffers could be found in violation of insider

Oct 13, 2010

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1 Min

December 2001 -- Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization . By Bruce Thornton. (San Francisco, California: Encounter Books..

Oct 13, 2010

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10 Mins

January 2002 -- The assault on civilization did not begin with the terrorist attacks of September 11. As Objectivists know, such an assault

Oct 13, 2010

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5 Mins

January 2002 -- When Victor Hugo was writing his last novel, Ninety-Three, during the years 1872 and 1873, the Naturalist school of fiction

Oct 13, 2010

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Michelle Fram-Cohen

10 Mins

January 2002 -- Reprinted by permission of the publisher. From The Role of Religion in History, by George Walsh (New Brunswick, New Jersey:

Oct 13, 2010

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George Walsh

10 Mins

Political reformers have long dreamed of driving money from the temple of democracy. They argue that campaign contributions from wealthy individuals and interest groups buy influence--government subsidies, relief from burdensome regulations, and special-interest amendments to legislation--in violation of the principle of "one-man, one-vote." Money also pays for abrasive "issue ads" during election season, poisoning the town-meeting atmosphere of rational discussion that democratic idealists dream of.

Oct 12, 2010

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Dr. David Kelley

11 mins

The oral arguments in the prosecutorial misconduct case Connick v. Thompson , which I referred to here , apparently went well. Louisiana

Oct 8, 2010

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2 Mins

The September 11 terrorist attacks awakened a remarkable amount of anti-immigration furor in America, which has persisted for many years....

Oct 6, 2010

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José Duarte

4 Mins

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010

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J. Raibley

4 Mins

Ayn Rand rejects altruism, the view that self-sacrifice is the moral ideal. She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individ

Oct 4, 2010

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J. Raibley

4 Mins

The definition you quote for productive achievement accurately states the Objectivist view (though Ayn Rand's wording is slightly different

Oct 4, 2010

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Eyal Mozés

3 Mins

Objectivism holds that the basis of all law should be individual rights to life, liberty, and property. These rights are commonly called...

Oct 4, 2010

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3 Mins

When George W. Bush was President Captureand Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, some despairing liberals turned to George...

Oct 2, 2010

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Dr. David Kelley

7 Mins

Objectivism does not hold that happiness is the ultimate goal. It holds that happiness is the ultimate purpose in life.This is an important

Sep 30, 2010

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3 Mins

Ayn Rand herself smoked, and many Objectivists still do. Objectivism has no particular position on smoking as such. However, I will comment

Sep 30, 2010

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3 Mins

Before I get into the similarities and differences between Social Darwinism and Objectivism , I should point out that this accusation you...

Sep 30, 2010

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4 Mins

Objectivity , as Ayn Rand defined and clarified it, is a certain characteristic describing the use of one’s reason and the degree to which

Sep 30, 2010

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Andrew Bissell

3 Mins

At the time when Ayn Rand wrote most of her non-fiction (the 1960s), half the world’s population was under avowedly Communist or Socialist

Sep 30, 2010

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4 Mins

To my knowledge, Ayn Rand came somewhat independently to her own views. She may have imbibed Paine second-hand through such Old-Right

Sep 30, 2010

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2 Mins