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The Fall 2012 issue of TOS has been posted to our website. The print edition is at press and will be mailed shortly. The e-book and audio versions will be posted on September 25 and 30 respectively.
The contents of the Fall issue are:
FEATURES
Ayn Rand: America’s Comeback Philosopher
Craig BiddleHighlights the essential principles of Rand’s philosophy; compares them to the essentials of the predominant philosophies of the day, religion and subjectivism; relates each to the American ideal of individual rights and liberty; and shows why, if America is to make a comeback, Americans must embrace Rand’s ideas.
Religion Versus Morality
Andrew BernsteinSurveys the history and tenets of religion and shows that religion, in every essential respect, is utterly at odds with the requirements of a rational, practical, life-serving morality.
The Role of Religion in the Scientific Revolution
Frederick SeilerTakes to task claims that religion was somehow responsible for the profound scientific advancements that animated the 16th and 17th centuries, and shows that the cause of these advancements was not religion or faith but the partial freeing of the mind from religious restrictions and the consequent use of observation and logic.
Curt Levey on the Supreme Court and the Presidential Race
Interviewed by Ari ArmstrongMr. Levey discusses the U.S. presidential race and potential appointments to the Supreme Court.
Robert Zubrin on the Scourge of Antihumanism
Interviewed by Ari ArmstrongMr. Zubrin discusses the history and scourge of antihumanism.
FROM TOS BLOG (a new section in the quarterly)
Political “Left” and “Right” Properly Defined
Craig BiddleRomney-Ryan 2012—Ayn Rand Forever
Craig BiddleFurther Thoughts on Why Objectivists Should Actively Campaign for Romney-Ryan
Craig BiddlePrinciple vs. Pragmatism in Supporting Romney-Ryan
Craig BiddlePaul Ryan Rejects Ayn Rand’s Ideas—In Word and Deed
Ari ArmstrongRomney Addresses Entitlement Mentality, Misses Fundamental
Ari Armstrong“You Didn’t Build That”—Obama’s Ode to Envy
Ari ArmstrongIslamists Celebrate 9/11 by Murdering More Americans; U.S. Embassy Demands “Respect” for Islam
Ari ArmstrongBlame Not American Speech But Islamist Acts of War
Ari ArmstrongLA Times Writer Calls for End of First Amendment
Ari ArmstrongBOOK REVIEWS
Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins
Reviewed by Ari ArmstrongThe Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope by John Allison
Reviewed by Ari ArmstrongMerchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism by Robert Zubrin
Reviewed by Ted GrayAmeritopia: The Unmaking of America by Mark R. Levin
Reviewed by Michael A. LaFerraraThe Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet by Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu
Reviewed by Andrew BrannanAyn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul by Gary Weiss
Reviewed by Roberto Brian SarrionandiaAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Reviewed by Robert BegleyThe Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park by Sinclair McKay
Reviewed by Daniel WahlDouble Cross: The True Story of The D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre
Reviewed by Daniel WahlLunch Break by Quent Cordair
Reviewed by Daniel WahlDEPARTMENTS
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