Articles

Ari Armstrong reviews Chef, written and directed by Jon Favreau.

Ari Armstrong reviews Rocky Mountain Heist, directed by Jason Killian Meath.

Ari Armstrong reviews America: Imagine the World Without Her, by Dinesh D'Souza.

Robert Begley interviews Alexander McCobin, cofounder of Students For Liberty, who provides an inside look at how SFL got started, its accomplishments to date, how it has expanded to practically every corner of the globe, and what the organization has in store for the future.

Alex Epstein discusses his bestselling book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and how burning these fuels makes the Earth a better place for human beings.

Provides a fascinating look at the nature and potential value of cognitive enhancement drugs, laying to rest some of the hype and fear-mongering surrounding their use.

Addresses a key aspect of the left's "equality" agenda that muddies Americans' thinking on the issue and enables the left to turn people's good intentions against their genuine interests.

Ari Armstrong replies to a letter regarding immigrants and welfare.

Craig Biddle introduces the Winter 2014–15 edition of The Objective Standard.

Far from threatening human life and well-being, fossil fuels make possible the mass production of goods and services—including food and the delivery thereof—that people need in order to live and prosper in a modern, industrialized society. Thank the energy producers without whom most of the food we buy simply would not exist.

Leaders of the Catholic Church (and many other religions) see your life not as yours, but as God’s or society’s, and hold that you have a moral duty to stay alive for God or for others, even if you face unspeakable suffering and impending death due to terminal illness.

The U.S. Senate will vote Tuesday on a bill to permit construction of the cross-border section of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. That this life-serving project has been blocked for six years is a moral obscenity. Oil producers have a moral right to transport their product across borders as they see fit.

The print edition of the Winter issue of The Objective Standard is at press and will be mailed shortly; the electronic editions will be posted by November 22. The issue includes "The Equality Equivocation" by Craig Biddle, "On the Moral Use of 'Smart Drugs'" by Mitchell Feinberg, and much more.

Today fossil fuels—the lifeblood of modern industrial civilization—are under constant attack by environmentalists, including certain journalists, pundits, politicians, and activists. But, as Alex Epstein argues, the war on fossil fuels is impractical and immoral. He makes this case in his pathbreaking new book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.

To all veterans who have defended Americans’ rights and liberties: Thank you. Thank you for applying your minds, developing your skills, and protecting Americans from those who have sought to harm us. Were it not for you, courageous veterans, America and the liberties we enjoy today simply would not exist.