Craig Biddle's Articles
Politics & Rights
Of Saudi Savages and American Children
Craig Biddle September 28, 2011
Nina Shea’s recent article, “Saudis' Vile, State-Sponsored Textbooks,” reveals nothing new, but the old news it relays is worth dusting off and shouting from the rooftops every now and then. It’s particularly relevant, for instance, in connection with the Saudis’ and other Islamist regimes’ agitations for Palestinian statehood and their…
Arts & Culture
An Interview with Sculptor Sandra J. Shaw
Craig Biddle August 20, 2011
Craig Biddle interviews Sandra J. Shaw about sculpting.
Politics & Rights
An Interview with John R. Bolton on the Proper Role of Government
Craig Biddle August 20, 2011
Craig Biddle interviews John R. Bolton about individualism, foreign policy, and good government.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Ayn Rand’s Theory of Rights: The Moral Foundation of a Free Society
Craig Biddle August 20, 2011
Examines Ayn Rand's theory of rights in contrast to theories of God-given, government-granted, and "natural" rights.
Announcements
From the Editor, Fall 2011
Craig Biddle August 20, 2011
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2011 issue.
Education & Parenting
An Important Exposé of the Assault on For-Profit Colleges
Craig Biddle August 4, 2011
In an excellent article titled Attack on the For-Profit Education Industry, Mariusz Skonieczny exposes the absurdity of the arguments against for-profit colleges and shows how problems such as the ever-increasing cost of college education are the fault not of these schools but of the government. The article is a must-read…
History, Politics & Rights
What to Celebrate on the Fourth of July
Craig Biddle July 3, 2011
On July 4, 1776, the Founders declared to the world not only that the colonies would henceforth be independent from Britain, but also, and more fundamentally, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Geert Wilders is Not Brave Enough to Be a Coward
Craig Biddle June 25, 2011
On June 23, a Dutch court acquitted Geert Wilders on the absurd charges of “hate speech” or, more specifically, “inciting hatred against Muslims” in various public statements and his film, Fitna. According to BBC News, Wilders was acquitted because the court “accepted the Freedom Party leader’s statements were directed at…
Announcements
An Announcement about TOS's Week in Review
Craig Biddle June 6, 2011
Given my core responsibilities at The Objective Standard, and the time required of me to produce the Week in Review, I have found that regular production of the latter is impossible at this time. Thus, effective immediately, I am ceasing production of the Review. I regret that I must do…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
TOS's Week in Review, May 31, 2011
Craig Biddle May 31, 2011
Because of my extremely busy schedule at the moment, I’ve addressed only one news item this week, but it is a crucially important one. —CB Netanyahu Appeases The Appeaser, Pretends A is Non-A, and Joins Obama in Throwing Israel to the Islamist Wolves After too-politely rebuffing President Obama for his…
Announcements
TOS’s Week in Review for May 23, 2011
Craig Biddle May 23, 2011
Dear WiR Reader, Because I’m pushing to wrap up the Summer issue of TOS and teaching a seminar at Clemson this week, the Week in Review will not be published today. It will resume next Monday. Sincerely, Craig Biddle
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
The Government’s Assault on Private-Sector Colleges and Universities
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Examines the government’s baseless case against career colleges and exposes its malicious efforts to destroy them.
Politics & Rights
Interview with Historian John David Lewis about U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East
I recently spoke with Dr. John David Lewis about American foreign policy, the uprisings in the Muslim world, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the light that history can shed on such matters. Dr. Lewis is visiting associate professor in the philosophy, politics, and economics program at Duke University…
Politics & Rights
Interview with Reza Kahlili, an Ex-CIA Spy Embedded in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Craig Biddle: I’m honored to be joined today by Reza Kahlili, author of A Time to Betray, a book about his double life as a CIA agent in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The book is the winner of both best new nonfiction and autobiography/memoirs in the 2011 International Book Awards sponsored…
Politics & Rights
The Iranian and Saudi Regimes Must Go
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Identifies the clear and present danger posed by these regimes and presents a policy for their swift elimination.