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About Craig Biddle

About Craig Biddle

Craig is cofounder and editor of The Objective Standard, cofounder and director of education at Objective Standard Institute, and executive director of Prometheus Foundation. He is the author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. He is currently working on his fourth book, “Thinking in Principles.”

Craig Biddle's Articles

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Independence vs. Second-Handedness
November 3, 2010
An independent thinker faces reality and thinks for himself. A second-hander faces other people and expects them to think for him.
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The Winners of the First Annual TOS Essay Contest
October 17, 2010
The winners of the first annual TOS essay contest are: First Place, winning $2,000 and publication of her essay in TOS: Deborah Sloan, “Capitalism: The Forgotten American Dream” Second Place, winning $750: Kristian Kanya, “Realizing the Good Life: On the Moral Foundation of Capitalism” Third Place, winning $300: Caitlin McLean,…
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Jean Meslier on the Dearth of Knowledge Resulting from the Acceptance of Religion
September 4, 2010
Here’s a beautiful (albeit harrowing) passage from Meslier’s Superstition in All Ages: What light could have been thrown into the minds of many famous thinkers, if, instead of occupying themselves with a useless theology, and its impertinent disputes, they had turned their attention upon intelligible and truly important objects. Half…
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A Civilized Society: The Necessary Conditions
August 20, 2010
Discusses the necessary conditions of a civilized society—or, the moral nuts and bolts of freedom and capitalism.

An Interview with John Allison about Pro-Capitalism Programs in American Universities
August 20, 2010
The banking-magnate-turned-college-professor discusses his and BB&T’s continuing efforts and successes in establishing pro-capitalism programs in American universities.

The Ground Zero Mosque, the Spread of Islam, and How America Should Deal with Such Efforts
August 20, 2010
Considers the Ground Zero mosque, the spread of Islam in America, and how Americans and Westerners in general should deal with such efforts.

From the Editor, Fall 2010
August 20, 2010
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2010 issue.

The Right to Immigrate and the Legitimacy of an Objective Screening Process
August 17, 2010
The question of how to reconcile the right to immigrate to America with an objective screening process has arisen in several forums lately, so I’d like to address it here. Because I answered this question in a reply to a letter to the editor in the Summer 2009 issue of…
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Larry Downes Interviews Steve Simpson on Free Speech in America
July 20, 2010
Here's a great interview with Steve Simpson in which he argues that Americans need to recognize freedom of speech not as a permission to be granted when it suits social purposes, but as a right to be protected at all times. (The interview is in the first hour of the…
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The Summer Issue of TOS
June 28, 2010
The print edition of the Summer issue has been mailed; the online and e-book versions have been posted to our website; and the audio version will be posted on Wednesday, June 30. (Due to production setbacks, the print edition mailed a few days late. I apologize for the delay.) The…
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New TOS Subscription Options and Pricing
June 21, 2010
I'm pleased to announce three new TOS subscription options and a substantially reduced price on our online-only subscriptions. The new subscription formats are audio, e-book, and premium. The Audio subscription (which includes access to the website or HTML edition) provides MP3 versions of TOS articles and reviews that can be…

Objective Moral Virtues: Principled Actions
May 20, 2010
Presents and concretizes the principles of action essential to a lifetime of happiness.

An Interview with Philosopher of Science David Harriman
May 20, 2010
Philosopher of science David Harriman discusses his new book, The Logical Leap, in which he presents Leonard Peikoff’s theory of induction; the Falling Apple Science Institute; and the future of science and science education.

Israel and America’s Flotilla Follies (and How To Avoid Them in the Future)
May 20, 2010
Considers the essentials of the recent “peace activist” effort to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the pathetic nature of Israel and America’s responses to the assault, and the principles that should have governed their responses.

Letters and Replies, Summer 2010
, May 20, 2010
Steve Simpson answers a letter about the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
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