Craig Biddle's Articles
Announcements
From the Editor, Summer 2010
Craig Biddle May 20, 2010
Craig Biddle introduces the Summer 2010 issue.
Announcements, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Today is "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day"
Craig Biddle May 20, 2010
Here is the final batch of drawings of Mohammed, in defense of the requirements of human life and civilized society. In honor of “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day,” we have placed all of the drawings together on a single dedicated page, which can be found here. I wish to thank those…
Announcements
Drawings of Mohammed, in Defense of Life: Last Call
Craig Biddle May 19, 2010
"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" is tomorrow, May 20. If you'd like to participate and help defend the requirements of human life and civilized society, please email your drawings to blog@TheObjectiveStandard.com by midnight tonight (May 19).
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
The OList Empire of Excellence
Craig Biddle May 15, 2010
Here’s a note from Diana Hsieh about her growing empire of excellence in activism and living: Hi, I'm Diana Hsieh. I'm an Objectivist and a recent Ph.D in philosophy. I oversee an independent network of e-mail lists for friendly discussion and information-sharing among advocates of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. They are…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Drawings of Mohammed, in Defense of Life—Batch #3
Craig Biddle May 12, 2010
Here’s another set of drawings of Mohammed, in defense of human life. [All of these images have been moved to the previously published page.]
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
More Drawings of Mohammed, in Defense of Life
Craig Biddle May 3, 2010
Here is another batch of drawings of Mohammed, in defense of human life. [All of these images have been moved to the previously published page.]
Announcements
Reaching Active Minds Far and Wide
Craig Biddle May 2, 2010
TOS in Barnes & Noble, Austin TX, May 1, 2010: (Photo courtesy of Lance Moore)
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Drawings of Mohammed, in Defense of Human Life
Craig Biddle April 28, 2010
Islamists have called for the murder of Salman Rushdie, and have attempted to assassinate him, for his “blasphemous” depiction of Mohammed in his novel The Satanic Verses . . . Islamists slit the throat of Theo van Gogh and stuck a knife in his chest for directing the film Submission,…
Philosophy, Science & Technology
Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
Craig Biddle April 27, 2010
In response to death threats by a Muslim group against Trey Parker and Matt Stone for portraying Mohammed dressed as a bear in a South Park cartoon—and in defense of the freedom of speech, on which civilized society depends—Dan Savage of The Stranger has pronounced May 20, 2010 “Everybody Draw…
Announcements
The First Annual TOS Essay Contest
Craig Biddle March 28, 2010
Topic for 2010: The Moral Foundation of Capitalism Few people who advocate capitalism know fully what this social system is, and even fewer are able to defend it on moral grounds. What is capitalism? What are its distinguishing characteristics? On what moral principles do they depend? And why are…
Announcements
The Spring 2010 Issue of TOS
Craig Biddle March 24, 2010
The print edition of the Spring issue has been mailed, and the online version has been posted to our website. The contents are: From the Editor Letters and Replies ARTICLES Citizens United and the Battle for Free Speech in America by Steve Simpson Government-Run Health Care vs. the Hippocratic…
Arts & Culture, Science & Technology
Dr. Hendricks from Atlas Shrugged on Socialized Health Care
Craig Biddle March 22, 2010
"Let them discover the kind of doctors that their system will now produce. Let them discover, in their operating rooms and hospital wards, that it is not safe to place their lives in the hands of a man whose life they have throttled. It is not safe, if he is…
Announcements
The Spring Issue of TOS
Craig Biddle March 11, 2010
The print edition of the Spring issue of TOS is at press and will be mailed shortly; the online version will be accessible to subscribers beginning March 20; and the Kindle edition will be delivered to Kindle subscribers on March 30. For promotional purposes, we are making Steve Simpson’s…
Politics & Rights
George and Sharlee McNamee Fight to Keep Their Own Back Yard
Craig Biddle March 4, 2010
From FOXNews: George and Sharlee McNamee have a beautiful home, an ocean view and a bounty of children and grandchildren who invade their house every weekend. The breeze is fresh, the view is stunning and retired life in Corona Del Mar, Calif., is good. But the McNamees wake up every morning…
Good Living, Philosophy
Making Life Meaningful: Living Purposefully
Craig Biddle February 20, 2010
Identifies and concretizes the principles by means of which one can fill one’s life with meaning and joy.