Craig Biddle's Articles
Politics & Rights
The Rubin Report Addresses Free Speech via Panel at Harvard
Craig Biddle September 20, 2017
The Rubin Report streamed live from Harvard University last night with a wide-ranging discussion about free speech in America.
Politics & Rights
Freedom of Speech Is Freedom to Think
Craig Biddle September 19, 2017
Speech not only follows from thinking; it is integral to thinking. Thus, to limit free speech is to stifle the mind, and to oppose free speech is to oppose human life.
Economics
Isaac Morehouse on Praxis, Apprenticeships, and Creating Value
Craig Biddle September 3, 2017
Isaac Morehouse, founder and CEO of Praxis, discusses the company’s apprenticeship programs, the art of teaching young people how to create value and market themselves, and his big plans for the future.
Science & Technology
Alex Epstein on An Inconvenient Sequel and Al Gore’s Methods of Deception
Craig Biddle September 3, 2017
Alex Epstein discusses Al Gore’s new “documentary,” An Inconvenient Sequel, and Gore’s methods of deception, which Epstein condenses into a few easily retainable and explainable fallacies.
Announcements
From the Editor, Fall 2017
Craig Biddle September 2, 2017
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2017 issue of The Objective Standard.
Politics & Rights
A Note to the Right Regarding the “Alt-Right”
Craig Biddle August 22, 2017
To accept the notion that the so-called "alt-right" belongs in the same category as advocates of individual rights is to obliterate distinctions on which civilized society depends.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Resources for Understanding Objectivism
Craig Biddle July 3, 2017
Resources for understanding Objectivism, including books, essays, courses, lectures, interviews, organizations, and more.
Politics & Rights
Questions about Jihad on Children
Craig Biddle May 28, 2017
Here are the questions we all should be asking in regard to the jihad against the West and our children.
Announcements
From the Editor, Summer 2017
Craig Biddle May 22, 2017
Welcome to the Summer 2017 issue of The Objective Standard.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Egoism, Benevolence, and Generosity
Craig Biddle May 21, 2017
Although benevolence and generosity are not universally life-serving and thus are not moral virtues per se, they can be, and often are, profoundly selfish.
Announcements
Nuggets of Note - May 3, 2017
Craig Biddle May 3, 2017
Richard Salsman on President Trump’s first 100 days, Isaac Morehouse on work-life balance, Matheus Pacini’s Objetivismo Brasil, and more...
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Ben Shapiro Denies and Affirms the Law of Identity
Craig Biddle May 1, 2017
Ben Shapiro claims that all philosophic foundations are subjective, but, in action, he reaffirms the objectivity of some.
Philosophy
A Step Toward Rational Secularism Is Better than None
Craig Biddle April 28, 2017
Addresses criticisms of “The Shapiro Principle” with questions about how best to encourage religious people to embrace reason and freedom.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Shapiro Principle: A Godsend for Lovers of Liberty
Craig Biddle April 26, 2017
The Shapiro Principle is the means to a mass movement that grounds rights, freedom, and capitalism in reason, observation, and logic.
Politics & Rights
The Poor, Disabled, and Helpless Under Capitalism
Craig Biddle April 26, 2017
Shows that under laissez-faire capitalism, the poor, disabled, and helpless would fare as well as is possible.