Jon Hersey's Articles
History, Politics & Rights
Happy Birthday, George Washington!
Jon Hersey February 22, 2018
Washington recognized that we must choose daily to support freedom. Otherwise, we lose it, bit by bit, to those who favor force and tyranny.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview: Derek Magill on Building a Career You Love, Promoting Yourself, and more . . .
Jon Hersey February 19, 2018
Want to build a career around things you love? Tune in Wednesday, and education entrepreneur Derek Magill will answer your questions live.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Timothy Sandefur on Frederick Douglass
Jon Hersey February 13, 2018
Celebrate Frederick Douglass's 200th birthday with Timothy Sandefur, author of the new book Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man.
Announcements, TOS-Con News
Live Interview with Alex Epstein about TOS-Con 2018
Jon Hersey February 8, 2018
Tune in to learn more about Epstein’s two TOS-Con presentations: “The Human Flourishing Project” and “How to Communicate with Clarity and Impact.”
Good Living
Alex Epstein on the Power of Opinion Stories
Jon Hersey January 28, 2018
When you use opinion stories rather than opinion statements, you’re likely to meet with less resistance, more discussion, and greater persuasion.
History, Politics & Rights, Reviews
RooseveltCare: How Social Security Is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance by Don Watkins
Jon Hersey January 24, 2018
RooseveltCare makes clear that resolving the debt crisis by ending the entitlement state is imperative both morally and practically.
History, Politics & Rights
‘It Was Time for Every Man to Stir’: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Jon Hersey January 10, 2018
Even after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, many Americans held that the colonies would reconcile peacefully with Britain. Paine explained otherwise.
Biographies, History, Politics & Rights
Live Free or Die: The Story of General John Stark
Jon Hersey January 4, 2018
General John Stark did more than help America win the Revolutionary War. He was an exemplar of that quintessential American virtue: independence.
History, Politics & Rights
The Boston Tea Party’s Principles and Heroes
Jon Hersey December 16, 2017
The Boston Tea Party and being “merry . . . at the idea of making so large a cup of tea for the fishes.”
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Carrie-Ann Biondi on Ayn Rand’s Enduring Appeal
Jon Hersey December 12, 2017
In a world filled with charged rhetoric where increasing volume tends to turn people off, Biondi calmly and coherently explains key principles of Rand’s philosophy and controversies surrounding it.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, Seventh Edition, by William Zinsser
Jon Hersey December 6, 2017
William Zinsser’s On Writing Well is an outstanding guide for anyone who writes nonfiction. Whether you write emails or op-eds, family histories or scientific papers, reading and integrating Zinsser’s Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction is sure to prove of immense value.
Biographies, History, Politics & Rights
Wilberforce the Abolitionist: Monument to Perseverance
Jon Hersey November 25, 2017
The story of William Wilberforce is a gift to all who fight for freedom. It’s a reminder of the virtue of perseverance in righting wrongs.
Arts & Culture, Philosophy
Nobel Prize Awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro—Kindred Spirit of Balph Eubank (from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged)
Jon Hersey October 10, 2017
Ishiguro “uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”—just like a villain from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
Philosophy
Lt. Gen. Silveria’s Stand Against Racism, and His Unfortunate Paean to “Diversity”
Jon Hersey October 3, 2017
Lt. Gen. Silveria should be commended for standing up against racism, but his claim that the solution involves “diversity” is problematic at best.
Biographies, History
Thomas Jefferson: Word and Deed
Jon Hersey September 3, 2017
Thomas Jefferson, whatever his flaws, was an intellectual giant whose key ideas lit up the world and still guide us today. Were it not for him, our world would be less bright, less free.