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What: A lecture by Craig Biddle, editor of The Objective Standard and author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It Where: Students for Liberty Dallas Regional Conference, University of North Texas When: Saturday, November 12, 2011 Admission: FREE and open to the public (but…

Here’s a Q&A from Gary Johnson that was not included in his exclusive interview with TOS. The lengthy interview is available to subscribers here. Subscriptions to TOS start at $59 (16¢ a day). David Baucom: Many people today would be surprised to hear that the Founding Fathers spoke negatively of…

Here is a Q&A from Gary Johnson that was not included in his exclusive interview with TOS (which will be released tomorrow). Enjoy! David Baucom: Although Republicans allegedly stand for lower taxes and greater freedom, for over half a century they’ve defined and conducted themselves in relation to Democrats—who have…

The print edition of the Fall issue is at press and will be mailed shortly; the online, e-book, and audio versions will be accessible to subscribers beginning September 20, 25, and 30 respectively. We’ve made John David Lewis’s article “9/11 Ten Years Later: The Fruits of the Philosophy of Self-Abnegation”…

Dear Potential Supporter, In his lecture at this summer’s Objectivist conference, Yaron Brook, President of the Ayn Rand Institute, reflected on the first 50 years of the Objectivist movement. During that session, Dr. Brook stated that if we are to succeed in changing the culture, "we need more than an…

What: A lecture by Craig Biddle, editor of The Objective Standard and author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It Where: Medford Oregon, at the Rogue Valley Country Club, 2660 Hillcrest Rd. When: September 3, cocktails & hors d'oeuvres 5:00-7:00pm, lecture with Q&A 7:00-9:00pm…

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The online edition of the Summer issue has been posted to our website. The contents are: ARTICLES   ObamaCare v. the Constitution by Paul J. Beard II The Iranian and Saudi Regimes Must Go by Craig Biddle Interview with Reza Kahlili, an Ex-CIA Spy Embedded in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Interview…

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Dear WiR Reader, Due to my laptop crashing (and the ongoing recovery process), TOS’s Week in Review will not be published this Sunday. We apologize for the lapse and will resume next Sunday. Sincerely, Craig Biddle

Noteworthy news and opinion items from the week ending April 24, 2011 The Syrian Rebels’ Efforts and America’s Self-Interest Will Libya be Obama’s Vietnam? Phantom Federal Budget “Cuts” Peter Schiff: S&P Late to The Party . . . Once Again The United Nations “Climate Refugee” Prediction . . . D’oh! 1. The Syrian Rebels’…

Noteworthy news and opinion items from the week ending April 17, 2011 1. Atlas Shrugged Opens in Theaters Across America A movie version of Ayn Rand’s masterpiece Atlas Shrugged opened in more than 300 theatres last Friday and is receiving a great deal of attention, positive and negative. Sales of…

Topic for 2011: Atlas Shrugged and Conflicts of Interest Among Rational Men In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand dramatizes the principle that "there are no conflicts of interest among rational men, men who do not desire the unearned . . . men who neither make sacrifices nor accept them." Elucidate and…

Noteworthy news and opinion items from the week ending April 10, 2011 1. The Budget Showdown The top story of the week is that Republicans in Congress—having been elected in large part on their promise to cut this year’s federal spending by $100 billion—and having then retreated to $61 billion—finally…