Fall 2008 • Vol. 3, No. 3

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Features

Politics & Rights

McBama vs. America

Craig Biddle August 20, 2008 PDF

Surveys the promises of John McCain and Barack Obama, shows that these intentions are at odds with the American ideal of individual rights, demonstrates that the cause of such political aims is a particular moral philosophy (shared by McCain and Obama), and calls for Americans to repudiate that morality and to embrace instead a morality that supports the American ideal.

Economics, Politics & Rights

The Resurgence of Big Government

Yaron Brook August 20, 2008 PDF

Identifies the cause of America's two-decade swing to the right, explains why this cause was philosophically insufficient to sustain the movement toward capitalism, and indicates what Americans must understand if we want to resume the trek toward freedom, armed with the means to sustain it.

Philosophy

The Mystical Ethics of the New Atheists

Alan Germani August 20, 2008 PDF

Examines the moral ideas of Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Richard Dawkins, exposes some curious truths about their ethics, and provides sound advice for theists and atheists alike who wish to discover and uphold a rational, secular morality.

Politics & Rights, Science & Technology

Mandatory Health Insurance: Wrong for Massachusetts, Wrong for America

Paul Hsieh August 20, 2008 PDF

Identifies the theory behind the Massachusetts mandatory health insurance program, exposes the program as a fiasco, explains why the theory had to fail in practice, and sheds light on the only genuine, rights-respecting means to affordable, accessible health care for Americans.

Politics & Rights

Deeper Than Kelo: The Roots of the Property Rights Crisis

Eric Daniels August 20, 2008 PDF

Surveys the pivotal historic events that paved the way for today's flagrant violations of property rights in America, documents the United States Supreme Court's indifference to and complicity in the crimes in question, and indicates the solution to the crisis.

Philosophy

The Menace of Pragmatism

Tara Smith August 20, 2008 PDF

Examines the nature of this widely-accepted philosophy, identifies its remarkable "essence," surveys its disastrous implications, and provides pointers for effectively opposing this persistent philosophical problem.

Science & Technology

How the FDA Violates Rights and Hinders Health

Stella Daily Zawistowski August 20, 2008 PDF

Surveys the history, nature, and consequences of this behemoth government agency; shows that it is impractical and immoral; and indicates how, in the absence of the FDA, the free market could provide the highest possible level of drug safety and efficacy.