Spring 2009 • Vol. 4. No. 1
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Features
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and the World Today: An Interview with Yaron Brook
Explains why, more than fifty years ago, Rand was able to project the kinds of crises we are seeing today.
Economics
America’s Unfree Market
Demonstrates the actual nature of the allegedly free market that delivered the current mayhem.
Economics
Altruism: The Moral Root of the Financial Crisis
Zeros in on the fundamental cause of the problem, showing that widespread acceptance of the morality of self-sacrifice necessitated the kinds of laws, regulations, and decisions that have driven the financial markets into the gutter.
History
Lest We Be Doomed to Repeat It
Provides an essentialized chronology of the era, focusing on the (ominously familiar sounding) policies of Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Politics & Rights
Houston, We Have a (Zoning) Problem
Demonstrates that Houston’s absence of zoning laws is largely responsible for the city’s relative health and prosperity, and urges Houstonians to halt and reverse the encroachments on their property rights before they find themselves zoned.
Science & Technology
Of Freedom and Fat: Why Anti-Obesity Laws Are Immoral
Discusses efforts at state and federal levels to put Americans on a collective diet by violating the rights of food producers, restaurateurs, and consumers.
Arts & Culture, Good Living
Doubt vs. Certainty
Casts certainty on why the movie Doubt is leaving viewers wondering whether they can know anything for sure.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
Religion vs. Subjectivism: Why Neither Will Do
Examines the alternatives of religion and subjectivism, and shows them to be equally life-thwarting and revealingly similar.
Book Reviews
Economics, Reviews
Review: Greenspan’s Bubbles, by William A. Fleckenstein with Frederick Sheehan
Joe Kroeger reviews Greenspan’s Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve, by William A. Fleckenstein with Frederick Sheehan.
Good Living, Reviews
Review: Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely
Eric Daniels reviews Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely.
Reviews, Science & Technology
Review: Concierge Medicine, by Steven D. Knope
Michael Garrett, MD, reviews Concierge Medicine: A New System to Get the Best Healthcare, by Steven D. Knope, MD.