Fall 2012 • Vol. 7, No. 3

Highlights principles of Ayn Rand’s philosophy that are essential to supporting individual rights and thus to restoring America as the Land of Liberty.

Surveys the history and tenets of religion and shows that religion, in every essential respect, is utterly at odds with the requirements of a rational, practical, life-serving morality

Takes to task claims that religion was somehow responsible for the profound scientific advancements that animated the 16th and 17th centuries, and shows that the cause of these advancements was not religion or faith but the partial freeing of the mind from religious restrictions and the consequent use of observation and logic.

Mr. Levey discusses the U.S. presidential race and potential appointments to the Supreme Court.

Mr. Zubrin discusses the history and scourge of antihumanism.

Defines the political spectrum in terms of essentials, identifying the precise nature of the left and the right.

Prior to Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, I was going to vote “for” Romney in the sense of voting against Obama. In light of this development, however, I not only plan to vote for Romney-Ryan; I also emphatically endorse their ticket, and I urge readers…

I’ve received many emails, comments, and questions about my endorsement of Romney and Ryan—too many to answer each one individually. So, as time permits, I’m going to address some of the recurring themes and questions here on TOS Blog. The most common question I’ve received is, “Why do you call…

Here is another question I’ve received in various forms regarding my endorsement of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: “Isn’t it pragmatic and unprincipled to campaign or vote for Romney-Ryan on the grounds that the ticket is merely less bad than Obama-Biden?” This question entails a misunderstanding of both pragmatism and…

According to leftists and the mainstream media, the fact that Paul Ryan (Mitt Romney’s selection for vice president) has praised Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and drawn inspiration from her works means that he embraces her philosophy. In fact, Ryan rejects Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism in both word and deed. Here’s…

What does the entitlement mentality mean for America? Mother Jones published a “secret” video of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraising event in which the Republican candidate discussed the entitlement mentality: There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right,…

Barack Obama’s July 13 speech, in which he tells business owners, “you didn’t build that,” has rightly generated enormous criticism. But why did he say it? Before we turn to that question, let’s review exactly what Obama said: [I]f you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. .…

Islamists celebrated 9/11 by slaughtering more Americans: “The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other American staff members were killed Tuesday in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the White House confirmed.” Meanwhile, in Egypt, Islamists stormed the U.S. Embassy. The pretext for this…

Blaming a video for “inciting” Islamists to murder Americans and destroy U.S. embassies is absurd and reprehensible. Attacking free speech because of the atrocities of Islamists is an assault on the very foundations of America. The Los Angeles Times reports: Administration officials have asked YouTube to review a controversial video…

How long can liberty in America last when newspapers publish calls for censorship? Today, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by Sarah Chayes, former special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, condemning the film widely blamed for the current wave of Islamist violence across much…

Ari Armstrong reviews Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins.

Ari Armstrong reviews The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope, by John Allison.

Ted Gray reviews Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism, by Robert Zubrin.

Michael A. LaFerrara reviews Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America, by Mark R. Levin.

Andrew Brannan reviews The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet, by Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu.

Roberto Brian Sarrionandia reviews Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul, by Gary Weiss.

Robert Begley reviews Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow.

Daniel Wahl reviews The Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park, by Sinclair McKay.

Daniel Wahl reviews Double Cross: The True Story of The D-Day Spies, by Ben Macintyre.

Daniel Wahl reviews Lunch Break, by Quent Cordair.

Richard Salsman answers a letter about Objective Economics.