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Spring 2012 • Vol. 7, No. 1
Features
Philosophy
In Memory of John David Lewis
John was an ideal man, and his early death comes as close as anything can to being a metaphysical flaw in the universe.
Philosophy
Individualism vs. Collectivism: Our Future, Our Choice
Surveys the metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and politics of these two creeds, showing, at each level, that only one of them corresponds to observable reality.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Objectivism vs. Kantianism in The Fountainhead
Examines these opposing philosophies in the story, characters, and theme of Ayn Rand’s great novel.
Politics & Rights
Interview with Boaz Arad on the Israeli Freedom Movement
Boaz Arad, a founder of and spokesman for the Israeli Freedom Movement, discusses the inception, activities, allies, and successes of the Israeli equivalent of the Tea Party movement.
Good Living
Interview with Ellen Kenner and Ed Locke on The Selfish Path to Romance
Drs. Ellen Kenner and Ed Locke discuss their new book The Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love with Passion and Reason, covering ground from how altruism destroys relationships, to why people settle for less-than-ideal partners, to how to ask your lover to experiment sexually.
Book and Film Reviews
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Earl Parson reviews Eames: The Architect and the Painter, directed by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.
Philosophy, Reviews
Review: The Closing of the Muslim Mind, by Robert R. Reilly
Burgess Laughlin reviews The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis, by Robert R. Reilly.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: The 7 Principles of Zionism, by Dan Illouz
Gideon Reich reviews The 7 Principles of Zionism: A Values-Based Approach to Israel Advocacy, by Dan Illouz.
History, Reviews
Review: Treason, by Ann Coulter
Joshua Lipana reviews Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism, by Ann Coulter.
History, Reviews
Review: Mao’s Great Famine, by Frank Dikötter
Daniel Wahl reviews Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–1962, by Frank Dikötter.
Economics, Reviews
Review: Objective Economics, by M. Northrup Buechner
Richard M. Salsman reviews Objective Economics: How Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Changes Everything About Economics, by M. Northrup Buechner.
Good Living, Reviews
Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Daniel Wahl reviews Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
Good Living, Reviews
Review: Your Brain at Work, by David Rock
Daniel Wahl reviews Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long, by David Rock.
History, Reviews
Review: The Killer of Little Shepherds, by Douglas Starr
Daniel Wahl reviews The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science, by Douglas Starr.
Reviews, Science & Technology
Review: If I Die in the Service of Science
Daniel Wahl reviews If I Die in the Service of Science: The Dramatic Stories of Medical Scientists Who Experimented on Themselves, by Jon Franklin and John Sutherland, MD.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: Obit, by Jim Sheeler
Joseph Kellard reviews Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Led Extraordinary Lives, by Jim Sheeler.
Departments
Politics & Rights
Letters and Replies: Abortion, Natural Rights, Hayek
Ari Armstrong and Diana Hsieh answer a letter about abortion rights; Craig Biddle answers a letter from Timothy Sandefur about “natural rights”; Richard Salsman answers a letter about Keynes and Hayek; and athlete Donny Shankle praises TOS.
