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Winter 2016 • Vol. 11, No. 4
From the Editor, Winter 2016-2017
Introducing the Winter 2016–17 issue of The Objective Standard: articles by Michael Berliner, Andrew Bernstein, Ross and Joe England, Timothy Sandefur . . . Continue »
Cover Article
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, History
Ayn Rand’s Intellectual Development
Surveys the choices, values, and events that shaped Rand’s intellectual and professional life.
Features
History, Politics & Rights
The Vindication of Joseph McCarthy
Examines the myths and facts surrounding Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to expose communist infiltration into the U.S. government in the 1950s.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Vaccine Facts, Falsehoods, and Best Policies
Discusses the science of vaccinations and offers a prescription regarding whether vaccines should be mandatory for students attending government schools.
History, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Greeks and America’s Founding Fathers Part 2: Learning What Not to Do
Focuses on ways in which America’s founders learned from the Greeks’ mistakes and sought to avoid them in constructing the land of liberty.
Economics, Education & Parenting
C. Bradley Thompson on Making Capitalism a Known Ideal
Dr. Thompson discusses the mission and programs of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, including its Lyceum Scholars Program.
Shorts
Economics, Politics & Rights
America’s Next Leftist President: Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump is a leftist. And it is important for advocates of capitalism to see—and to say—that he is.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
Government Crushes For-Profit Colleges, Jobs, Students’ Dreams
The government’s assault on for-profit colleges rolls onward—crushing schools, jobs, and students’ dreams. ITT Tech is the latest casualty.
Education & Parenting, Philosophy
Bad Parenting, Bad Education, and the State of America
Bad parenting and bad education have produced generations of ignorant collectivists. Hence the state of America today.
Education & Parenting, Science & Technology
“How to Talk to Anyone about Energy”: Alex Epstein’s Principles of Persuasion
Alex Epstein's course “How to Talk to Anyone about Energy” provides principles for clearly communicating the value of fossil fuels.
Book Reviews
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System, by Tara Smith
Michael Mazzone reviews Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System by Tara Smith.
History, Reviews, Science & Technology
A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, by Andrew Chaikin
Daniel Wahl reviews A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, by Andrew Chaikin.
Education & Parenting, Reviews, Science & Technology
Which One Doesn’t Belong? A Shapes Book and Teacher’s Guide, by Christopher Danielson
Daniel Wahl reviews Which One Doesn’t Belong? A Shapes Book and Teacher’s Guide, by Christopher Danielson.
