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Fall 2017 • Vol. 12, No. 3
From the Editor, Fall 2017
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2017 issue of The Objective Standard. Continue »
Cover Article
Biographies, History
Thomas Jefferson: Word and Deed
Thomas Jefferson, whatever his flaws, was an intellectual giant whose key ideas lit up the world and still guide us today. Were it not for him, our world would be less bright, less free.
Features
Arts & Culture
In Defense of Editing
A classic essay on the importance of journalistic standards and the role of editors in establishing and maintaining them. Illuminating for writers, editors, and anyone who appreciates the written word.
Economics, Politics & Rights
Altruism Smothers a Republican Revolution—Again
The failure of Republicans to repeal Obamacare marks yet another large-scale demonstration of how morality, not lobbying or machinations or economic arguments, controls government policy.
Science & Technology
Alex Epstein on An Inconvenient Sequel and Al Gore’s Methods of Deception
Alex Epstein discusses Al Gore’s new “documentary,” An Inconvenient Sequel, and Gore’s methods of deception, which Epstein condenses into a few easily retainable and explainable fallacies.
Economics
Isaac Morehouse on Praxis, Apprenticeships, and Creating Value
Isaac Morehouse, founder and CEO of Praxis, discusses the company’s apprenticeship programs, the art of teaching young people how to create value and market themselves, and his big plans for the future.
Arts & Culture
Reason in Rhyme: A Philosophic Oratorio
Robin Field presents the full text of his philosophic oratorio, Reason in Rhyme, which he composed in the 1970s and performed in song and piano throughout the ’80s and ’90s. Enjoy!
Arts & Culture
Seven Poems on Living Large and Loving Life
Enjoy these soul-fueling works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John James Ingalls, Andrew Marvell, Edward Rowland Sill, Gaius Valerius Catullus, Charlotte Brontë, and Berton Braley.
Shorts
Politics & Rights
Otto Warmbier and the Travesty of Negotiating with Tyranny
The lesson from Otto Warmbier's case is the same lesson that America has failed to learn for decades: You do not negotiate with dictators, tyrants, or terrorists.
Politics & Rights
Richard Dawkins, KPFA, and the Illiberal, Un-American Left
Treating ideas as beyond criticism is anti-liberal, and shaming people—such as Dawkins—for identifying evils inherent in Islam is un-American.
Politics & Rights
A Note to the Right Regarding the “Alt-Right”
To accept the notion that the so-called "alt-right" belongs in the same category as advocates of individual rights is to obliterate distinctions on which civilized society depends.
Book Reviews
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
A Companion to Ayn Rand, edited by Allan Gotthelf and Greg Salmieri
Richard M. Salsman reviews A Companion to Ayn Rand, concluding that, flaws aside, this book is a must-read.
Economics, Reviews
The Political Economy of Public Debt: Three Centuries of Theory and Evidence, by Richard M. Salsman
Raymond C. Niles reviews The Political Economy of Public Debt, finding the book to be a tremendous resource for anyone seeking to gain an understanding of the history of public debt and our debt-laden future.
