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Spring 2018 • Vol. 13, No. 1
Cover Article
History, Philosophy
Frederick Douglass’s Vision of Manhood
Examines the development of Douglass's view of what, in principle, an individual must do in order to live as a free, independent human being.
Features
History, Philosophy
Self-Made Men
Frederick Douglass’s speech on the virtues of “men who are what they are, without the aid of any favoring conditions by which other men usually rise in the world and achieve great results.”
History
Robert Ingersoll: Intellectual and Moral Atlas
A portrait of the great 19th-century intellectual who held that “Reason is the light, the sun, of the brain . . . the compass of the mind, the ever-constant Northern Star.”
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Carl Barney on Objectivism and Success
Carl Barney discusses the ways in which Ayn Rand’s philosophy has enabled him to create “heaven on earth” in his life and to advance Rand’s ideas so that others can do so too.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Here’s What’s Wrong with Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
Many articles have been written about what’s wrong with Ayn Rand’s philosophy, but none of them presents her ideas accurately. Here’s one that does.
Biographies, History, Politics & Rights
Live Free or Die: The Story of General John Stark
General John Stark did more than help America win the Revolutionary War. He was an exemplar of that quintessential American virtue: independence.
History, Politics & Rights
The Boston Tea Party’s Principles and Heroes
The Boston Tea Party and being “merry . . . at the idea of making so large a cup of tea for the fishes.”
Arts & Culture, Good Living
Nine Beautiful Poems on Romantic Love
Including works by William Shakespeare, John Keats, Lord Byron, Robert Burns, and Emily Dickinson.
Shorts
History, Politics & Rights
‘It Was Time for Every Man to Stir’: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Even after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, many Americans held that the colonies would reconcile peacefully with Britain. Paine explained otherwise.
Politics & Rights
The Supreme Court’s Opportunity to Legalize Privacy
Justice Gorsuch, please pick up Scalia’s mantle in Carpenter and help the Court to legalize privacy. This opportunity expires soon.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Contra Ben Shapiro, Rational Self-Interest Is Not Hedonism
Ben Shapiro suggests that rational self-interest is just another name for hedonism. But that makes no sense. Shapiro should (and likely does) know better.
Politics & Rights
Don’t Draft Women—Don’t Draft Anyone
In pursuit of "equality," Congress is considering legislation that would require women to register for the draft. But justice is not served by making men and women equal victims of injustice in the name of equality.
Good Living, Philosophy
Don’t Thank Producers for “Giving Back”—Just Thank Them for Producing and Giving
When producers give to charities, they are not “giving back.” They are simply giving—and they should be thanked accordingly.
Economics, Philosophy
‘Shithole Countries,’ Moral Ambitiousness, and Economic Parallels
People who immigrate to America from shithole countries to pursue the American dream are precisely the kind of people whom Americans ought to welcome.
Politics & Rights
Altruism on Parade: Unity in the “March for Life” and the Women’s March
Both the “March for Life” and the Women’s March are driven by altruism—the notion that morality requires sacrifice by (or of) some for others.
Arts & Culture
Alma Deutscher the First
Conductor Zubin Mehta has called Alma Deutscher one of the world’s greatest musical talents. Indeed, she is that and much more.
Book Reviews
Arts & Culture, Reviews
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, Seventh Edition, by William Zinsser
William Zinsser’s On Writing Well is an outstanding guide for anyone who writes nonfiction. Whether you write emails or op-eds, family histories or scientific papers, reading and integrating Zinsser’s Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction is sure to prove of immense value.
History, Politics & Rights, Reviews
RooseveltCare: How Social Security Is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance by Don Watkins
RooseveltCare makes clear that resolving the debt crisis by ending the entitlement state is imperative both morally and practically.
