Announcements

The print edition of the Winter issue of The Objective Standard is at press and will be mailed shortly; the electronic editions will be posted by November 22. The issue includes "The Equality Equivocation" by Craig Biddle, "On the Moral Use of 'Smart Drugs'" by Mitchell Feinberg, and much more.

The Gold Standard Institute will host presentations on the moral foundation of capitalism and the need for a gold-based monetary system. The November 1 event in Manhattan, “The Gold Standard: Both Good and Necessary,” will feature economist Keith Weiner, who will speak on “The Urgency of the Gold Standard”; and philosopher Andrew Bernstein, who will present “The Moral Basis of Capitalism.”

Bruce Rickard, a good friend of mine and charter subscriber to TOS, recently succumbed to brain cancer, after a 28-month-long battle against the disease. One of Bruce’s distinguishing characteristics was his radiant benevolence. Bruce fought this terribly aggressive brain tumor with grace and courage, and was an example to everyone around him.

What is "cronyism?" Is it a valid term? How has this idea, sometimes called "crony capitalism," come into use? How does it influence debate? How should free market advocates view the issue of cronyism? Steve Simpson will examine these and related questions in a talk for the Hungry Minds Speaker Series on October 4 in Denver, CO.

Constitution Week NYC is hosting a celebration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 13 in Manhattan. The event features Shane Krauser, a former prosecutor and an adjunct professor of constitutional law; and Andrew Bernstein, who will present “The Moral and Practical Case for Second Amendment Rights."

I just received the sad news that Burgess Laughlin has died. I had the pleasure of working with him on a couple of reviews he wrote for The Objective Standard. He was a good, thoughtful, benevolent man, who took ideas seriously, practiced the principles he recognized as true, and lived his life with purpose and verve. —Craig Biddle

The print edition of the Fall issue of The Objective Standard is at press and will be mailed shortly; and the online (html), ebook, and Kindle editions have been published. The issue features a debate between Craig Biddle and Max Borders on "Moral Diversity: Asset or Liability for Liberty?," and much more. Enjoy the issue, and be sure to let your friends know about the journal for people of reason.

Welcome to the Fall 2014 issue of The Objective Standard. As the pro-liberty movement across America (and the world) continues to expand—especially among college students and young adults—and as more and more intellectuals, pundits, and politicians grapple with the ideas associated with the movement, the importance of identifying and upholding…

TOS is looking for a part-time Social Media Specialist to join our team and help advance the principles of Objectivism. This person will: Work closely with TOS’s writers and staff to produce and post content to TOS Blog and TOS’s social media properties; Create, purchase, and manipulate images for use on TOS’s website and social media properties; and the like.

I just returned from a four-day, sixty-student conference on “Liberty, Free Markets, and Moral Character,” co-sponsored by the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism (CISC) and the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), and I want to report on the immense value of this event.