Philosophy
History, Philosophy
The Socialist Holocaust and its American Deniers
Andrew Bernstein August 14, 2016
On socialist theory and practice, the mass murders committed under various forms of the ideology, and the American professors who nevertheless advocate it.
History, Philosophy, Reviews
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization, by Arthur Herman
Jon Hersey August 14, 2016
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization, by Arthur Herman; reviewed by Jon Hersey.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Individual Rights and Principles of Egoism
Craig Biddle August 6, 2016
Our basic rights correspond to and derive from principles of egoism; thus, in order to defend these rights, we must embrace egoism.
Good Living, Philosophy
Reclaiming Spirituality for Lovers of Life
Craig Biddle July 30, 2016
Religion and other false philosophies have corrupted people’s conceptions of spirituality; it is time to reclaim the field and its key terms.
Good Living, Philosophy
Richard M. Salsman on Caricatures of Self-Interest
Craig Biddle July 16, 2016
Richard Salsman examines, one by one, the most common misconceptions about self-interest, exposing the major errors involved in each.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Liberal Right vs. Regressive Left and Religious “Right”
Craig Biddle July 12, 2016
Why the terms “progressive left,” “liberal left,” and “religious right” should be rejected—and “regressive left” and “liberal right” adopted.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Dave Rubin and the Return of Classical Liberalism
Craig Biddle June 10, 2016
The Rubin Report, hosted by Dave Rubin, is dedicated to applying reason to the big questions of the day. This is classical liberalism.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, History, Philosophy
How Conservatives Begat Trump, and What to Do About It
Craig Biddle May 14, 2016
Shows how conservative leaders’ evasions caused the political ascent of Donald Trump, and indicates what must be done to save America.
Philosophy
Religion, a “Sophie’s Choice,” and an Easy Choice
Craig Biddle May 7, 2016
Causes for despair in America, from our grim presidential alternatives to contempt for free speech, are largely a consequence of religion.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
“Ayn Rand Said” Is Not an Argument
Craig Biddle April 22, 2016
Ayn Rand fans occasionally argue as if she is the final authority, but she is not—and such secondhandedness is dangerous, cult-like behavior.