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Transfiguring the Novel: The
Literary Revolution in Atlas Shrugged
Since its 18th-century inception, the novel has been properly glorified
for its potential scope. Ayn Rand actualized that potential.
The Tragedy of Theology: How
Religion Exacerbated and Extended the Dark Ages
By Andrew Bernstein
A Critique of Rodney Stark’s The Victory of Reason - previously
published in the Winter 2006-2007 issue of
The
Objective Standard.
Global Capitalism: The Solution to World
Oppression and Poverty
By Andrew Bernstein
After two centuries of capitalism, 80 years of socialism and
centuries of feudalism, the scores are on the board and the
contest is over.
Bush and Norton Should Lift
Environmental Restrictions on Energy Production
By Andrew Bernstein
A
Free Market Will Solve America's Energy Problems
Conservation
vs. the American Dream
By Andrew Bernstein
Rational
self-interest, not deprivation, is the moral answer to the energy
crisis.
The
Purpose of Memorial Day: Honoring Virtue
By Andrew
Bernstein
The greatest soldiers of American history knew that
freedom was sacred; no price paid on its behalf was a sacrifice.
To fully appreciate the virtue of our soldiers we must remember
what freedom means.
The
Nobel Peace Prize Should Go To Those Who Really Support Peace
By Andrew Bernstein
Although
Jimmy Carter's efforts to convince Egypt to recognize Israel's
right to exist was a genuine achievement, he has otherwise
continuously betrayed the principles on which peace depend.
An
Open Letter Regarding China to the International Olympic
Committee
By Andrew Bernstein
As you research where
to hold these games, here are some facts about China's current
Communist regime that may help you decide if this country is an
appropriate host.
The Welfare State Versus Values
and the Mind
By Andrew Bernstein
Most rational men know well the injustice of welfare programs.
Their proponents redistribute wealth – from the productive to
the non-productive – and claim the moral high ground by saying
that their goal is to stamp out poverty.
Liberalism vs. Individual Rights
By Andrew Bernstein
Liberals
Consistently Violate the Individual Rights of the Very People They
Profess to Defend.
Villainy: An Analysis of the
Nature of Evil
By Andrew Bernstein
Evil must be examined – as an act of self-preservation – to keep
it from poisoning one’s soul with the slightest bit of
pessimistic despair.
Guest Essays:
Enron vs. Atlas
By Robert W. Tracinski
The hysteria over "corporate crime" is finally beginning to
lead a few people back to the one source that puts this scandal frenzy in
its proper perspective: Ayn Rand's epic novel Atlas Shrugged...
What We're Fighting
The Root Cause of Terrorism - It's tyranny.
By Benjamin Netanyahu
...But the root case of terrorism, the deliberate targeting of civilians, is
not the deprivation of rights. If it were, then in the thousands of
conflicts and struggles for national and civil rights in modern times we
would see countless instances of terrorism. But we do not...
The Case for Toppling Saddam
The longer America waits, the more dangerous he becomes.
By Benjamin Netanyahu
Sept. 11 alerted most Americans to the grave dangers that are now
facing our world. Most Americans understand that had al Qaeda possessed an
atomic device last September, the city of New York would not exist today.
They realize that last week we could have grieved not for thousands of
dead, but for millions. But for others around the world, the power of
imagination is apparently not so acute...
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