The Objectivist Press

New Forbes.com Column: The Entitlement State is Morally Bankrupt

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:17:19 -0400

New Forbes.com Column: The Entitlement State is Morally Bankrupt:

Forbes.com has just published the latest column by Yaron Brook and me, “The Entitlement State is Morally Bankrupt.”

The basic principle behind the entitlement state is that a person’s…

What are your thoughts on changing one’s name? I want to be identified by what I choose to be called, not by the name given to me by my parents or heritage. Shouldn’t a true individual change his name?

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:51:08 -0400

What are your thoughts on changing one’s name? I want to be identified by what I choose to be called, not by the name given to me by my parents or heritage. Shouldn’t a true individual change his name?

A Moral Operating System: Software for Living

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:05:21 -0400

A Moral Operating System: Software for Living:

Damon Horowitz begins his recent TED presentation with the following question: What’s better, iPhone or Android? Nearly everyone in the audience immediately raised a hand in favor of one or…

If my life is my moral purpose, how can it ever be moral to risk it to save another, such as my wife? Isn’t that making the other a higher value than you yourself?

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:02:18 -0400

If my life is my moral purpose, how can it ever be moral to risk it to save another, such as my wife? Isn’t that making the other a higher value than you yourself?

Read parts of Winning the Unwinnable War for free online

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:10:23 -0400

Read parts of Winning the Unwinnable War for free online:

If you haven’t yet checked out Elan Journo’s edited collection, Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism, this month you can read the…

When I was younger, age 19, I broke the glass on a school door. I want to make reparations for this vandalism, which still preys on my mind. Do you think I have to confess my crime to the police even though that would mean losing my job?

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:09:02 -0400

When I was younger, age 19, I broke the glass on a school door. I want to make reparations for this vandalism, which still preys on my mind. Do you think I have to confess my crime to the police even though that would mean losing my job?

Preview the Fall Issue! Get your orders in by Tuesday, September 6th!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:50:42 -0400

Preview the Fall Issue! Get your orders in by Tuesday, September 6th!:

Our Fall edition goes to press on Wednesday. Get your orders in by Tuesday, September 6th!

This semester’s issue of The Undercurrent will focus on capitalism, to tie in with our upcoming…

911–A Decade Later: Lessons for the Future

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:50:11 -0400

911–A Decade Later: Lessons for the Future:

It has been a decade since the Sept. 11 attacks shocked and angered our nation. What lessons have we learned since then? ARC will be hosting a symposium on this subject, titled “Sept. 11—A…

I was a prosecution witness in a capital murder case. The man is now in jail for life and both CBS 48 Hours and Dateline NBC are calling for interviews, but some people view these TV news programs as media sensationalizing. What should I do?

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:20:21 -0400

I was a prosecution witness in a capital murder case. The man is now in jail for life and both CBS 48 Hours and Dateline NBC are calling for interviews, but some people view these TV news programs as media sensationalizing. What should I do?

Medicare’s Fiscal Ailment

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:14:14 -0400

Medicare’s Fiscal Ailment:

With Medicare facing unfunded liabilities that top $30 trillion, Washington is scrambling for ways to hold down the program’s soaring costs. And in the usual fashion, the proposals on the…

Health Care Reform: Setting Doctors Free (part 2 of 2)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:27:15 -0400

Health Care Reform: Setting Doctors Free (part 2 of 2):

Health Care Reform: Setting Doctors Free (part 2 of 2)

In this talk, John David Lewis shows that government medicine treats doctors as cogs in a giant machine, run…

Help Support Capitalism Awareness Week!

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:32:28 -0400

Help Support Capitalism Awareness Week!:

In his lecture at this summer’s Objectivist conference, Yaron Brook, President of the Ayn Rand Institute, reflected on the first 50 years of the Objectivist movement. During that session, Dr….

Should blood be thicker than water?

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:25:47 -0400

Should blood be thicker than water?

Announcing The Undercurrent's Summer Distribution Story Contest Winners!

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:46:52 -0400

Announcing The Undercurrent's Summer Distribution Story Contest Winners!:

Congratulations to our Summer 2011 Distribution Story Contest winners! Each winner will receive an Amazon.com gift card. You can view the top two entries below. Thank you to everyone who…

Sept. 11—A decade later: lessons for the future

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:46:58 -0400

Sept. 11—A decade later: lessons for the future:

What lessons have we learned since the horrific 9/11 attacks, ten years ago? With two unresolved wars and a Middle East in upheaval, how should we evaluate America’s policy in that volatile…

Episode 178

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:53:04 -0400

Episode 178

Dagny was the highest value for both Francisco and Rearden. Since she chose Galt over them, is there any possibility for them to find romantic love again?

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:30:40 -0400

Dagny was the highest value for both Francisco and Rearden. Since she chose Galt over them, is there any possibility for them to find romantic love again?

The Fall 2011 Edition of The Undercurrent is Now Available to Order!

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:33:08 -0400

The Fall 2011 Edition of The Undercurrent is Now Available to Order! :

The latest edition of The Undercurrent is now available to order!

This edition focuses on the nature and value of capitalism. Valery Publius begins with a question: “Would you give up the…

What’s at stake in the Obamacare litigation?

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:26:01 -0400

What’s at stake in the Obamacare litigation?:

Over at The Daily Caller they have my take on the Obamacare litigation. Yes, it would be a good thing to stop Obamacare in the courts. But the victory, if it comes, will stop far short of…

A few years ago I acted very irrationally. As a consequence my reputation with certain people was destroyed. Is it second-handed to care about my reputation and work to rebuild it?

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:46:31 -0400

A few years ago I acted very irrationally. As a consequence my reputation with certain people was destroyed. Is it second-handed to care about my reputation and work to rebuild it?