Mandatory Insurance, Shoddy Results
In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick praises his state’s health care program as…
Correcting the Concession of Labor Day
On September 7th Americans observed the holiday known as Labor Day. Many of them, not knowing its origins, enjoyed a…
A Tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug and Man’s Capacity to Shape Nature
September 12th should be a global day of mourning. For that is the day that one of mankind’s greatest heroes…
Sacrifice Before Solvency
Business schools fail their students by emphasizing altruism rather than the virtues of wealth-creation. With the global economy in tatters,…
Putting a Price on Freedom
The debate about today’s increasing push for government expansion focuses exclusively on cost, without evaluating whether such expansion is morally…
It’s Not Stealing Because I Don’t Want It to Be
When stripped of rationalizations, file sharing is clearly an act of theft. When Boston University grad student Joel Tenenbaum was…
Staff Editorial: Fall 2009
Ayn Rand called her philosophy Objectivism because of the central importance she placed on the concept of objectivity. To be…
Misleading Facts in the Health Care Debate
President Obama and those who espouse his proposals for health care reform often present seemingly compelling arguments for why the…
A Girl Distributes The Undercurrent at a Charlotte Tea Party!
Watch this short video of a girl distributing the Summer 2009 Edition of The Undercurrent at a Charlotte Tea Party!…
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch Buffet
A recent article in the journal The Objective Standard argues that laws which force health insurers to cover individuals, regardless…