Philosophy
The Meaning of New Year’s Resolutions
Alex Epstein of the Ayn Rand Institute has written a great column about the significance of New Year's resolutions and…
Blank-and-Effect: The Economics of Pragmatism
In the latest of a series of new government interventions into the economy, President Bush announced a new plan to…
All Plants are Created Equal?
Put down that salad! Have you considered the dignity of the vegetables you’re about to crush into easily-digestible pieces? Have…
Yes, Religion Does Take Us Back into the Dark Ages
An Iraqi Muslim man on U.A.E. television recently proclaimed that the moon is half the size of the sun, that…
The Moral Case for Capitalism
It is widely acknowledged that capitalist countries are the most successful at creating wealth and raising their citizens' overall standard…
The Nature of Free Speech: An Interview with Dr. Onkar Ghate
With a little over a year having passed since the Danish cartoon controversy, free speech remains a central issue on…
In Defense of Income Inequality
The issue of income inequality reveals one of the ugliest aspects of today's culture. The ugliness stems not from the…
Matter Over Mindlessness: Neo-Buddhism No Cure for Harvard’s Depression
In its usual capacity as scholastic trend-setter, Harvard University unleashed a strange phenomenon on academia last year: amid the marble…
The Military Doctrine of Altruism
A New York Times editorial recently described the military skills our soldiers will need, to do what our politicians are…
Defending the Selfish Choice: Abortion Rights and the Morality of Egoism
The Left is losing the abortion battle on all fronts. In politics, once militantly pro-abortion Democrats like Hillary Clinton are…