Surf these sites: "Buy American" is UN-American -- The idea of buying American is un-American because it tells Americans not to act as capitalists and individualists. "Conflicts" of Men''s Interests -- A defense of Rand''s statement that there are no conflicts of rational men''s interests A Basis in Reality -- This article demonstrates how Objective value is related to reality, and how Intrinsic and Subjective schools of thought are not at all, by way of a science fiction book A Capitalist Christmas -- Objectivists can celebrate Christmas A Christmas Card -- Christmas is materialistic, the author states, and should be as well Against Environmentalism -- This article is a criticism of environmentalism from the philosophic perspective of Objectivism Animal Rights -- This article responds to the animal rights movement from the perspective of Objectivism Antitrust Against Justice -- The double-standard of antitrust law Back to School or Back to Prison? -- President Clinton''s Education Proposals: Building Lockups for our Children''s Bodies and Minds. Branden''s recent writings -- A critique of Branden''s book that makes the hackneyed "Objectivism is a cult" argument Brief Summary of Objectivism -- A summary of Ayn Rand''s philosophy written by Dr. Leonard Peikoff. Capital Punishment -- Albeit, philosophically, Objectivism is undecided on the death penalty, one objectivist gives his views Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate -- Attacks on Columbus are ominous because the actual target is Western civilization. Confuse Robber Barrons with Capitalists No More -- Book review of a history book detailing the lives of the "evil" capitalists of the early US Crime ... and non-punishment -- Why the left hates punishment Diversity and Multiculturalism: The New Racism -- The diversity movement claims that its goal is to extinguish racism, but it is actually just the opposite. Does Abortion Sanction Evil? -- Essay debunking common pro-life slogans Education and the Racist Road to Barbarism -- A pamphlet on "multicultural" and "non-western" impacts on education and thought Essentials of Objectivism -- More detailed than the Introduction, this essay further defines the essential tenets of Ayn Rand''s philsophy of Objectivism. Fact and Value -- Peikoff''s now-famous article about judging the morality of men''s ideas. Critical reading for those interested in the schisms that have plagued Objectivists over the years. Floating Abstractions and Stolen Concepts -- This essay examines two basic epistemological errors: floating abstractions and stolen concepts from an Objectivist perspective. Flourishing Egoism -- An academic analysis and defense of some key Randian components Four Steps to Better Thinking -- Examine an argument before refuting it Freedom and Causality -- What is the nature of cause and effect? Friendship and Loyalty -- Many state that Objectivists cannot have friends or ask for help from others without being self-contrary -- this is not true Good morning, Ontario! -- Reformation to Capitalism should be done all at once Government vs. Environment -- Does the government protect the environment from corporations, or is it the other way around? Immorality of Service Summit -- The Ayn Rand Institute''s position paper opposing President Clinton''s "Summit on America''s Future." ARI opposes it because it is immoral -- not merely impractical. Infants, Fetuses, and The Right To Life -- Examination of the tricky questions in Objectivism''s abortion justifications Introducing Objectivism -- Outlines the essential tenets of Ayn Rand''s philsophy of Objectivism. Life as the Standard of Value -- Argues for the derivation of "ought from is" and contrasts it to neo-Aristotelianism Little-Known U.S. Document -- The US is not a Christian Nation Love and Selfishness -- Love is selfish. The view that it is selfless and unconditional is false and destroys its sublime value Microsoft is Successful Because it is Competitive -- A defense of Microsoft Nihilism -- The roots of 20th Century mass evil began in East Prussia about 200 years ago with Immanuel Kant Notes on "A QUESTION OF SANCTION" -- Analysis of problems David Kelley has with Objectivism Objectivist Essays II -- Page of links to many essay sites On Moral Sanctions -- Why is Libertarianism evil? How does a moral sanction give evil its power? Article by Peter Schwartz of ARI. Our Killing Schools -- The increase in school violence runs directly parallel with the rise of ``Progressive`` theories of education. By C. Bradley Thompson. Policy Towards Saddam: Pacifism is Suicide -- Example and defense of Objectivism foreign policy Primacy of existence -- Metaphysical contrast and defense of Randian metaphysics and epistemology, comparing it to "consciousness-first" philosophy Quantum Quackers -- Quantum Quackery is the field of quantum mechanics reviving the ancient mystic principle that human consciousness is in control of reality. Read why this is wrong Rand''s tolerance -- "Everybody knows" Ayn Rand was really intolerant of different artistic tastes, but there is no evidence Reason vs Faith: Julian Simon vs Paul Ehrlich -- The author of "The Population Bomb" gets debunked Rejecting Responsibility -- Generational roots in the cultural rejection of individual responsibility Rush -- Rush Limbaugh, a good guy? You''d better believe it. Say No to the ``Self-Esteem'''' Pushers -- The Problem of Low Self-Esteem Among Students Is Caused by the Very Approach Now Proposed as the Cure. By Onkar Ghate, Ph. D. Science Take a Stand -- Details various modern superstitutions and likens them to medevil medical practices Sick chicken -- Medicare and Medicaid are government-supported ponzi schemes Social Security Rescue Plans Mean Government Ownership of Business -- Pamphlet on the "solution" to Social Security''s troubles by investment in the stock market StratRant -- Controversial and provocative essays on American politics, culture and philosophy. Tax Credits for Education -- An excerpt of Ayn Rand''s article about the evil of government run schools, and possible approaches to the solution. The Endowment Racket -- Debunking the myth of public funding for the arts. The Objectivist theory of free will -- Defense of free will using Objectivist insights The Pseudo-Scientific Road to Destruction -- A refutation of the global warming research and its philosophical background The Right to Arms -- Why do we have the right to arms? The Right to Discriminate -- Is "discriminate" a dirty word? No. The Right to be Wrong -- An examination of the dichotomy between the legal and the moral The Skeptic -- An essay detailing modern skepticism in the form of everyday anecdotes Theory-loadedness and a theory of concepts -- Excellent essay on theories of conception Why Rent Control is Immoral -- Rent control is not only impractical but is also immoral.
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