Letters and Replies, Summer 2010

To the Editor:

I am a recent subscriber and I want to let you know how much I enjoy TOS. The journal is entertaining, intellectually stimulating, and highly informative. The knowledge I have gained from your current and back issues regarding universal health care and the financial crisis has greatly enhanced my ability to defend free markets.

Your selection of audio articles, lectures, and debates is of great value as well. I have an hour-long commute to work, and I have already listened to all of your audio selections. Will you be offering more of these?

Damian Tinkey
Marlboro, NY

Craig Biddle replies:

I’m glad you’re enjoying the journal and the audio articles, and your interest in the latter is quite timely! As of May 2010, we are offering three new subscription formats: audio, e-book, and premium. Full descriptions and pricing can be found on the subscriptions page of our website. Audio articles are also available à la carte, and beginning with the Spring 2010 issue all new articles are and will be available in audio format. Enjoy!

To the Editor:

I just want to say how thankful I am for your publication. After reading the free articles for a few months, I finally broke down and bought a subscription. The articles have enhanced my understanding of Objectivism and its practical applications, my ability to love life, and my ability to debate in terms of fundamentals. Best fifty bucks I ever spent!

Kristian Kanya
Hermosa Beach, CA

Concerning Citizens United

To the Editor:

In his article “Citizens United and the Battle for Free Speech in America” [TOS, Spring 2010], Steve Simpson mentions in passing that corporations “are artificial persons” and then proceeds to dismiss the factual nature of corporations. . . .

About Craig Biddle

Craig is editor in chief of The Objective Standard, director of education at Objective Standard Institute, and executive director of Prometheus Foundation. His books include Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It and Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing. Visit his website at CraigBiddle.com.

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About Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson is a writer for the Ayn Rand Institute and a former senior attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Virginia. He litigated campaign finance and other First Amendment cases nationwide. He was lead counsel in SpeechNow.org v. FEC, a challenge to federal campaign finance laws, and Sampson v. Buescher, a challenge to Colorado's ballot issue campaign finance laws. Mr. Simpson has authored numerous Supreme Court amicus briefs in a wide variety of cases and has spoken and written widely on campaign finance and other issues. Before joining the Institute for Justice, he spent five years as a litigator with the international law firm Shearman & Sterling and two years clerking in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Simpson is a graduate of New York Law School and a member of the bars of New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.

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