Craig Biddle's Articles
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Jim Brown is the New CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute
Craig Biddle January 5, 2017
Jim Brown has been selected as the new CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute. This is excellent news. Congratulations to Mr. Brown and ARI.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy
National Review’s MO Regarding Ayn Rand
Craig Biddle December 15, 2016
National Review again attacks and tries to mock Ayn Rand and Objectivism, and again fails to specify the alleged errors in her philosophy.
Economics, Education & Parenting
C. Bradley Thompson on Making Capitalism a Known Ideal
Craig Biddle November 20, 2016
Dr. Thompson discusses the mission and programs of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, including its Lyceum Scholars Program.
Announcements
From the Editor, Winter 2016-2017
Craig Biddle November 20, 2016
Introducing the Winter 2016–17 issue of The Objective Standard: articles by Michael Berliner, Andrew Bernstein, Ross and Joe England, Timothy Sandefur . . .
Economics, Politics & Rights
America’s Next Leftist President: Donald Trump
Craig Biddle November 15, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump is a leftist. And it is important for advocates of capitalism to see—and to say—that he is.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
Government Crushes For-Profit Colleges, Jobs, Students’ Dreams
Craig Biddle November 2, 2016
The government’s assault on for-profit colleges rolls onward—crushing schools, jobs, and students’ dreams. ITT Tech is the latest casualty.
Education & Parenting, Philosophy
Bad Parenting, Bad Education, and the State of America
Craig Biddle November 2, 2016
Bad parenting and bad education have produced generations of ignorant collectivists. Hence the state of America today.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Education & Parenting
Resources for Rational Parenting and Education
Craig Biddle November 2, 2016
An index of resources for raising and educating children rationally. Includes books, essays, schools, homeschooling tools, educational games, and more.
Politics & Rights
9/11 and America’s Failure to End the Jihad
Craig Biddle September 11, 2016
The anniversary of 9/11 is here, and another year has passed without America naming, much less eliminating, its cause. Here’s why.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Weighing Gary Johnson for President
Craig Biddle August 29, 2016
Should an Objectivist or a radical capitalist support Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson for president? What are the upsides and downsides?
Announcements
From the Editor, Fall 2016
Craig Biddle August 14, 2016
In the midst of the nightmare known as the 2016 U.S. presidential race, I hope you’ll find this issue of The Objective Standard a welcome reprieve.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Individual Rights and Principles of Egoism
Craig Biddle August 6, 2016
Our basic rights correspond to and derive from principles of egoism; thus, in order to defend these rights, we must embrace egoism.
Good Living, Philosophy
Reclaiming Spirituality for Lovers of Life
Craig Biddle July 30, 2016
Religion and other false philosophies have corrupted people’s conceptions of spirituality; it is time to reclaim the field and its key terms.
Good Living, Philosophy
Richard M. Salsman on Caricatures of Self-Interest
Craig Biddle July 16, 2016
Richard Salsman examines, one by one, the most common misconceptions about self-interest, exposing the major errors involved in each.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Liberal Right vs. Regressive Left and Religious “Right”
Craig Biddle July 12, 2016
Why the terms “progressive left,” “liberal left,” and “religious right” should be rejected—and “regressive left” and “liberal right” adopted.