Craig Biddle's Articles
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Help TOS Defend Your Values
Craig Biddle December 8, 2013
Dear Friend of TOS, I’m writing to ask for your support in defense of your values. As TOS wraps up its eighth year of fighting for a culture of reason and freedom, we are proud to reflect on our accomplishments—and eager to dwarf them in the months and years to…
Good Living
Amy Morin and Cheryl Conner: Mentally Strong People Offering Excellent Practical Advice
Craig Biddle November 20, 2013
It's rare that I find an article on mental strength to be 100 percent correct. This one is. I have no reason to believe that either Amy Morin or Cheryl Conner is an Objectivist, but their views expressed in “Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things They Avoid” are fully consistent…
Politics & Rights
Libertarianism vs. Radical Capitalism
Craig Biddle November 20, 2013
Exposes major problems with libertarianism, compares it to radical capitalism, and shows why only the latter provides a viable defense of liberty.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Libertarians Fiddle while Rome Burns
Craig Biddle November 17, 2013
Suppose your city were on fire, buildings were ablaze, people were stuck in the buildings, and time was running out. And suppose the firefighters got busy—not manning fire trucks, fire hoses, and ladders—but inconclusively debating whether such tools exist. This, in effect, is what libertarians are doing as the Land…
Politics & Rights
To the Heroes Who Defend Civilized Society
Craig Biddle November 11, 2013
Here’s to all the U.S. veterans who have fought or are fighting to defend freedom and civilized society.
Announcements
A Peek at the Forthcoming Issue of TOS
Craig Biddle November 3, 2013
I’m delighted to announce the contents of the Winter issue of The Objective Standard, which goes to press this Tuesday and will be mailed and posted in mid November. The issue includes the following. My essay, “Libertarianism vs. Radical Capitalism,” examines libertarianism in the spirit of Frédéric Bastiat, taking into…
Politics & Rights
Sheldon Adelson Admirably Calls for America to Drop a Nuclear Bomb on Iran
Craig Biddle October 27, 2013
American businessman Sheldon Adelson (CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, whom Bloomberg lists at the 14th richest person in the world), says the United States should drop a nuclear bomb in the Iranian desert—and then threaten to drop a second in the center of Tehran—in order to end Iran’s efforts…
Politics & Rights
On the Anniversary of 9/11, Relativism and Religion Still Paralyze American Self-Defense
Craig Biddle September 11, 2013
[Published on September 11, 2013; unfortunately still relevant.] Twelve years have passed since September 11, 2001, when Islamic terrorists attacked the United States, murdered nearly three thousand Americans, and tore apart the lives of countless more. During these years, Islamic terrorists have continued plotting, attacking, and killing Americans, not only…
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“Objectively Speaking” about 9/11 and Islam
Craig Biddle September 10, 2013
Tonight I’ll join Andrew Bernstein and Arshak Benlian on “Objectively Speaking” to discuss 9/11, Islam, what America must do to solve our terrorism problem. The show airs live from 8 to 9 PM Eastern Time, and the call-in number is 347-855-8824. I hope you’ll join us! Creative Commons Image: Alonso…
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“Objectively Speaking”—Tonight’s “The Five”
Craig Biddle August 20, 2013
Tonight, I’ll be joining Andrew Bernstein, Arshak Benlian, Robert Begley, and C. Bradley Thompson on Dr. Bernstein and Mr. Benlian’s new Blog Talk Radio show, “Objectively Speaking.” We’ll be discussing our respective efforts in intellectual activism toward the establishment of a culture reason, individual rights, and capitalism. The show airs…
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From the Editor, Fall 2013
Craig Biddle August 20, 2013
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2013 issue.
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Introduction to the Fall 2013 issue of The Objective Standard
Craig Biddle August 18, 2013
Below is my introduction to the Fall issue of TOS, which has been mailed and will be posted to our website this Tuesday. If you’ve not yet subscribed to the journal for people of reason, subscribe now for a mere 8¢ per day. Satisfaction is guaranteed. —CB * * *…
Politics & Rights
George Will: A Conservative “None” in Need of Ayn Rand’s Theory of Rights
In his recent National Affairs essay, “Religion and the American Public,” George Will writes: “I approach the question of religion and American life from the vantage point of an expanding minority,” namely, Americans with no religious affiliation, “a cohort that the Pew public-opinion surveys call the ‘nones.’” Will’s essay is…
Philosophy
The Virtue of Honesty
Craig Biddle August 14, 2013
Author’s note: The following is a section on the virtue of honesty from chapter 6 of my book Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It (Richmond: Glen Allen Press, 2002). The book is an introduction to Ayn Rand’s morality of rational egoism. Honesty “is the…
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Help TOS Fight for the Future
Craig Biddle July 28, 2013
Dear Friend of TOS, I’m writing to ask for your support in fighting for your values. As you probably know, TOS has become much more than a quarterly journal. While our quarterly is still the anchor of our offerings, we now have a highly active blog, a rapidly expanding YouTube…