Craig Biddle's Articles
Philosophy
Objective Moral Values: Basic Human Needs
Craig Biddle November 20, 2009
Zeros in on the nature of objective, life-serving values; demonstrates that man’s most fundamental value is his faculty of reason; and shows that both physical survival and spiritual health require keeping one’s thinking tied to reality (via reason) so that one’s ideas, values, actions, and emotions correspond to reality, too.
Philosophy
Letters and Replies, Winter 2009–2010
Craig Biddle answers a letter regarding “the status of the choice to live.”
Announcements
From the Editor, Winter 2009–2010
Craig Biddle November 20, 2009
Craig Biddle introduces the Winter 2009 issue.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
The Objectivist Club Network's Mentoring Program
Craig Biddle November 12, 2009
Here's a note from Matt Gerber of The Objectivist Club Network: The Objectivist Club Network is launching a new program: providing guidance and assistance to individuals who want to start a new Objectivist community club. There are dozens of community groups currently in existence, many of them are incredibly vibrant…
History, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
The Berlin Wall and the Meaning of its Fall
Craig Biddle November 10, 2009
Here’s a superb 2-part discussion by Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate about the history of the Berlin Wall and the significance of its fall. http://www.youtube.com/v/Q1bQg3kk0Yg http://www.youtube.com/v/DofVfn7Dg7U
History, Politics & Rights
The Day Communism Crumbled: Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Craig Biddle November 9, 2009
Here’s a great discussion with Yaron Brook and Terry Jones on PJTV about the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Free registration may be required.) http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=video&video-id=2681
History, Politics & Rights
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Craig Biddle November 9, 2009
Here’s a nicely done video by the folks at CEI commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (HT Michelle Minton): https://www.youtube.com/v/6bw5pFiTeb0
Announcements
Explore Atlas Shrugged
Craig Biddle October 11, 2009
Diana Hsieh, of NoodleFood and Rationally Selfish Radio fame, has created a new website dedicated to Exploring Atlas Shrugged. The purpose of the site is to help readers deepen their understanding of Ayn Rand’s epic novel and to provide a resource for those interested in creating Atlas Shrugged reading groups.…
Announcements
The Fall issue of TOS has been Posted and Mailed
Craig Biddle October 1, 2009
The print edition of the Fall issue has been mailed, and the online version has been posted to our website. (Due to production difficulties, the print edition was mailed a few days late. I apologize for the delay.) The contents of the Fall issue are: From the Editor Letters…
Announcements, Philosophy
Rationally Selfish Radio with Dr. Diana Hsieh
Craig Biddle September 27, 2009
I’d like to recommend a new podcast program called Rationally Selfish Radio, hosted by Dr. Diana Hsieh. Dr. Hsieh posts two podcasts per week, discussing a broad spectrum of topics—from how an introvert can meet people, to the conditions under which a person can morally accept an inheritance, to the…
Announcements
The Fall Issue of TOS
Craig Biddle September 14, 2009
The print edition of the Fall issue is at press and will be mailed shortly; the online version will be accessible to subscribers beginning September 20. For promotional purposes, we are making both John David Lewis’s article “Obama’s Atomic Bomb: The Ideological Clarity of the Democratic Agenda” and Paul…
Politics & Rights
Four Important Articles for this God-Awful Date
Craig Biddle September 11, 2009
“End States Who Sponsor Terrorism” by Leonard Peikoff “Just War Theory” vs. American Self-Defense by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein The “Forward Strategy” for Failure by Yaron Brook and Elan Journo “No Substitute for Victory”: The Defeat of Islamic Totalitarianism by John David Lewis
Announcements
Yaron Brook Interviewed by Larry Greenfield
Craig Biddle September 3, 2009
Here is part one of a four-part interview with Yaron Brook, conducted by Larry Greenfield of The Claremont Institute.
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Virtual Objectivist Club
Craig Biddle August 26, 2009
Here’s a note from Keith Schacht, who is involved in the start up of a new organization called the Virtual Objectivist Club (OCN). I helped start the Objectivist Club Network (OCN), an organization dedicated to helping all Objectivist Campus Clubs. OCN is not affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute, although…
Announcements
Activism with TOS
Craig Biddle August 22, 2009
American culture is at a critical juncture. Over the next few years, the country will move substantially toward either further violations of individual rights or better protection of individual rights. So I’d like to offer a few suggestions about how you can employ The Objective Standard in the fight for…
