Spring 2007 • Vol. 2, No. 1

Features
Politics & Rights
The “Forward Strategy” for Failure
Examines the Bush administration’s so-called war strategy and shows that its manifest failure is a consequence not of good ideas poorly implemented, but of the morally corrupt ideas motivating the administration.
History, Philosophy
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek Justice: Homer to the Sermon on the Mount
Surveys the ancient Greek conception of justice and shows how this relatively healthy idea is later twisted into utter malignancy by Christianity.
Science & Technology
Induction and Experimental Method
Examines the key experiments involved in Galileo’s kinematics and Newton’s optics, identifies the essential methods by which these scientists achieved their discoveries, and illustrates the principle that induction is inherent in valid conceptualization.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Reviews
Egoism Explained: A Review of Tara Smith’s Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics
Reviews Tara Smith’s latest book, Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist, and finds it to be a welcome addition to the existing literature on the Objectivist ethics—and a sizable challenge for critics of egoism.
Departments
Letters and Replies, Spring 2007
Andrew Bernstein answers a letter about Aristotle's influence on Europe, and John David Lewis answers letters regarding Islamic totalitarianism.