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The Summer Issue of The Objective Standard
TOS Admin June 15, 2013
The print edition of the Summer issue of The Objective Standard has been mailed, and the online version has been posted to our website (a few days early). The contents of the Summer issue are: FEATURES In Memory of Joshua Lipana (1991–2013) Craig Biddle The End of Central Banking, Part…
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From the Editor, Summer 2013
Craig Biddle May 20, 2013
Craig Biddle introduces the Summer 2013 issue.
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Portrait of Joshua Lipana, by Bryan Larsen
Craig Biddle April 30, 2013
As Ayn Rand observed, “There is a fundamental conviction which some people never acquire, some hold only in their youth, and a few hold to the end of their days—the conviction that ideas matter . . . that knowledge matters, that truth matters, that one’s mind matters.” Joshua Lipana was…
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Joshua Lipana Fought Until He Could Fight No More
Craig Biddle April 22, 2013
My dear friend, and assistant editor of this blog, Joshua Lipana died this morning after a heroic, nine-month battle against cancer. To know Joshua was to love him. To know him well, as I did, was to love him like another self. Joshua loved life with a contagious passion. He…
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Update on Joshua Lipana
Craig Biddle April 21, 2013
I spoke with Joshua yesterday, and there is some good news. He has had three sessions of chemotherapy in the past several days, and his doctors say the treatments have killed a substantial amount of the leukemia. They are, however, concerned that a lot of the cancer is still “hiding”…
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Joshua Lipana’s Cancer Has Relapsed and He Needs Our Help
Craig Biddle March 28, 2013
I am devastated to report that Joshua Lipana’s lymphoma has returned. (If you’re new to Joshua’s situation, see my earlier posts here, here, here, here, and here.) Although just two months ago CT scans showed remarkable improvements and indicated that Joshua’s cancer was in remission, a recent bone marrow biopsy…
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“Christianity is Only the Second Worst Evil in Western History? I Agree.”
TOS Admin March 9, 2013
Here's a taste of the full transcript of the debate between Dinesh D'Souza and Andrew Bernstein, “Christianity: Good or Bad for Mankind?” which will be published in the forthcoming (Spring) issue of The Objective Standard. “If Mr. D’Souza’s argument is, ‘Well, the Communists and the Nazis murdered more people than…
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From the Editor, Spring 2013
Craig Biddle February 20, 2013
Craig Biddle introduces the Spring 2013 issue.
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Thank-Yous and Apologies regarding the D’Souza-Bernstein Debate
Craig Biddle February 10, 2013
A big thank you to Dinesh D’Souza and Andrew Bernstein for their fascinating debate in Austin, Texas on Friday night. Thank you also to Brittney Rivera and the UT Objectivism Society for all their hard work in organizing the event. For those who missed the debate, we plan to post…
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D’Souza-Bernstein Debate Details
TOS Admin February 6, 2013
The debate between Dinesh D’souza and Andrew Bernstein—on the question, “Christianity: Good or Bad for Mankind?”—takes place this Friday at 7:00 PM CST, in Hogg Auditorium, at University of Texas–Austin. Auditorium tickets and Livestream access can be purchased here. (Auditorium tickets are expected to sell out the night of the…