Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture, History, Politics & Rights
Joseph Conrad: No Faltering, No Shame, No Regret
Timothy Sandefur February 13, 2019
For all his pessimism, Conrad held that a life of unfaltering conviction is a meaningful one.
Arts & Culture
Millard Sheets and the Art of Banking
Timothy Sandefur January 27, 2019
Sheets created a contemporary art appropriate for a lender proud of its part in transforming the California desert into a land of innovation and plenty.
Arts & Culture
Celebrating Slack Key and the Sweetness of Life
Timothy Sandefur January 24, 2019
At a time when popular culture too often celebrates life’s negatives, it’s refreshing to witness the flourishing of a musical form that focuses on joy, fun, beauty, and nahenahe.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
A Saturnalia of Bunk: Selections from The Free Lance 1911–1915 by H. L. Mencken
Jeffrey Falk January 24, 2019
Pro-reason, pro-liberty readers likely will find A Saturnalia of Bunk enlightening and entertaining.
Arts & Culture
A New Window on Scriabin
Timothy Sandefur January 17, 2019
The romantic composers were an eccentric lot, but even so, Alexander Scriabin is in a world of his own.
Arts & Culture
John Singer Sargent: Master of Elevated Grace
Timothy Sandefur January 11, 2019
Sargent's legacy will forever be cherished by those who long for an art that expresses life as it could and ought to be.
Arts & Culture
Why Praise the Rose Parade
Timothy Sandefur January 3, 2019
It may seem audacious to spend millions on such fleeting beauty—but it’s emblematic of a society rooted in the “the pursuit of happiness.”
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A Life-Enhancing Lesson from Dickens’s Christmas Carol
Jon Hersey December 24, 2018
By revealing the spiritual poverty of the materially wealthy Scrooge, A Christmas Carol shows that spiritual values are vital to a meaningful life.
Arts & Culture, Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
A Dozen Christmas Gift Suggestions for Fans of Ayn Rand
Timothy Sandefur December 5, 2018
These less-than-obvious gift ideas are likely to provide great enjoyment and have a lasting impact.
Arts & Culture
Today Is the Last Day to Vote for Atlas Shrugged in “The Great American Read” Contest
Jon Hersey October 18, 2018
Today is the last day to vote for your favorite novel in PBS’s “Great American Read” contest. Fans of Ayn Rand will be happy to see that Atlas Shrugged is included in the list.