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Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand’s Morality of Egoism
Craig Biddle May 20, 2012
A concise introduction to Ayn Rand's morality of egoism, the heart of her novel Atlas Shrugged.
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The Secular Joy of Easter
Craig Biddle April 8, 2012
Decorated eggs, the Easter Bunny, pretty dresses, lavish meals, Peeps, chocolates, extravagance, joy—religious claims to the holiday notwithstanding, Easter is a celebration of spring, fertility, and fun. People of faith are free to celebrate the alleged resurrection of Jesus. But people of reason ignore that myth and celebrate the secular…
Good Living, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Andrew Breitbart’s “So?”—A Great Question and Now a Worthy Charity
Craig Biddle March 9, 2012
[caption id="attachment_92906" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image by Gage Skidmore[/caption] The night after Andrew Breitbart died, I watched an episode of Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld in which Gavin McInnes told a delightful story about Breitbart. In an earlier episode of Red Eye, Gutfeld and McInnes had been mocking the idea of Donald…
Good Living, Science & Technology
Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs—and Thank You
Ari Armstrong February 24, 2012
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 and died last fall. In his short life, he revolutionized the world of personal computing, digital animation, music distribution, and portable computing. Today I pay tribute to Jobs by writing these words on my 24-inch iMac running the state-of-the-art Lion operating system,…
Good Living, Reviews
Review: Your Brain at Work, by David Rock
Daniel Wahl February 20, 2012
Daniel Wahl reviews Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long, by David Rock.
Good Living, Reviews
Review: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Daniel Wahl February 20, 2012
Daniel Wahl reviews Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney.
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Interview with Ellen Kenner and Ed Locke on The Selfish Path to Romance
Jason Stotts February 20, 2012
Drs. Ellen Kenner and Ed Locke discuss their new book The Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love with Passion and Reason, covering ground from how altruism destroys relationships, to why people settle for less-than-ideal partners, to how to ask your lover to experiment sexually.
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Ignore Santorum’s Depraved Prescription: Have Sex for Pleasure this Valentine’s Day
Ari Armstrong February 14, 2012
According to Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, using contraception is “not okay” because it is somehow “counter to how things are supposed to be”; sex, according to this would-be leader of the free world, should be “for purposes of procreation,” not “simply [for] pleasure.” (Thanks to blogger Ace of Spades…
Good Living, Science & Technology
Facebook Provides an Enormous Value
Ari Armstrong February 14, 2012
“Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering [IPO] that could value the company at between $75 billion to $100 billion,” reports the Wall Street Journal. The scope of the company is extraordinary: It “had 483 million daily active users on average in December 2011.” People use Facebook because it…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Economics, Good Living
A Vital Truth for Valentine’s Day: Say’s Law and Romantic Love
Craig Biddle February 12, 2012
The realm of romance, like that of economics, is governed by Say’s Law. Supply constitutes demand. What you make of yourself (supply) is what you have to trade (demand).