Philosophy
Good Living, Philosophy
Purpose Comes from Reason, Not Religion
Craig Biddle May 21, 2019
The moral question to ask yourself is not “How can I be a tool in the hands of God?”—but “How can I make my life the best, happiest life it can be?”
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Liberating Public Lands
Jon Hersey May 21, 2019
Public lands are a drain on American citizens and a barrier to the production of life-serving values. If we want to stop wasting potential resources and, instead, use them to enrich our lives, we must privatize public lands.
History, Philosophy, Reviews, Science & Technology
John Locke and Natural Philosophy by Peter Anstey
Jon Hersey April 26, 2019
Peter Anstey reveals how John Locke’s pessimism about a science of nature began evaporating in light of Isaac Newton’s achievements.
Arts & Culture, History, Philosophy, Politics & Rights, Reviews
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
Timothy Sandefur April 17, 2019
Harvard professor Steven Pinker lays out a powerful case for cultural optimism in his book Enlightenment Now.
Arts & Culture, Philosophy
Poets of Spring and Appraisals of Man
Timothy Sandefur April 12, 2019
The poets E. E. Cummings and T. S. Eliot offer contrasting views of spring—and of mankind in general. Which captures the soul of the season?
Announcements, Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Craig Biddle to Speak in Bulgaria and UK on Self-Interest, Individualism, Government
Tim White March 28, 2019
Topics include the morality of self-interest, the importance of individualism, the proper role of government, and how to support and defend these truths.
Philosophy
The Hard-Won Wisdom of a Former Bigot
Jon Hersey March 28, 2019
Megan Phelps-Roper was five when her parents first put a picket sign in her hands. You don't want to know what it said.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Liberty: What Is It? Why Is It Good? On What Does It Depend?
Here's a brief introduction to Ayn Rand’s views on liberty and how they differ from conventional views.
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Why Conservatives Are Defenseless against Ocasio-Cortez’s Lethal Moral Code
Anders Ingemarson February 13, 2019
Unlike most who oppose her, Ocasio-Cortez does not promote contradictory political/economic and moral principles.
Philosophy
Environmentalists’ Marching Orders for Human Extinction
Craig Biddle December 21, 2018
The environmentalist movement has long been fueled by anti-human vitriol and calls for human destruction; now their marching orders have been issued afresh.