Volume 1, No. 1: Spring 2006

Mar 06, 2025

Exposing Anti-Muslim “Conspiracies”

February 20, 2006

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini understood the astonishing power that conspiracy theories have over the minds of Muslims. After Islamic fundamentalists seized and occupied the Grand Mosque of Mecca in 1979, Khomeini declared that America and its “corrupt colony, Israel,” were really pulling the strings behind the takeover of the mosque. There followed an up…

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Politics & Rights

“Just War Theory” vs. American Self-Defense

February 20, 2006

Authors' Note: This essay is partially based on a lecture, “The Morality of War,” delivered by Yaron Brook at numerous venues across the country including the 2004 Objectivist Summer Conference.

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History

Enlightenment Science and Its Fall

February 20, 2006

Author's note: Much of the following is excerpted from Chapter 5 of my book in progress, The Anti-Copernican Revolution. The book is concerned with the relationship between philosophy and physics, and it spans the period from Copernicus to the present.

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Education & Parenting

The Hierarchy of Knowledge: The Most Neglected Issue in Education

February 20, 2006

The dismal state of many American schools—especially public schools—is almost universally acknowledged. If you browse the education section of any major bookstore, you will find popular titles such as Why Johnny Can't Read, The Schools We Need: And Why We Don't Have Them

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Volume 1, No. 1: Spring 2006

Exposing Anti-Muslim “Conspiracies”

“Just War Theory” vs. American Self-Defense

Enlightenment Science and Its Fall

The Hierarchy of Knowledge: The Most Neglected Issue in Education

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