Volume 8, No. 3: Fall 2013

Politics & Rights

From the Editor, Fall 2013

Craig Biddle
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August 20, 2013
From the Editor, Fall 2013

Welcome to the Fall 2013 issue of The Objective Standard.

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Politics & Rights

Death by Prayer: Christian Fundamentalist Parents Denied Their Children Medicine and Watched Them Die

July 7, 2013
Death by Prayer: Christian Fundamentalist Parents Denied Their Children Medicine and Watched Them Die

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Politics & Rights

Government Involvement in Organ Donation Constitutes Death Panels

June 5, 2013
Government Involvement in Organ Donation Constitutes Death Panels

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Politics & Rights

Celebrate Sarah Murnaghan’s Life; Demand an End to Government Death Panels

June 13, 2013
Celebrate Sarah Murnaghan’s Life; Demand an End to Government Death Panels

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Politics & Rights

Valedictorian’s Speech Highlights Problems Inherent in Government Schools

June 21, 2013
Valedictorian’s Speech Highlights Problems Inherent in Government Schools

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Economics

Review: The Real Crash, by Peter D. Schiff

August 20, 2013
Review: The Real Crash, by Peter D. Schiff

The Real Crash: America’s Coming Bankruptcy, by Peter D. Schiff. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2012. 352 pp. $25.99 (hardcover).

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Arts & Culture

Review: Killing Floor, by Lee Child

August 20, 2013
Review: Killing Floor, by Lee Child

Killing Floor, by Lee Child. New York: Jove Books, 1998.

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Politics & Rights

Justice Department and Congress Commit Massive Act of Injustice against Apple, Et Al.

July 10, 2013
Justice Department and Congress Commit Massive Act of Injustice against Apple, Et Al.

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Politics & Rights

Federal Ownership of California's Resources Hinders Oil Production

June 2, 2013
Federal Ownership of California's Resources Hinders Oil Production

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Economics

Dr. Josh Umbehr on the Concierge Medicine Revolution

August 20, 2013
Dr. Josh Umbehr on the Concierge Medicine Revolution

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Politics & Rights

There Is No Right to Religious Proselytizing in U.S. Military

May 22, 2013
There Is No Right to Religious Proselytizing in U.S. Military

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Arts & Culture

Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

August 20, 2013
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi. Story by Mitchell Kapner, inspired by the novels by L. Frank Baum. Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, and Zach Braff. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios. Rated PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language. Running time: 130 minutes.

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History

Review: The Men Who Lost America, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy

August 20, 2013
Review: The Men Who Lost America, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy

The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013. 466 pp. $37.50 (hardcover).

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Science & Technology

Nuclear Energy: The Safe, Clean, Cost-Effective Alternative

August 20, 2013
Nuclear Energy: The Safe, Clean, Cost-Effective Alternative

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Politics & Rights

Get Government Out of Student Loans

June 4, 2013
Get Government Out of Student Loans

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Announcements

Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat Put the “I” in Win

June 27, 2013
Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat Put the “I” in Win

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Arts & Culture

Superman’s Moral Ambitiousness

June 16, 2013
Superman’s Moral Ambitiousness

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Economics

Freedom and Fracking Fuel Investment in Texas

June 23, 2013
Freedom and Fracking Fuel Investment in Texas

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Politics & Rights

Obama’s War on Energy Producers and Consumers

June 26, 2013
Obama’s War on Energy Producers and Consumers

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History

A Heroic Mission Saved Ancient Manuscripts from Islamic Barbarians

June 17, 2013
A Heroic Mission Saved Ancient Manuscripts from Islamic Barbarians

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Announcements

A Miraculous Pope?

June 23, 2013
A Miraculous Pope?

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Education & Parenting

Homeschooling Family Shows That Children Can Learn More and Faster

June 19, 2013
Homeschooling Family Shows That Children Can Learn More and Faster

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History

Celebrating Civil War Victories and Individualism

July 2, 2013
Celebrating Civil War Victories and Individualism

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Politics & Rights

Contra Robert Reich, Some Firefighters Are Rationally Selfish

July 16, 2013
Contra Robert Reich, Some Firefighters Are Rationally Selfish

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Science & Technology

Oil Developers’ Innovative Technology Breathes New Life into Legendary Oilfield

July 8, 2013
Oil Developers’ Innovative Technology Breathes New Life into Legendary Oilfield

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Politics & Rights

Government Has No Business in Broadband Business

May 17, 2013
Government Has No Business in Broadband Business

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Politics & Rights

Teach Rational Morality, Not Religious Dogma

May 16, 2013
Teach Rational Morality, Not Religious Dogma

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Science & Technology

Scientists Advance 3D Printing toward Fabrication of Living Tissues and Functional Organs

May 9, 2013
Scientists Advance 3D Printing toward Fabrication of Living Tissues and Functional Organs

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Arts & Culture

Review: Star Trek: The Original Films

August 20, 2013
Review: Star Trek: The Original Films

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Politics & Rights

The Roots of the IRS Scandal

August 20, 2013
The Roots of the IRS Scandal

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Politics & Rights

Members of Congress Misrepresent Food Stamp Program and Ignore Its Injustice

June 21, 2013
Members of Congress Misrepresent Food Stamp Program and Ignore Its Injustice

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Politics & Rights

Apple’s Tax Avoidance Justifies Moral Outrage—Toward Those Harassing and Smearing Apple

May 21, 2013
Apple’s Tax Avoidance Justifies Moral Outrage—Toward Those Harassing and Smearing Apple

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Politics & Rights

Obama Gets Rights Wrong; Americans Need to Get Them Right

June 12, 2013
Obama Gets Rights Wrong; Americans Need to Get Them Right

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Arts & Culture

Review: Les Misérables

August 20, 2013
Review: Les Misérables

Les Misérables, directed by Tom Hooper. Written by William Nicholson and Alain Boublil. Based on the stage musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, in turn based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne. Rated PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence…

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Arts & Culture

Review: The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander

August 20, 2013
Review: The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander

The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander. New York: Square Fish, 2011. 1,134 pp. $34.95 (paperback box set).

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Arts & Culture

Review: Living Proof, by Kira Peikoff

August 20, 2013
Review: Living Proof, by Kira Peikoff

Living Proof, by Kira Peikoff. New York: Tor Books, 2012.

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