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The Right to Work

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:17:07 PST

Crony capitalism often takes the form of unnecessary licensing, fees, and onerous paperwork - backed by government guns - to discourage new competition. It's time this farce was exposed for what it is.

Who Poses the Greater Threat?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:20:09 PST

The Marxist principle of class envy becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when politicians attempt to control the market for the benefit of their cronies. Let's explode this ruse.

Alice in Health Care

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:17 PST

Uncle Sam bears most of the culpability for our skyrocketing health care costs, thanks to endless unfunded mandates placed on the health care industry. Why is this fact so often ignored in the media?

Can the Free Market Survive without Rand?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:27:12 PST

As Rand's prescient novels enjoy a modern resurgence, a counter-movement on the right has begun tearing down her ideas. Can free markets survive, however, without a sound philosophical defense?

Global Warming Update

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:01:24 PST

The claims of those scientists who have long banged the drum of climate change as a real and imminent threat have been almost entirely debunked. Why, then, does this meme refuse to die?

List Price

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:07:24 PST

The manifold hackneyed and unconstitutional post-9/11 power grabs by various government bodies now include even more First Amendment body blows in the name of 'Homeland Security.'

Playing Freedom Cheap

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:18:41 PST

Many politicians claim that the forcible transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor is a noble, egalitarian act. How is it that these bureaucrats who propose such an act can get away with sponsoring theft?

Hurtling Down the Road to Serfdom

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:15:24 PST

Austrian economist F.A. Hayek also warned us of the anti-capitalistic, statist evils of the world over a decade before 'Atlas Shrugged' was published. Is it too late to turn it around?

Black Opportunity Destruction

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:17 PST

Arrested intellectual development typically results from a lack of educational rigor. Is it too late for a generation of kids who have been taught little but feel-good PC ideology instead of facts?

Politicians in Wonderland

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:17:10 PST

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have long used anti-free market legislation to buy votes from workers at the expense of business and prosperity. Reality, however, always bites back.

Presidential Promises and Pretenses

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:49:09 PST

Part of the problem with a government and a society that embrace collectivism is the ease of shifting blame for that system's inevitable failures. Obama's actions illustrate this principle quite well.

Ayn Rand and the World She Made

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:19:45 PST

Anne C. Heller's new biography offers fascinating glimpses of the influences that helped shape not only Ayn Rand's life, but also certain aspect of her novels. It's a book you'll want to read for yourself.

A Blow for Free Speech

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:09:52 PST

The intellectual contortionism and doublethink of many 'progressives' has rarely been displayed more plainly than now. Is all speech created equal, or is some speech less equal than others?

Massachusetts to Obama: 'No, You Can't!'

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:32:14 PST

Over 200 years ago, Boston was the epicenter of a revolution against a tyrannical ruling power. And this week, Beantown resurrected her proud legacy of seizing liberty for the people against all odds.

Haiti's Avoidable Death Toll

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:45:35 PST

The current tragedy in Haiti is not a natural disaster. It is a man-made disaster, caused by self-inflicted poverty -- the result of decades of disregard for property rights, rule of law, and economic liberties.

Heroes and Heroism

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:10:39 PST

Miep Gies, who helped protect Anne Frank from the Third Reich, recently passed away at the age of 100. Her actions tell us something important about the role of heroism in our own lives.

Did Ayn Rand Influence Ken Follett?

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:05:58 PST

Ken Follett's novels are not only inspiring and well-written, but also reveal thematic and stylistic choices similar to those in Ayn Rand's novels. Could it be more than a coincidence?

Style & Substance: Prof. Anthony Anadio

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:24:34 PST

As many lament the sorry state of the liberal arts in our universities, professor Anthony Anadio is doing something about it. Entertaining and logical, Anadio's history courses might just be the wave of the future.

Who Is Wesley Mouch?

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:15:22 PST

The long-awaited 'Atlas' program has now come to fruition. As the book's villains now seem to be ensconced in the halls of power, the show's timing couldn't be more perfect.

The Three Worlds of Ayn Rand

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:10:39 PST

Anne C. Heller's new biography Ayn Rand and the World She Made accomplishes something unique, providing a compelling portrait of Ayn Rand that suffers neither from cynicism nor inappropriate adulation.