Archive: Commentaries

Objectivist economist George Reisman has a new article at the Ludwig von Mises Institute titled "Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Totalitarian." The article was originally delivered as a lecture at the ... »More

From Robert Bidinotto: With the recent gasoline price crisis, congressional Republicans had a matchless opportunity to rally public opinion in order to steamroll radical environmentalists, and, at long last, open taboo regions -- such as the ... »More

Two new articles from the lastest edition of The Objectivist Center's The New Individualist. Ed Hudgins, in "The Means and Ends of Islamists," shows that the violent means of the Islamists reflect their culture ... »More

Robert Bidinotto has a terrific new article on the riots in France. He begins: As many observers have noted, the mainstream media (MSM) have marched in lockstep in their desperation to minimize the role that ... »More

Shannon Love offers useful free-market insights into the root causes of the increasingly widespread riots in France: Via Instapundit comes a discussion on whether the riots in France, and the general breakdown of law and order ... »More

Google is undertaking a large, long-term project to make the content of hard copy books (remember those?) available via the Internet. Such a project would unquestionably benefit many in significant ways. Nick Taylor, in a ... »More

In a stellar short essay, Uriah Kriegel illuminates a dangerous trend in legislative thinking -- adherence to the principle: that which is not explicitly allowed is therefore forbidden. Kriegel focuses on some absurd recent rulings of ... »More

An op-ed, in today's Washington Times, by Ed Hudgins of The Objectivist Center on why we should celebrate Columbus. Many critics argue Christopher Columbus gave us a devil's bargain. In October 1492 that Italian ... »More

The Heritage Foundation's Ariel Cohen has an interesting article today titled "War Games: Russia, China Grow Alliance." After reviewing various aspects of a warming alliance between Russia and China, Cohen makes the following observations and recommendations: If ... »More

Free audio lecture, Neoconservatives Vs. America: A Critique of U.S. Foreign Policy Since 9/11, by Yaron Brook, is available online for registered users of the Ayn Rand Institute's website. To listen, click here. »More