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John McCain and the Supreme Court

February 4, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Erika Holzer sends a link to a compelling WSJ article titled "McCain and the Supreme Court." Its key points are: ...the gulf between Democratic and Republican approaches to constitutional law and the role of the federal courts ... »More

Is the Alliance between Christianity and Capitalism Falling Apart?

January 6, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
In an incisive column at TownHall.com, George Will points out that the alliance between religious conservatives and economic conservatives seems ready to crumble. Like Job after losing his camels and acquiring boils, the conservative movement is ... »More

TIA Editor Robert Tracinski Endorses Rudy Giuliani

January 4, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The 2008 elections are coming into full swing, and prominent Objectivists are beginning to weigh in with their perspectives. The Intellectual Activist Editor Robert Tracinski has formally endorsed Rudy Giuliani. I could not ... »More

Quotes from Clarence Thomas’s Biography

December 23, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Atlasphere member Greg Feirman: I've been reading Clarence Thomas's autobiograpy and he seems to be a big Rand fan. I read Sowell's Atlasphere review of the book. But Thomas also explicitly references Rand in his book: ... »More

Bush Signs Automobile Fatality Act

December 22, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Ayn Rand Institute Press Release Bush Signs Automobile Fatality Act December 21, 2007 Irvine, CA--The energy bill that President Bush just signed into law is a significant victory for environmentalists, who have long pushed for such ... »More

Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif) gives all his interns a copy of Atlas Shrugged

December 6, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Reason Magazine has an excellent new article about Rep. John Campbell, who -- as we noted when he replaced Rand fan Christopher Cox who was picked to head the SEC -- is himself an admirer ... »More

Yaron Brook addresses “Predatory Lending” in Forbes Magazine

December 5, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Ayn Rand Institute Executive Director Yaron Brook has written an excellent new article, titled "Predatory Legislating," that was commissioned by and published in Forbes Magazine. »More

Bidinotto: Ron Paul’s “Noninterventionism” Fraud

November 27, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
New Individualist editor Robert Bidinotto has written a lengthy and trenchant critique of Ron Paul's candidacy for President. »More

The Uncompromising Ayn Rand Is Still Relevant

October 17, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
This choice quote appeared in today's Washington Times, drawn from Brian Doherty's recent subscribers-only article on Ayn Rand and the right in the Wall Street Journal: [Ayn] Rand was, despite her exile from the conservative movement, ... »More

The Light Hand of Alan Greenspan

October 3, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Bruce Ramsey has an interesting article in the Seattle Times titled "Maestro Greenspan wasn't conducting all that much," about Greenspan's new memoir and his legacy as Fed Chairman. He cites a passage from the memoir confirming ... »More