Ayn Rand: Decide for Yourself
Mitt Romney recently selected Paul Ryan as his running mate. There has now been a great deal of media buzz about the fact that Ryan once said that the philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand was a major...
View ArticleCritics of Romney’s Private Equity Work are Morally Biased
Recently Mitt Romney has sustained criticism for his time managing the private equity group Bain Capital. Attacks from Obama’s campaign and a subsequent flurry of media coverage have centered on a...
View ArticleThe Liberal Arts: Why Am I Here Again?
The cost of a college education has recently hit an all-time high. However, despite the increase, with unemployment among liberal arts majors at 9 percent, many graduates are finding it incredibly...
View Article“Where Agriculture Meets Technology!” and Industry Meets Suspicion
A recent article in The New York Times describes how the once small rural town of Quincy, Washington is being transformed into a center of explosive technological development. Yahoo, Dell, and...
View ArticleInsulting Islam is Not “Asking For It”
Since the eleventh anniversary of September 11th, violence has erupted all over the Arab world, supposedly in response to a video on YouTube lampooning the prophet Muhammad. Muslims angered by the...
View ArticleFree Minds and Free Markets: An Interview with Don Watkins
One month after its September release, Dr. Yaron Brook and Don Watkins’ book Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s ideas Can End Big Government is a national bestseller. Dr Yaron Brook is the...
View ArticleBinders Full of Women: The Philosophy Breaking the Business Ladder
In the wake of the election season, speculation has abounded over the cause of Obama’s victory. Numerous political outlets cite the importance of female voters in the Republican defeat. The criticism...
View ArticleJohn Allison’s Unconventional Wisdom about the Financial Crisis
What caused the financial crisis? Here’s one answer, representing conventional wisdom: “[W]e had weak regulation, we had little oversight, and what did it get us? . . . [A] financial sector where...
View ArticleHow Industry Makes our Environment Safe from Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sandy recently swept across the Atlantic, causing widespread economic damage and loss of life. While the death toll in the United States was slightly higher than that of any of the Caribbean...
View ArticleThe Push for Equality Punishes Academic Excellence (and Every Other Kind)
Last October Media commentators across America sniggered that French President François Hollande was vying for the youth vote when he proposed to ban homework in the French school system. The...
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