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Frankenstein, Directed by Guillermo del Toro (Review)

Reviewed by Tim White

Nov 6

The Objective vs. the Intrinsic and Subjective in Metaethics

by Craig Biddle

Nov 5 •

The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding by Joseph Ellis (Review)

Reviewed by Timothy Sandefur

Oct 28

The Giants Who Paved the Way for Newton

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Oct 24 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

LevelUp 2026 will be in Chicago!

The City that Rose from Ashes

Oct 23

Featured

Capitalism in One Lesson: Capitalism Is the Only Practical System Because It Is the Only Moral System

by Andrew Bernstein

Feb 22, 2024

Reason vs. Mysticism: Truth and Consequences

by Craig Biddle

Nov 26, 2021 •

Principles of the Liberal Right

by Craig Biddle

May 24, 2018 •

The Vital Function of the Left-Right Political Spectrum

by Craig Biddle

Mar 8, 2017 •

The Evil of Whitewashing Islam

by Craig Biddle

Oct 26, 2014 •

Purpose, Value Hierarchies, and Happiness

by Craig Biddle

May 20, 2014 •

What Is Objectivism?

by Craig Biddle

Feb 5, 2014 •

The Is-Altruism Dichotomy

by Craig Biddle

May 20, 2013 •

Philosophy

The Objective vs. the Intrinsic and Subjective in Metaethics

by Craig Biddle

Nov 5 •

The Objective Standard of Morality Is Hiding in Plain Sight

by Craig Biddle

Oct 7 •

Reason and Rights: Pillars of Civilized Society

by Craig Biddle

Sep 23 •

Thinking vs. Tribing: The Difference of the Day

by Craig Biddle

Sep 11

Excerpt from Principles of Nature

by Elihu Palmer

Aug 26

Arts & Culture

Frankenstein, Directed by Guillermo del Toro (Review)

Reviewed by Tim White

Nov 6

The Value of Individuality: Lessons from the Borg of Star Trek

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Sep 25 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Almost Addresses the Big Moral Problem with Superhero Movies

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Sep 19 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Fiction as Soul Fuel: Why Stories Move Us

by Angelica Werth

Aug 26 •

V: An Outstanding Work of Dystopian Television

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Aug 26 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Good Living

The Heartbreak and Heroism of Sammy Davis Jr.

by Timothy Sandefur

Aug 26

Life vs. Faith: William Hagerup on Leaving Religion

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Jul 2 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Review: The Happiness Experiment by Carl Barney

by Thomas Walker-Werth

May 28 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Reason for Living: A Rational Approach to Living Your Best Life by Thomas Walker-Werth (Review)

Reviewed by Craig Biddle

May 28 •

Adopting Rational Virtues to Achieve Your Goals

by Thomas Walker-Werth

May 28 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

How a Deeper Understanding of Your Interests Leads to a Richer Life

by Thomas Walker-Werth

May 8 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Charlie Munger’s Value Investing: A Philosophical Approach

by David Chávez Salazar

Mar 6

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout by Cal Newport (Review)

Reviewed by Tim White

May 10, 2024

Politics & Rights

The Two-State Delusion

by Kiyah Willis

Oct 7 •

Government Threats against ABC Are Unconstitutional and Violate Rights

by Nicholas Provenzo

Sep 19

Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse by Thomas Chatterton Williams (Review)

Reviewed by Timothy Sandefur

Sep 8

The False Narrative Behind Trump’s Trade Restrictions

by Michael Dahlen

Aug 14 •

The DOGE Delusion: Trump’s Power Play versus Principled Reform

by Nicholas Provenzo

May 28

Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis by Scott Payne (Review)

Reviewed by Tim White

May 28

Kudos to Ryan Holiday for Standing on Principle

by Angelica Werth

May 14 •

Robert Ingersoll's Profoundly Moral Defense of Capitalism

Apr 9

History

The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding by Joseph Ellis (Review)

Reviewed by Timothy Sandefur

Oct 28

Charles Sumner: The Antislavery Hero America Needs to Remember

by Timothy Sandefur

Oct 22

The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil by Michael Malice (Review)

Reviewed by Aditya Patil

Oct 16

One Landowner’s Quiet Revolution in an Age of Serfdom

by Daria Topchii

Jul 25

Henry Kaiser: Wartime Producer and Industrial Hero

by Nadav Sternheim

Mar 19 •

Nadav Sternheim

The rational alternative to "liberalism" and conservativism.

Science & Technology

The Giants Who Paved the Way for Newton

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Oct 24 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Congratulations to SpaceX for Opening a New Space Age

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Aug 29

Celebrating the Real Progressives

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Aug 26

GMOs: Good, Man-Made Organisms

by Angelica Werth

Aug 29, 2023 •

The Case for Nukes: How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future by Robert Zubrin (Review)

Reviewed by Thomas Walker-Werth

Apr 3, 2023 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

How Going to Space Can Enhance Human Flourishing, with Dr. Robert Zubrin

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Apr 16, 2022 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

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Education & Parenting

Hannah Frankman: Rebel Educator

Nov 23, 2023

Schools Foment Shootings by Undermining Self-Esteem

Apr 20, 2023

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren (Review)

Reviewed by Tim White

Mar 28, 2023

Bad Schools and What to Do about Them, with Andrew Bernstein

Feb 1, 2023

Public School Pandemonium Teaches a Valuable Lesson

Nov 3, 2021

Why I Left America’s Failing Universities: An Interview with Carrie-Ann Biondi

Oct 1, 2021

Economics

Frédéric Bastiat: Liberty, Rights, and The Law

May 28

A Black Hole in Economics: Money Creation and Its Consequences by Jim Brown (Review)

Reviewed by Michael Dahlen

May 28 •

My Conversion from Anti-Industrialist to Lover of Human Progress

by Johan Norberg

Jul 25, 2024

Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less by Alex Epstein (Review)

Reviewed by Molly Sechrest

Aug 19, 2022

Johan Norberg on Openness, Innovation, and Flourishing

by Thomas Walker-Werth

Aug 19, 2022 •

Thomas Walker-Werth

Ayn Rand vs. Classical Economists

by Martin Hooss

May 21, 2022

Bryan Caplan on Freedom and Innovation

by Angelica Werth

Feb 21, 2022 •

Why French Revolution-Inspired Attitudes toward the Ultra-Wealthy Are Nonsensical

by Angelica Werth

Feb 18, 2022 •

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