W. James Antle III	Chuck Baldwin	Randy Barnett
Alan Caruba	Tom DeWeese	Paul Driessen
Reginald Firehammer	Lisa Fabrizio	Alfred A. Hambidge
Cass Hewitt	Scott Kauzlarich	David MacGregor
Ron Paul	Monart Pon	Burt Prelutsky
Fred Reed	Michael D. Shaw	Barbara Stanley
L. Neil Smith	G. Stolyarov II	Edward W. Younkins

W. James Antle III

[These are this authors earlier archives. Archives of late articles are here.]

No Politics in the Pub [01/18/06] If you're ever in Boston, there's a dingy little bar, nestled inside a Back Bay parking garage, named after the beatnik writer Charles Bukowski. It's not uncommon to find young aspiring writers, unshaven and quaffing pints, sitting at the bar scrawling their thoughts on notepads and occasionally offering them to the patron on the next stool.

Reagan vs. Dubya: A Size of Government Contest [02/27/06] At first blush, conservatives debating whether Ronald Reagan was a better foe of big government than George W. Bush can sound like obsessive comic-book fans arguing in their parents’ basements about whether Superman was stronger than the Incredible Hulk. But as 2008 approaches and the Right becomes more reflective—as opposed to reflexively defensive—in its assessment of our 43^rd president, such discussions will play an important role.

Social Conservative Should Focus on the Family, Not Government [01/05/06] One of the biggest mistakes conservatives have made in recent years is to assume that government, especially at the federal level, can effectively transmit their values now that the Republicans hold power in Washington, D.C.

Politics without Mavericks [12/23/05] Eugene McCarthy and William Proxmire are dead. So, it seems, is the kind of maverick politics the two Democratic former senators represented. The process that allowed such men to hold public office in the first place isn't looking very healthy either.

Why “Guest Workers” Won’t Work [12/15/05] The Financial Times headline says it well: “Bush tries balancing act on illegal immigration.”  The president has been traveling the country, pledging strengthened border security and improved interior enforcement—alongside the adoption of a guest-workers program that would effectively amnesty millions of illegal aliens.

Getting the Religious Right Wrong [12/07/05] Abe Foxman, longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, recently warned that groups like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council were engaged in a "pervasive and intensive assault" on the separation of church and state, aimed at "Christianizing America." Former Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) claimed last month that the Republican Party "has been taken over by the Christian conservatives," and is currently writing about on the subject (his publisher hopes it will "dilute the meanness" in American politics). Even George Will complained that the conservative movement "will rapidly disintegrate" if the religious right tries to "conscript the government into sectarian crusades."

Republican John Murthas Needed to Rethink [11/23/05] The debate over the Iraq war has become partisan and predictable. Republicans spout slogans like “stay the course” and “cut and run” while confusing support for the administration with support for the troops. Democrats take positions that are less antiwar than anti-Bush.

Assimilation Breakdown [11/16/05] The riots that spread across France< sparked considerable debate in our own country. If you thought the violence refuted multiculturalism, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson says you’re wrong. (W. James Antle III)

Did Bush Have No Choice But to Pick Miers? [10/19/05] As cries of sexism, elitism and disloyalty to the president fail to persuade, conservative opposition to the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination continues unabated.  Some Miers defenders are left with the following argument: President Bush had no choice.

Beyond Bush [10/12/05] For the first time in his presidency, George W. Bush faces a widespread conservative revolt. Nothing he has done before - not McCain-Feingold, not steel tariffs, not his failure to veto excessive spending, not even last year's proposed amnesty for illegal immigrants - has provoked as hostile a reaction on the right as the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

Rediscovering Government's Limits [09/26/05] It was a strange lesson to take from 9/11, but it was the one that hardened into conventional wisdom: The federal government's failure to prevent the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon demonstrated once and for all the impracticality of limited government. Americans relied on firefighters and government rescue workers to save lives that day; so must we continue to rely on government more generally in a dangerous, uncertain age.

It Takes a Conservative: If Only We Could Agree What That Means [09/21/05] Big government conservatism, anyone? Explaining the decision to add the entire $62.3 billion cost of two post-Katrina hurricane-relief bills to the $331 billion deficit rather than seek offsetting spending cuts, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) declared “ongoing victory” in the battle to bring the federal budget under control.

Did NAFTA Damage the Prospects of Free Trade? [09/05/05] A dozen years ago, the usually academic debate over the economics of international trade spilled onto front pages and resonated on talk radio as never before.  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), creating a free-trade zone that included the United States, Mexico and Canada, divided the country and produced coalitions that cut across both party and ideological lines.

The Forgotten Immigration Priority: Making New Americans [08/16/05] Growing up less than thirty miles south of Boston, many of my friends and neighbors were conscious of their ethnicity and the "old country" from which their ancestors came. Though it would be remarkable today, back then it was not uncommon to hear Italian spoken in the streets. Driving through one predominantly Italian-American neighborhood, the yellow line painted down the middle of the street turned red, white and green - the colors of Italy's flag.

I Went Back to Ohio and My Party Was Gone [08/09/05] In an odd-numbered year and a season when most Americans ordinarily take a vacation from politics, partisans on both sides are busily spinning the results of the recent special election in Ohio's Second Congressional District.

Populist Potential [08/02/05] The cover of the August 15 issue of The Nation features the bedraggled visage of socialist U.S. Rep. Bernard Sanders, the independent who serves as Vermont's lone congressman. Bernie is drawn clutching a pitchfork against the backdrop of the Green Mountain State's cow country, beside the subhead: "What Democrats Can Learn from Sanders-Style Populism."

John Roberts Moves Toward the Supreme Court - Carefully [07/27/05] How conservative is John G. Roberts, Jr.? It's a question being explored by journalists and interest-group researchers as they dig through old law review articles and legal briefs. Their uncertainty owes to the fact that throughout his distinguished career, Roberts has evinced a quintessentially conservative virtue: prudence.Oh,

An Opportunity for Conservative Senators [07/21/05] George W. Bush is no green-eyeshade Republican. He has presided over the biggest inflation-adjusted federal spending binge since Lyndon Johnson. A Cato Institute policy analysis published in May concluded that even excluding defense and homeland security expenditures, Bush is the biggest-spending president of the last 30 years.

Supreme Court Slugfest [07/13/05] Delivering the Democratic response< to the president’s weekly radio address, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) gave an example of the kind of Supreme Court justice who would be acceptable to members of his party: Earl Warren. (W. James Antle III)

Up From Sandra Day O'Connor? [07/07/05] Moments after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement hit the newswires, my inbox was overflowing. Spam promising anatomical enhancement and free Viagra was promptly displaced by missives bearing subjects like "Justice for the Next Justice," "Replace O'Connor with Strong Constitutionalist" and "Supreme Court Fight is ON!" I even received a satirical e-mail about Democrats blocking the nomination of George Washington due to his "environmental record of chopping down cherry trees."

Commerce Clause or Escape Clause? [06/16/05] Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the feds can constitutionally prohibit the personal cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.Rightly regarded as a setback for medical-marijuana supporters, the decision is just as significant for what it says about federal power.

France Speaks: Sovereignty Oui, EU Constitution Non [06/03/05] Viva La France!  Praise for France on conservative websites has long been in short supply, but praise is certainly due today.  President Jacques Chirac acknowledged in a televised address that the French people have rejected the European Union Constitution.

Constitutionalism in Exile [05/26/05] Given the Republicans’ well-known propensity for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, I wouldn’t bet the farm – or even my modest northern Virginia townhouse – on them prevailing in the Senate stalemate over judges that currently has Washington all aflutter. But if the GOP does decide to detonate the so-called nuclear option, what exactly would the constitutional “day after” that their liberal detractors fear look like?

Conservatives Against Spending Cuts? [05/06/05] "Bush's Social Security plan cuts benefits." This Associated Press headline was exactly the response Republicans most feared when President Bush announced in a press conference that slower benefits growth for more affluent seniors would be part of his Social Security reform plan. With news reports like this, they worried, the Democratic National Committee press releases would write themselves.

Judicial Restraint Depends on Conservative Self-Restraint [04/28/05] The stage has been set for Washington's latest battle over the shape and character of the federal judiciary.

The Problem Isn't Libertarians or Social Conservatives - It's Today's GOP [03/31/05] Speaking on the Easter Sunday edition of ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, the columnist George Will referred to the Terri Schiavo case as another dividing line between "small-government" conservatives and "social-issue" conservatives - one that will be "papered over" but remain significant within Republican ranks. Will is not alone in this assessment. Writing in the London Times, Andrew Sullivan argued, "The Republicans have plans to intervene directly in many people's lives - spending billions on sexual abstinence education, marriage counselling, anti-drug propaganda, a war on steroids, mentoring programmes for former prisoners, and on and on. Got a problem? Bush's big government is here to help."

Sweeping Aside the Heteronormative - and Marriage? [03/08/05] Since most Hollywood entertainers are constitutionally incapable of politically incorrect utterances, they are usually a safe choice for university speaking engagements. They may not shed any new light, but neither are they likely to ruffle any feathers among the perpetually outraged. Not so actress Jada Pinkett Smith.

Small Government Conservatism in Big Government America [03/03/05] Do liberty and less government remain serious priorities for the modern American conservative movement? This question once would have been as absurd as asking if the pope is Catholic, but the decline of anti-statism on the right and the explosive growth of the federal government under a Republican president and Congress have created many doubters.

Scrap the Cap? [02/24/05] If there's one lesson George W. Bush seems to have learned from his father's presidency, it's this: Don't support a broad-based tax increase, or conservatives will abandon you.

Immigration Pits GOP Elites Against Conservative Voters [02/16/05] It's an unfortunate fact of political life that's taken me some time to get used to, but here it is: If a Republican politician is uncommonly good on both economics and social issues, he will probably be terrible on immigration. Think Dick Armey, Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake and Jack Kemp in his better days. All strong economic and social conservatives; all weak on immigration control.

Are Conservatives Re-Fighting the Last War? [02/10/05] When the Jan. 30 elections proceeded with high turnout and relatively low levels of violence, defying most predictions, many conservatives in the United States, especially those belonging to the chattering class, were almost as jubilant as the Iraqis dancing in the streets of Baghdad. But now it's time to lose the purple ties and put on our thinking caps.

Reassuring the Right: Social Security Questions Ahead for Bush [01/21/05] It's unlikely that Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) will be receiving any profile in political courage awards anytime soon. A Jan.11 Washington Post story on Republican reluctance to follow the White House in tackling Social Security reform quotes the congressman—who, the reporters point out, represents "a competitive district"—as saying, "Why stir up a political hornet's nest ... when there is no urgency? When does the program go belly up? 2042. I will be dead by then."

To Cut or Not to Cut - the Fiscal Conservative's Question [01/14/05] Economic conservatives have entered the New Year in a precarious position. Two of their signature items, Social Security reform that would transform the program from a massive entitlement into an engine of private wealth creation and tax reform that would make the internal revenue code less biased against savings and investment, loom large on the Bush administration's second agenda. But the political feasibility of these plans is uncertain and conservatives are divided over the exact form they should take.

GOP Borrowing Paves the Way for Democrat Tax Hikes [11/23/04] Republicans seem by and large to have given up any serious commitment to restrain the growth of federal spending, much less abolish ineffective or unconstitutional federal programs. If the past four years is to be any guide, neither the White House nor the GOP congressional majority will resist public demands for further benefits from Washington. The best economic conservatives and libertarians can hope for is that we will avoid higher taxes. (W. James Antle III)

Ignored Issues To Be Debated the Next Four Years [11/01/04] That is to consider these "Ignored Issues To Be Debated the Next Four Years," according to Mr. Antle. You have one more chance to think about them.

Don't Forget the Judges: The Candidates and the Constitution [10/19/04] On the surface, what kind of judges a president would appoint and what legal philosophies they are looking for sounds like a hopelessly wonky topic. After all, how many voters really know the difference between an originalist textualist and a critical theorist? But with so much policy pertaining to the country's most divisive social issues - abortion, gay marriage, racial preferences, religion in the public square - decided by the courts rather than in the legislature, judges are the 800-pound gorillas of American politics.

Conservatives Must Face Iraq Facts [10/11/04] Many conservatives have been too slow to grapple with new data unfolding on the ground in Iraq, preferring the comfort of familiar talking points. But it is not disloyal to our brave troops, a thousand of whom have already made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, to question the war. Nor is this presidential campaign the wrong time to raise such questions.

Nanny State Beyond Debate [10/8/04] Behind almost every question lies the assumption that every problem—ranging from the proper allocation of health care to bullying in schools—can be solved by action from the federal government.

Do Tax Cuts Grow Government? [9/28/04] There is more to big government than just big spending and exorbitant taxes, but Mr. Antle takes aim at the absurd notion that allowing people to keep more of their money is the reason the government gets bigger.

Major Issues in Search of Major-Party Attention [9/12/04] This election, partisans of both sides repeatedly inform us in somber tones, is the most important of our lifetimes. It has been said every four years during every presidential campaign of my lifetime, and it is certain to be said a few hundred more times by November. But is either party taking it seriously?

Cutting Government Slowly but Surely [8/25/04] W. James Antle III, says, "I often write about the need to return to the system of limited government envisioned by our Founding Fathers and codified by the U.S. Constitution. Nice as this is in theory, how could it be made to happen in practice?" Here is Mr. Antle's suggested answer.

Chuck Baldwin

[These are this authors earlier archives. Archives of late articles are here.]

President Bush Continues To Sell America To Foreign Interests [07/27/06] Now we learn that the Bush administration's attempts to outsource America's vital assets to foreign interests is expanding rapidly. It seems clear that Bush intends to sacrifice everything from America's roads and bridges to the ownership of U.S. airlines upon the altar of globalism!

Cracks In The Wall Of Independence [06/19/06] As I said in a recent column (http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2006/cbarchive_20060609.html), the surrender of America's independence and national sovereignty is the most serious threat we face today. Virtually every issue that patriotic citizens feel is important is significantly impacted by this single concern.

Can Constitutionalists Ever Come Together? [05/24/06] Back in 2004, I gave up hope that the Republican Party would ever again honestly promote a truly conservative, constitutionalist agenda in Washington, D.C. Since then, the GOP has not failed my expectations. It has nose-dived into a big government, big- spending, socialist, Big Brother, pro-illegal invasion party that no true conservative could remotely support! (Chuck Baldwin)

GOP Terrorizing Constitution [12/19/05] The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has just passed a bill which renews the USA Patriot Act. According to a News With Views press release, "Despite massive opposition from individuals and groups on all sides of the political spectrum, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday gave in to pressure from the Administration and approved the conference report H.R. 3199 (introduced by Judiciary chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.) which would make permanent 14 of the 16 provisions of the controversial Patriot Act-but failed to put much- needed checks and balances against abuse into the law.

Bush Administration Pushing Domestic Surveillance Envelope [11/01/05] Secret wiretaps. Seized bank records. Unconsented physical searches. Secret computer tracking. Enter the ever-growing government world of domestic spying.

Bush Among Biggest Spending Presidents [10/17/05] After nearly five years in office, the record is clear: President George W. Bush ranks among the biggest spending presidents in American history! With such a record, no person can honestly categorize G.W. Bush as a fiscal conservative. By comparison, Dubya's spending habits make Bill Clinton look like a conservative!

In Praise Of Florida's New Deadly Force Law [10/07/05] In my home state of Florida, a new law just took effect which strengthens the right of citizens to use deadly force in protecting themselves. The new law has been nicknamed the "stand your ground" statute, because it changes the state requirement that a person try to avoid or escape an assailant before using deadly force.

Military Take-Over Of New Orleans A Harbinger Of The Future? [09/16/05] The blame game has been in full swing ever since Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. Democrats want to use the disaster as a means to criticize the Bush administration. Republicans blame the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisiana, both Democrats. However, one theme seems constant: the call for more involvement by the federal government.

CAFTA: Politics At Its Worst! [08/08/05] Most of us are aware that Congress has passed and President Bush has signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) into law. CAFTA is the latest in a series of international trade agreements to which the United States has committed itself.

Turn Off The Weather Channel! [07/15/05] I have lived on the Gulf Coast since 1975. For thirty years, my family and I have endured countless hurricanes and tropical storms. Furthermore, we have done this without ever fleeing town or even leaving our home. Thankfully, for the most part, our property damage has been minimal and no one in my family has been injured as a result of any storm.

Remembering The Lessons Of Germany's Past [06/17/05] For years, I struggled to comprehend how the good people of Germany could allow someone such as Adolph Hitler to lead them into what became World War II. After all, before Hitler's rise to power, Germany had a rich Christian heritage. The Reformation out of the Dark Ages had its roots deeply imbedded in Germany and surrounding countries.

Patriot Act Is Helping Dismantle Constitutional Liberties [06/15/05] The White House has summoned its Justice Department officials to put on a full court press toward the purpose of convincing Congress to reauthorize portions of the Patriot Act that are scheduled to sunset. The argument is that the Patriot Act must be renewed in order to help win the war on terrorism. However, instead of helping to win the war on terrorism, the Patriot Act is helping to dismantle fundamental liberties protected by the U.S. Constitution.

Republican Appointed Justices Are Seldom Conservatives [05/30/05] All the brouhaha over President George W. Bush's judicial appointments and Democratic Senators attempt to block those appointments is merely the latest example of partisan politics. In matters of substance and ideology, there really isn't much to get excited about.

Neo-Cons Are Pro-War Because They Don't Have To See It Up Close And Personal [05/25/05] People who know me know that I am anything but a pacifist. I wholeheartedly support the right and duty of America to defend itself. I further support the right and duty of individuals to defend themselves, which is why I am such a strong proponent of the Second Amendment.

Darth Vader And G.W. Bush: A Common Vision Of Empire? [05/20/05] The entertainment world is all abuzz with the release of the final Star Wars episode. "Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith" is the final installment of the popular sci-fi saga which has spanned more than two decades and has captured the imagination of young and old alike.

Another Foreign Policy Debacle? [05/17/05] One of the reasons many Americans are fed up with our government's incessant military forays overseas is due to the manner in which Uncle Sam spends billions of dollars propping up various dictatorships only later to ask our sons (and daughters) to fight and die in an attempt to overthrow those very same dictatorships. Sadly, this has been the redundant bottom line of our foreign policy since World War II.

There Must Never Be Another Waco [04/21/05] On February 28, 1993, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) began their illegal assault on the home of the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas. An unarmed David Koresh was shot by BATF agents as he stepped onto his front porch. A shootout resulted with several deaths on both sides.

Let's Hear It For "Doctor Control" [04/15/05] "According to statistics provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there is an interesting correlation between accidental deaths caused by guns and those caused by doctors. There are 700,000 physicians in the U.S. that cause 120,000 accidental deaths each year. Accidental death per physician is 0.171 percent. There are 80 million gun owners in the U.S. responsible for 1,500 accidental gun deaths per year for a percentage of accidental deaths per gun owner of 0.0000188. Doctors are 9,000 times more dangerous to the public health than gun owners."

The Era Of Big Government Is Back [02/25/05] Many of us remember President Bill Clinton saying in 1996, "The era of big government is over."

America Not Among Top Ten Freest [02/14/05] In a recent column, I noted how Americans have lost numerous freedoms since George W. Bush became president. Of course, the reality of the situation is, the federal government has been increasingly encroaching upon the liberties of the American people for decades.

Freedoms Lost Under G.W. Bush [02/03/05] Supporters and apologists for President G.W. Bush will often assail my assertion that the Bush administration has done more to dismantle constitutional protections of our liberties than any president in modern memory. It seems that these people believe that until federal Storm Troopers knock down the doors of their homes and drag them off to the gulags, they have lost no freedoms. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Serious Questions Need To Be Answered About Alberto Gonzales [01/07/04] Alberto Gonzales is President George W. Bush's choice to be America's next Attorney General. Gonzales is one of Bush's most trusted friends and advisors. It was often speculated that President Bush would nominate him to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, as Bush's pick for Attorney General, Gonzales' record is coming under close scrutiny, and many disturbing questions are coming to the surface.

I Am A Conservative Christian, And The Religious Right Scares Me, Too [12/15/04] "...when the seed of Bush's unconstitutional policies come to fruition, it will produce large scale fallout economically, socially, and politically. And sadder still will be that, instead of blaming Bush's infidelity to constitutional government and conservative principles, people will blame Christianity and conservatism itself. The result of this miscalculation will doubtless be a massive tide of support for more and greater unconstitutional government, but only under a different name."

Christians And Conservatives Can Go Back To Sleep, Because The Boogey Man Is Gone [11/05/04] Boogey Man Kerry was a dreadful monster. He drank blood. He bit the heads off birds. He mutilated animals. He huffed and puffed and blew down houses. He pushed little old ladies down staircases. He played polo with human skulls. As a child, his favorite game was Kick The Cat. He was a heinous creature. However, Christians and conservatives can now go back to sleep, because the dreaded Boogey Man is gone.

Who Needs A Psychiatrist? [10/27/04] "George W. Bush wants to have every American citizen, beginning with all school age children, examined by psychiatrists." Apparently someone needs a psychiatrist. (Chuck Baldwin)

Washington, D.C., Not Baghdad, Threatening Our Liberties [8/20/04] "Not since the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and the Nazi takeover in Germany has a western nation seen the kind of collapse of individual freedom that the United States of America is currently seeing."

Randy Barnett

[These are this authors earlier archives. Archives of late articles are here.]

Why Care What The Constitution Says? [4/2/04] These comments on Randy Barnett's new book, Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty includes an excerpt from this important book on the US Constitution and how it has become corrupted.

Tom DeWeese

[These are this authors earlier archives. Archives of late articles are here.]

Is Arlen Specter finally a patriot? [07/25/06] It was the front page, banner headline of The Washington Times: "Specter puts border first, Open to deal on illegals." It appeared Senator Arlen Specter had finally come around to seeing it our way. The article's first sentence read, "Sen. Arlen Specter said he rates border security as the No.1 priority for an immigration bill and said he is open to a compromise that sets goals for border and interior enforcement before a guest-worker program and path to citizenship for illegal aliens kicks in."

Do Americans understand the threats they face? [07/10/06] Several weeks ago I asked American Policy Center supporters and DeWeese Report readers some important questions regarding their stand on issues in an effort to help direct APC's legislative efforts. Some of the answers were surprising and revealing.

If Bill Gates doesn't want the money, I'll take it! [06/29/06] He might be a whiz at creating computer software, but beyond that, Bill Gates has proven time and again that he hasn't got a clue about why and how a free market works. He constantly teams up with anti-free market types like the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to produce "educational" programs that misdirect unsuspecting children with political propaganda. In 2002 he gave that group $600,000 worth of software to help the environmental radicals run their programs to block the drilling of American oil. Apparently Gates doesn't understand that we need oil to create power to run computers.

Fanatics, heretics and the truth about Global Warming [05/19/06] "Oceans lash our coasts. Deserts Burn. The sky provides no shelter. Turmoil of Biblical proportions threatens not just our weather but life itself. Global Warming is upon us." Those words aren't from the preview trailer of the silly, overblown, over dramatic film, "Day After Tomorrow" that invaded movie theaters a few years ago. And they aren't just carefully selected "scare" words developed from a sweep through a thesaurus. These are the opening words to yet another hysterical diatribe passing as news these days on the subject of Global Warming.

Landowner's Coalition Demands Repeal of ESA [05/04/06] "Fed up" landowners have said "enough" to feeble efforts by Congress to "fix" the Endangered Species Act (ESA). That's why a coalition of property rights groups, led by the American Land Foundation, Stewards of the Range, the American Policy Center, Liberty Matters, and the PFUSA Grange have now gathered more than 6,300 signatures to a letter calling for repeal of the ESA.

The "Specter" of condemnation hangs over all property [03/14/06] It's unfortunate for property owners that the battle for the right to own and control their land has fallen on the shrugging shoulders of Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA). The Senator is Chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, which will decide the fate of the Property Rights Protection Act, (S.1313). That's why the bill's future doesn't look promising.

A corporation does the right thing for the right reasons [02/14/06] Government is to be feared because it has the power to enforce its will on its citizens. It has guns. It has jails. It has money. The average citizen lacks all of these, making it difficult to fight back. The ballot box and the court of public opinion are about our only weapons. Yet, government has grown so large, so distant from the voters, that it frankly fears little from either.

Why We Need The Freedom In Education Act [12/13/05] Your elected representatives in Congress deny that this nation has a mandatory federal education curriculum. Congress hides the fact behind the historic arrangement of state and local control of schools. The federal government denies that there is a federal curriculum that teaches world government over national sovereignty. Your Representatives in Congress are in the dark and the federal government is lying.

Should The UN be Reformed or Removed [11/22/05] UN Ambassador John Bolton recently said that the United States seeks a "revolution of reform" within the United Nations. The Bush Administration and American leadership in general should be very careful using that word "reform" when dealing with the United Nations. Instead of seeking reform, perhaps we should be asking much tougher questions about the UN's very existence. What should its future be? Should it have a future in the United States?

It takes a village to destroy a child [11/07/05] In the old days, children were warned not to smoke because it would stunt their growth. Apparently the same warning can now be issued on Ritalin. Researchers at the University of Sydney have analyzed 29 separate studies on the subject and have concluded that there is indication that some Ritalin users may experience slow or even stunted growth.

Meet the International Democrat Union [09/28/05] Not many Americans, particularly conservative Republicans, have heard of the International Democrat Union (IDU), but most would be very surprised to learn the names of its membership and its true goals.

American life under a national ID card [09/22/05] "If you have done nothing wrong, then you have nothing to fear from these surveillance policies in the Patriot Act." There it was - the one line that is continually uttered by those who are determined to turn America into the society of Big Brother. It's the one line that will instantly bring out my own urge to kill anyone who has said it. My patients has run paper thin for such short-sighted, quivering, knee-jerk reactionaries who are willing to sacrifice our precious liberties for some false sense of momentary security.

The food police finally get their smoking gun [09/06/05] We have been warning for years that they were using the exact same play book used to destroy the smoking industry. Now the food police have what they've been looking for. A special report that says french fries cause cancer. There's no proof to the claim, of course. Just a Swiss study done three years ago that said Acrylamide, a by product of chemicals and high heat found in deep fried foods might have a link to cancer. In fact, since that study first came out, there have been several more issued to dispute it. There is no peer-reviewed, sound science to prove the statement. But one disputed article is all it took.

The Silver Bullet for Liberty [08/10/05] Justice John Paul Stevens. Justice Anthony Kennedy. Justice David Souter. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Stephen Breyer. These four men and one woman have ruled that the United States Constitution truly is a meaningless document.

Sustainable Development, Smart Growth and Kelo—Organized theft by any name [07/05/05] Put yourself in the homeowner’s shoes. You buy a home for your family. Perhaps it’s even handed down from your father or grandfather. It’s a place you can afford in a neighborhood you like. The children have made friends. You intend to stay for the rest of your life.

UN's Agenda 21 targets your mayor [06/08/05] We've all seen the bumper stickers, "Think Globally - Act Locally." It's a creation of those who seek to impose international guidelines, rules and regulations on how we all live. Americans are about to find that it's not just an empty slogan.

The Real Disease is Called Government [05/19/05] The DeWeese Report has reported many times of the outrageous campaign to control what we eat. Obesity has become the tobacco of the day as trial lawyers line up to file class action suits to make restaurants responsible if you get fat. Schools have rushed to empty anything good out of the school cafeteria while practically force-feeding tofu to our poor, oppressed kids. Obesity has been ranked as the number two preventable death, right behind smoking. The nation is in a panic. Americans are too fat, moan the food police.

Time to declare our independence from the United Nations [05/09/05] The United Nations is a mess. It now finds itself buried under scandals. It has Oil for Food scandals. Sex scandals. Power-abuse scandals. Smuggling scandals. Theft scandals. And unpaid traffic tickets. Rob, rape, and pillage seems to be the UN's modus operandi.

Agenda 21 or Freedom 21: Making the Right Choice [04/29/05] Which do you choose? A way of life in which you are the master of your destiny or one in which virtually all decisions are made for you by one ruling body or another? It’s the classic struggle facing every human on earth. Freedom or control.

How to Stop the Flood of Illegal Aliens [03/09/05] The issue that will define our era and determine the nation’s future is illegal immigration. Political debate is full of schemes like “guest worker” programs and temporary worker cards to allow illegals to “fill jobs that Americans just don’t want to do.” Such programs are really just political doublespeak from politicians who lack the intestinal fortitude to protect the borders of the United States.

The new religion is Global Warming [02/17/05] The UN finally got what it wanted. The Kyoto Climate Change treaty becomes international law this month on Wednesday. The treaty went into full effect with the approval by the Russian Federation, even without the support of the United States. Time will tell if and when the treaty will begin to affect the U.S. economy. What is certain is that truth and reason had no part in the process.

What makes Us tick? [02/08/05] Our nation, indeed our world has become much polarized in the right/left spectrum. People now are categorized in one camp or the other based on certain ideas. We live in a world of sound bites.

Is Your Church Teaching Pagan Earth Worship In Sunday School? [01/18/05] Many parents have sought to protect their children from the behavior-modification programs that have taken the place of academic education in public schools. To escape the assault of Outcome-Based Education (OBE), multi-culturalism, and workforce training programs, parents in ever-increasing numbers are placing their children in private schools or are home-schooling.

There Is NO Man-Made Global Warming [12/15/04] There is no scientific evidence to back claims of man-made global warming. Period. Anyone who tells you that scientific research shows warming trends-be they teachers, newscasters, Congressmen, Senators, Vice Presidents or Presidents-is wrong. In fact, scientific research through U.S. government satellite and balloon measurements shows that the temperature is actually cooling-very slightly-.037 degrees Celsius.

The World Becomes Ever More Bizarre [10/26/04] It's not just halloween, the world really has gone mad. Tom DeWeese says, "Someone has messed with the time continuum and thrown the world into an alternative universe."

No fly lists, illegal aliens and the ravages of political correctness [10/19/04] Americans should not feel too secure with the U.S. government’s anti-terror policies because the targeted ones aren’t necessarily the terrorists. The government’s policies are based on the idea that it’s easier to put a net over an entire nation of law-abiding citizens than to take appropriate actions to catch the bad guys.

Paul Driessen

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The truth about malaria and DDT [07/21/06] Malaria continues to be the biggest single killer of African children. However, years of effort to improve malaria control programs are finally bearing fruit. (Paul Driessen)

Letter to Prime Minister José Manuel Barroso [07/18/06] Physician and US Senator Tom Coburn, MD, has written European Union President José Manuel Barroso, seeking his “support and help in a life saving effort.” Many African nations want to use DDT to control malaria and save lives, but they are being told their agricultural exports could be banned if they do so. This “horrible and unconscionable situation” must end, Coburn says, and the EU must issue a “clear and unequivocal public statement” supporting the right of countries to use DDT and all other means to control this killer disease.

CSR for thee, but not for me? [06/14/06] “Wheezing smelter smokestacks” engulfed “dingy” buildings with pollutants and dusted the hills, streets and homes of La Oroya, Peru with powdery rock laced with lead and arsenic, Newsweek reported in 1994. Pipes from the 1922-vintage smelter fouled the local river with lead and other wastes. This “vision from hell” imperiled the health of children, adults and wildlife alike.

Mediocrity reigns supreme [06/07/06] In 1774, Irish statesman Edmund Burke told voters, “Your representative owes you not his industry only but his good judgment. And he betrays instead of serves you if he sacrifices his judgment to your opinion.”

Immigrants, reconquistas and economic systems: What would the American Southwest look like under the Mexican system? [05/18/06] In one week, three news items helped clarify the intertwined issues of illegal immigration, poverty south of the Rio Grande, and how the fortuitous course of U.S. history generated opportunity and prosperity that remain elusive for our southern neighbors.

Time to clean house at Goldman Sachs [03/30/06] Activist shareholder resolutions are now common at annual corporate meetings. When Goldman Sachs gathers in New York City on March 31, however, the fireworks will come from an atypical source: the National Legal and Policy Center (a free market public interest group) and Free Enterprise Action Fund (the first free market shareholder activist mutual fund).

PC malaria programs at the World Bank [03/01/06] No nation anywhere has more childhood deaths than the Democratic Republic of Congo, notes a World Bank news release. The toll stands at an incredible 565,000 children per year. "At least one in five DRC children dies before age five, and one in ten infants dies before their first birthday."

Religion, science and blarney [02/10/06] Activists recently had breakfast in hoary Senate chambers and a briefing at the National Press Club, in an attempt to convince America and the world that the evangelical Christian community is united in concern about global warming and the need for immediate federal action. Don’t be deceived.

It’s time to support ANWR drilling [12/16/05] The budget reconciliation bill recently passed by the US Senate would finally open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling. Environmentalists are “outraged,” while most Democrats in the House of Representatives plan to go against their constituents’ best interests by voting against drilling.

German commercial interests kill African children: opposition to DDT increases malaria in Uganda [09/30/05] 93% of Uganda's population is at risk from malaria, with millions of cases and thousands of deaths annually. But Senior Management within German chemical giant, Bayer Crop Sciences, is putting commercial profit above the lives of Uganda's children, by denying them use of the life-saving insecticide DDT. (Paul Driessen)

Social responsibility doubletalk: Activists attack ExxonMobil but have abominable ethical standards for themselves [08/02/05] All companies should be honest, ethical and devoted to the well-being of the publics they serve: employees, investors, customers and communities. It’s good business, common sense and what’s simply expected of corporations today.

That pot of green gold at the end of the rainbow: Many proposals to regulate bio-resources will impede progress and minimize benefits [06/13/05] Anti-free enterprise activists are at it again. This time they’re using the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which gave signatory nations and indigenous people sovereignty over their biological resources.

Greenpeace perpetuates poverty and malnutrition: These anti-biotech radicals are on wrong side of history, science, morality and humanity [06/01/05] Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore has said the environmental movement’s “campaign against biotechnology clearly exposes its intellectual and moral bankruptcy.” It shows little regard for truth or the harm its ideologies inflict on poor people.

Double standards on disease control: Anti-pesticide policies violate human rights and condemn millions to needless death [05/23/05] Human rights issues continue to dominate the world stage. Ending “degrading treatment" of terrorists, the death penalty for murderers, family violence against women and policies against indigenous languages top the list at the UN Human Rights Commission, European Court of Human Rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The Euro Court alone has 78,000 rights cases on its docket.

Kyoto heat waves hammer the poor: Global warming “solutions” would devastate poor people and countries [05/16/05] Recent articles about global warming in ultra “progressive” Mother Jones magazine reflect a meltdown in fundamental principles of science, economics, ethics and democracy.

People, Progress and Planet – Earth Day 2005 [04/25/05] Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore says the environmental movement “has lost its objectivity, morality and humanity.” This Earth Day, let us dedicate ourselves to restoring those essential virtues.

Wanted: CEOs with courage and true ethics [04/18/05] The litany of alleged offenses follows a script: fragile ecosystems, environmental devastation, irresponsible investment, huge profits, human rights violations, indigenous people imperiled. So do the demands: transparency, accountability, ethics, social responsibility. (with Niger Innis)

The Oracle at EI: Climate change computer models aren’t much better than ancient oracles [04/11/05] Delphi often answered important political questions with enigmatic predictions derived from dreams, signs, casting lots or reading animal entrails. Today, in the realm of climate change, that function is served by scientific priests and priestesses who offer forecasts of dubious value, derived from computer models.

Support ANWR drilling - Save wildlife habitats: Wind energy "alternative" to drilling would harm habitats, wildlife and US economy [04/01/05] The U.S. Senate budget bill would finally open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling. Environmentalists are shocked and outraged. "This battle is far from over," they vowed.

Facts versus fears on biotechnology: Misplaced opposition to GM crops violates poor people's basic human rights [03/09/05] The Congress of Racial Equality's recent conference, video and commentary on agricultural biotechnology* presented personal testimonials from African farmers whose lives have been improved by GM crops, impressive data on progress, and a message of hope for poor, malnourished people in developing countries. The response has been overwhelmingly positive. (with Cyril Boynes, Jr.)

Out of Africa [02/15/05] Like Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Ruth Oniango has a dream. A member of Kenya's parliament, she dreams of the day when the people of her poor country "can feed themselves." (with Cyril Boynes, Jr.)

Wishes and horses for Africa [01/31/05] Sadly, equine mirages don’t make sound energy policy. They may generate good sound bites, political polemics and fund-raising appeals. But they don’t generate much electricity.

Skewed ethics on biotechnology—Anti-biotech campaigns perpetuate poverty, malnutrition and premature death [01/14/05] Tsunami survivors and millions of others could benefit from a marvel of modern science: golden rice. By adding two daffodil genes to common rice, researchers made it rich in beta-carotene, which humans can convert to vitamin A.

Committing malpractice on the world’s poor [01/10/04] The tsunami that struck Asia and Somalia left unprecedented, unfathomable death and destruction in its wake. It was a shocking reminder that, for all its beauty and bounties, Mother Nature still periodically unleashes awesome powers that threaten our lives, even our very civilization – and expose the shocking vulnerability of our Earth’s poorest communities.

When Visions Collide [01/03/05] Rainforests are disappearing at a frightening rate, the students were taught, so they raised $523 for an activist group’s “protect an acre” program. At the behest of their teacher and the group, they trekked into Manhattan to ask a major bank to “stop lending money to projects that destroy endangered forests and cause global warming.” (With Niger Innis)

The new global warming lawsuit industry [12/21/04] EarthJustice, Friends of the Earth, the Center for International Environmental Law and other groups were busy in Buenos Aires, persuading Arctic Inuit Indians to sue an assortment of corporations for climate genocide, or something like that. The Inuits' subsistence traditions are threatened, they claimed, by catastrophic warming caused by our wanton use of fossil fuels.

Prophets, False Prophets and Profiteers [12/17/04] Some ten thousand delegates, scientists, activists, politicians and journalists have convened in Argentina for the COP-10 confab on “solutions” to the theoretical problem of “dangerous” and “catastrophic” global climate change. Months of hype and consternation preceded the event, to pressure the United States and Australia into ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.

Country-club anxieties vs malaria: A Kerry presidency could enshrine life-threatening chemical phobias in law and public policy [11/01/04] Kenya, a country of 31 million, lost 34,000 children in 2002 from malaria, and 170 million working days: people who couldn’t work or had to stay home to care for sick family members. Despite spending nearly $350 million in 2002 on the disease, Uganda lost 80,000 citizens. Malaria drives Africa’s gross domestic product $12 billion a year below what it would be were the disease not endemic, and drains some $730 million a year from India’s economy.

Lisa Fabrizio

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New Years Daze [01/12/05] Now that the Winter Solstice and other Pagan celebrations have concluded, it’s time to shake off the effects of our annual Bacchanalian rituals and take stock of recent events with a clear head. I offer, in no particular order, a few of the most interesting.

Democratic Voices, Muslim Whispers [12/06/04] “I am prepared to sacrifice my life. All I want is martyrdom. I'm willing for all my children to become martyrs. May my husband also become a martyr, and Allah willing, may I die as a martyr. Should this mother’s wishes be granted, it is certain that her family will spawn no further generations of murderers."

Alfred A. Hambidge

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'They Hate Us Because of Our Freedom' [5/4/04] They might hate us for our freedom if we had any. Alfred A. Hambidge, Jr. asks just what freedom we suppose we still have.

Cass Hewitt

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No Free Speech In Australia [01/25/06] Today, in writing this, I am breaking Australian law. This country, which once prided itself on its protection of individual freedom and sent young men to two world wars to fight and die for it, has now passed into law an edict which tells me there is a word I am not allowed to discuss in any public place, but also not in any private telephone call, letter, email or Internet forum.

Objectivism by Conversion [12/02/05] After many years of talking with self declared "Objectivists", and observing contributions to forums I've made the following observation: there are two "types" of Objectivists. I should state here that by an Objectivist I mean a person who subscribes to and generally lives by the philosophy written by Ayn Rand in virtually all of its major premises.

Noble Vision, A Romantic Thriller, Objectivist As Well! [10/03/05] "It has long been the lament of those who embrace most of Objectivism, the philosophy devised and named by the novelist Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982) , that there are no novels written as 'Objectivist' novels since her own." Pamela Hewitt asks the question, "Are there any Objectivist novels?" In this article, based on a personal interview with author, Gen LaGreca, she says the answer is a resounding yes.

Caves, Mines, and Social Engineering—An Analogy [03/30/05] You know, whenever people talk about social engineering, or any of its variants, which all state, one way or another, that people in groups, (societies) can, and indeed should, be "engineered", meaning controlled and structured according someone or few peoples' ideas of what makes a good purpose or not, I always remember some thoughts I used to get when I went caving.

The Vindication of Ayn Rand [03/11/05] Who would have thought that within the seemingly sedate and cerebral world of philosophy would be found a history to rival any Hollywood drama for intrigue, passion, seduction, lies, betrayal, black evil, and the ultimate triumph of the good—and which is also a fascinating detective story. [A review of James S. Valliant’s The Passion of Ayn Rand’s Critics: The Case Against the Brandens]

A Philosophic Journey [02/14/05] Stephen R.C.Hicks' Explaining Postmodernism is really a philosophic history journey—it has a definite start, follows clearly marked guide posts and takes us to a logically unavoidable finish line. (A review of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism
and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault
by Stephen R.C. Hicks Ph.D.)

Scott Kauzlarich

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No better time for 'Roe v. Wade for Men' [03/17/06] If a single woman decides to have a baby against the wishes of the father, neither he nor anyone else should be held responsible for supporting the offspring. That this bit of common sense is not the law of the land rankles me.

Lovers of Liberty Take Heart [02/23/06] Libertarians are pessimistic. Some are so pessimistic that they don’t even call themselves Libertarian, preferring to join other groups or take on some other label. John Stossel is a good example. There isn’t anyone in the mainstream media more libertarian than Stossel, co-anchor of ABC’s 20/20. Yet in his 2004 best-seller, Give Me A Break, Stossel throws the Libertarian Party under the bus.

How to End the War on Terror in One Simple Step [11/21/05] Why are we spending billions to fight the War on Terror? Why are we gambling our economy and civil liberties when a simple, cheap, and effective solution is right under our nose? In one fell swoop, we can end the War on Terror; it requires only one small act.

The Myth of a Racist Justice System [11/14/05] When Dewayne Wickham told readers of USA Today that "the scales of justice were out of balance" he was repeating a widely accepted myth: the nation's criminal justice system is rife with racism.

Another Clueless Supreme? [10/24/05] In this week's Campus Corner, Ellsworth Journal reporter Fred Allan sat down for five good minutes with Poli-Sci Professor Scott Kauzlarich. (An Interview with Scott Kauzlarich)

What Would Bill Bennett Do? [10/12/05] When Bill Bennett said you could reduce the crime rate in America by aborting all black births, his remarks set off a debate on racism, crime, and journalism ethics. Little attention was paid to the true meaning of his statement, which was to take a stand against pragmatism.

Do Caribou Have More Rights Than People? [07/08/05] For the past couple of weeks I've watched and listened to the debate swirling around the recent Supreme Court decision on property rights, Kelo v New London. I read the 58-page court ruling. I read briefs presented to the court. I have read and listened to commentary on the case ranging from the far left to the far right.

Free Speech in School [05/13/05] In 1969 an Iowa family took a case against their school district all the way to the Supreme Court over whether or not their children could wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War. The now-famous case, Tinker vs. Des Moines Schools, was hailed as a landmark freedom of speech case, with the high court claiming that free speech doesn’t end at the schoolhouse gate.

A Libertarian Response to Loompanics Unlimited [05/02/05] A couple of weeks ago Mike Hoy, President of Loompanics Unlimited, a store for controversial and unusual books, issued a lengthy challenge to libertarians entitled “Why Corporations Are Not People and the Unsavory Consequences of Pretending That They Are.”

The Best Guardian is Freedom [04/04/05] Politicians love to talk about our children. They love to drag them into every scheme to increase their power and expand government. It's always "for the children," always about the kids. ... When I look at cases of children being harmed, I can't help noticing that in most cases, the government entrusted with protecting our kids is working against us.

Congress Stops Short of Extending Authority to Moon (for now) [03/22/05] Normally, watching Congress in action makes me feel sick. Watching eight hours of Congressional hearings on baseball's steroid policy should have put me in a hospital. This time, however, there was something really encouraging. A glimmer of hope for the liberty-minded. (Scott Kauzlarich)

The Social Security Scam [03/10/05] The debate over America's Social Security program has kicked into high gear this week as President Bush heads off on a 60-city trip to gain support for a plan that promises to privatize some of the Social Security program.

Randy Moss-champion of individuality [01/17/05] By now you've probably heard that Randy Moss, aka The Freak, aka star wideout for the Minnesota Vikings, celebrated a game-clinching touchdown by pretending to moon the paying customers at Green Bay's Lambeau Field. And by now you've probably also heard that Moss' fake moon signals the end of civilization as we know it.

Laci Peterson and Society's Revenge [12/16/04] This is the collectivist "It takes a village…" mentality re-packaged. Whether it's blathering on about society or communally raising children, this mind-set has the ultimate effect of further severing the relationship between self and responsibility. In the Laci Peterson case it disconnects the masses from the executioner.

Libertarians and the Kennedy Assassination [11/22/04] It's that time of year again-November 22nd--time to trot out the JFK footage and re-hash the Dallas assassination. Last year marked 40 years since Kennedy's death, so we were treated to an extra helping of conspiracy theories and Warren Commission defenses. The 41st anniversary should be a bit quieter, but look for the obligatory History Channel feature nonetheless.

Is Politics the Answer? [11/05/04] The election is now over, and the winner was a candidate with a clear history of support for expanding government. We can count on the next four years bringing more government programs, more government spending, and more government involvement in our lives.

The Incredible Left [10/14/04] I have lots of disagreements with Republicans, but I rarely have to deal with their mental conceit. When tackling liberals you do; you have to break through a barrier of arrogance that tells every leftist his views are coming from a place of pristine objectivity and open-mindedness. You rarely win an argument with a liberal, even if your reasoning is more sound or your evidence more compelling. Liberals, because they think they are mentally superior to non-liberals, believe that at least part of the disagreement is due to some kind of psychological flaw that denies you the ability to see truth.

We Shall Overcome [9/29/04] The hardest kind of prejudice to fight is the kind that is not there. It is also the kind people are the most afraid of; In fact, they are so afraid of it, they would rather give up freedom than face it.

Want less corruption? Have less government [9/10/04] Sure, everybody wants less corruption, but no one is willing to give up their share of it. Nobody thinks of that way, but if Scott Kauslarich is right, everyone who demands something from government (thus increasing its power) is contributing to that corruption.

The Price of Liberty [9/4/04] He says: "One common refrain I heard ... is that if the government ever started shutting down newspapers and arresting people for speaking their minds, he’d become a libertarian and take to the streets. So would everyone else, the reasoning goes."

David MacGregor

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The New Frontier [07/26/06] All of you reading this are in the vanguard - the first wave of troops in the world's next major battle arena. You are on the internet. You are one of the "early adopters", adopting new technologies and new ideas ahead of the majority. Your thinking is being changed and your world view is being radically altered. You may not know this - but it is happening all the same.

The Conspiracy/Paranoia Trap [07/07/06] I recall, back in the early 80s, how I got "hooked" by a number of serious conspiracy theory books. Everything from tomes on the Illuminati and the Freemasons, to a Jewish global financial hegemony and New World Order. There were the small conspiracies. Then there were the large conspiracies. And finally, there were the conspiracies within conspiracies, and even the super- conspiracies. Of the latter much has been written of late - including putting all these "lesser" conspiracies under the umbrella of a super-cosmic one, involving aliens from other planets. Take your pick, or pick them all.

Free Speech Quagmire [06/30/06] The importance of free speech, in such situations, is that it is a necessary part of free enquiry. Science could not advance if all knowledge was "given" and incapable of being questioned. A scientist MUST have free speech or all scientific enquiry would come to a grinding halt. History is no different. If we want to understand ourselves, then a rigourous appraisal of historical events is essential. So are we now to jail those who don't agree with official history?

The Ultimate Ponzi Scam [06/23/06] The word "Ponzi" is thrown around with abandon these days, yet few people are likely to be aware of the origin and true meaning of that word - let alone the fact they are probably unwittingly involved in a giant Ponzi scam right now.

Demon Democracy [06/15/06] Well, it's official. Hamas won the Palestinian election fair and square. Democracy in action. And people are not happy! George Bush is not happy, but he's putting a brave face on it, and trying to work out how to deal with a democratic outcome which he cannot tolerate. Tony Blair and the Europeans are not happy, and like the US, they are threatening to withdraw financial aid to the Palestinians, unless Hamas renounces violence and its stated policy of wanting the destruction of Israel.

The Power of The Lie [06/08/06] Remember the movie "Groundhog Day"? It was the story of a man (Bill Murray) who was forced to continuously relive the worst day of his life, until he learned to become a better person.

The Totalitarian Impulse [06/02/06] What's the difference between: A drug addict and an alcoholic? A drug dealer and a liquor merchant? An international drug ring and an international alcoholic drink distributor?

Gold and Freedom [05/29/06] I've known for a long time that there are two levers of power that governments never consider giving up. And yet it is essential that these power levers are removed from the state's control - if we are ever to have a truly FREE society.

The 'War on Terror' Scam [05/16/06] The greatest threat to our freedom today is not terrorism, but what governments are doing to counter this perceived terrorist threat.

How to Defeat Big Brother and Reclaim Your Freedom [05/04/06] George Orwell's "1984" is the story of a future society where individualism has been eliminated, where propaganda is used to control the masses, and where perpetual war is being waged to maintain the "peace". It's a world where false is true and wrong is right, where history is constantly being rewritten to support whatever the regime is currently doing - and where Big Brother watches your every move.

The Rise and Rise of China [11/18/05] My current three month sojourn in China is my fifth trip to this country since May 2004. And I have to say it has opened my eyes in many surprising ways. It has also caused me to reappraise many assumptions I had about the place, and to ponder the likely future of this huge country - and its impact on the rest of the world.

Cards, Cards And More Cards! [10/28/05] Back in the late 80s and early 90s I used to be the proud owner of three credit cards - a Visa card, MasterCard and a Gold Amex card. And oh boy, was I proud of that! Looking back, I don't know what I was so proud of, as I ended up with over $15,000 in debt due to those cards - or should I say my MISUSE of those cards.

Why an Offshore Account? [10/27/05] Having an offshore account conjures up many images in people's minds. Anything from the exotic - to the faintly criminal! One envisages wealthy people stashing their money in private banks, and lots of folks going around wearing sunglasses! But put simply, "offshore" means a place other than your place of residence. In other words, doing "business" somewhere else.

Living in a Topsy Turvy World [10/26/05] I've just returned from nine days in the magical old town of Lijiang, China. It was a respite made in heaven. After a couple of months in Chongqing, a major industrial city of 33 million, the sight and smell of clean, clear air was, well, "like a breath of fresh air"!

Reinventing The Good Life [09/017/05] The basic premise of "The Good Life" was that Tom and Barbara Good were sick of the rat race, and decided to become self-sufficient, right in the middle of suburbia, from their own home. So they kept their own animals, grew their own food, made their own tools—and generally opted out of the system. This greatly amused and sometimes annoyed their neighbours, and gave rise to many comic situations.

Fading Freedom of Speech [08/19/05] I recall once discussing the matter of freedom with a group of similar-minded people. Somebody made the comment that commitment to the principle of "freedom of speech" was the hallmark of a free society. In other words, if freedom of speech was absent or curtailed—then so was freedom itself.

July 4: A Promise Betrayed [07/19/05] In the early 80s I was in New Zealand. I was an ardent admirer and supporter of the USA and everything American. So much so, that one particular evening I deliberately took myself on to the streets of Auckland City to take on the mindless hordes who were marching up the main street in protest at the visits of American nuclear-powered warships to New Zealand waters.

Going For Galt's Gulch [05/27/05] This article by David MacGregor is a practical application of the principles first suggested in the Regi Firehammer article, Atlas Shrugged: A Model for Individualist Revolution. He begins, "Galt's Gulch is a high-tech retreat in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged—a place where all the "disappearing" productive people can meet, relax and recharge." The rest of his article tells you how to get there.

A Most Unlikely Freedom Haven [12/02/04] How would you feel about living in a place where you weren't compelled to wear seat belts or cycle helmets; where you could just set up "shop" on the pavement to sell your wares, without a license; where you could walk around in relative peace and safety; where jaywalking is encouraged, and the traffic seems to work in the absence of traffic cops and enforced speed limits; where you can eat a substantial meal for a couple of dollars; where you are not hassled when entering the country; where entrepreneurship abounds; where the gap between rich and poor doesn't breed envy, but aspiration; where smoking isn't a sin; where every modern convenience exists; where policemen are hard to find; where opportunity is everywhere; and where income tax is virtually non-existent?

The Moral Case Against Taxation [11/03/04] The irrefutable case against taxation is a moral one. And if we lived in a moral society, taxation itself would be illegal. Why? Because taxation is theft pure and simple.

How to Escape The Prison Camp: A Manifesto For Personal Secession [9/30/04] Is there a way to, "personally secede ... pack up your bags, tip your hat, and say goodbye to the moochers, looters, scumbags, politicians, bureaucrats, taxmen and other assorted dross that infest the modern welfare state?" David MacGregor says there is and tells us exactly how to do it.

A Troublesome Document: Musings on July 4 [8/20/04] The trouble started with "The Declaration of Independence of The Thirteen Colonies"—the underlying philosophy of which is encapsulated by those immortal and inspiring words:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

But Mr. MacGregor emphasizes, this: "... whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government."

How to Lose a War—Buying The Official Party Line [4/5/04] How odd that those who most strongly support the War in Iraq consider themselves conservatives, libertarians, Objectivists. David makes the point all of these seem to have forgotten: "The liberal mindset has taken hold worldwide—constantly wanting to interfere in the affairs of other people—to 'help' them, for their own good."

The Media Brainwashing Machine [10/03/05] Why did CBS reporter Bill Whitaker fail to correctly identify the Union of Concerned Scientists as a far–left group? Why did he select only this group to feature as the major spokes group of this story? Why didn’t Whitaker quote those who disagree with the UCS group, i.e., the other side of the story? Why did NBC News’ Robert Bazell feature the ‘fear–mongering’ sound bite in his news the story? And why was Bazell allowed to editorialize as part of his news report? Aren’t editorials separate from news reports?

Sara Pentz

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The Mechanics of The Media [11/02/05] Mr. Wilkinson identifies these remarks as leftist diatribes. He understands the need to point the finger at those in the media who have a Liberal mantra they sing repeatedly like an atonal refrain. That kind of journalism from the two largest newspapers in the country is disgraceful. It is stacked with loaded words––phrases that can only be called propaganda.

Their Dirty Little Secrets—Part II [09/02/05] As I wrote in Part I of this article, the liberal Democrats know exactly the nature of their convictions and values. But they don’t, won’t and can’t name them because the philosophy upon which they are based is repugnant––and it is their dirty little secret.

Their Dirty Little Secrets—Part I [09/01/05] Democrats like to tell us they are longing for ideas to support––that they are losing elections because they have lost their way. They appear to be honest, searching and idealistic. DNC Chairman Howard Dean, in his own particularly glaring style, declares this message. Other somewhat more sophisticated Democrats write about the problem with wide–eyed dismay and perpetual hope. It is the topic du jour.

Beware, the Role of Polls [08/23/05] One thousand and nine people created a spectacular headline for CNN one day in June 2005. Who are these people that control headlines? Did they get up on the wrong or the right side of the bed the morning they were interviewed? Were they annoyed when they answered the questionnaire? Where they informed?

The Shameful Legacy of Three TV Anchors: Rather, Brokow and Jennings [08/15/05] In a nine month period between the end of 2004 and the middle of 2005, all three of the major three networks 'lost' their star news anchors--Tom Brokow (November 2004), Dan Rather (March 2005), and Peter Jennings (August 7, 2005). Tom Brokow of NBC chose to retire. Dan Rather 'resigned' in disgrace from CBS after he orchestrated one of the most biased reports every produced for a television network. Peter Jennings died at 67 years.

Comedian Bill Cosby's Courageous Crusade: Not Politically Correct - But Right On [07/01/05] Most people know actor Bill Cosby as a comedian. His humor has captivated TV and film audiences. He has written books and is known for his humorous Jell-O television commercials. He has even recorded jazz albums and dubbed cartoon voices.

The Manifest Destiny of President George W. Bush [05/09/05] In 1845, John O'Sullivan, editor of the influential publication, Democratic Review, coined the phrase Manifest Destiny to describe this vision of a United States stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The phrase was used at that time to explain a revitalized sense of ‘mission’ or a national destiny for Americans. It was our destiny, Sullivan wrote, to spread the idea of freedom and, therefore, take the opportunities made from that freedom to increase one’s wealth, self-sufficiency and self-advancement.

Term Limits to Quell Corrupt Career Politicians [04/01/05] When novelist Vince Flynn wrote his best-selling book Term Limits he captured the essence of one of the stickiest issues in the American electoral process. Essentially, his story centers around three powerful and unscrupulous politicians who are brutally murdered by a group of assassins in a new twist on the concept of term limits. A seemingly rogue band of US patriots threatens to take down the US government one politician at a time unless the government stops politics as usual.

Monart Pon

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Remembrance [11/12/04] Yesterday was Veterans Day in The United States, and Remembrance Day in Canada. Today, most people have already forgotten, but Monart Pon does not forget. He sent me this belated tribute to those who die in wars.

What does religion have to do with philosophy? [10/28/04] This is a highly personal view of philosophy and religion. "The ultimate absolute for me is reality: all that which is, is what it is; the being of all beings is being itself. And to live by this absolute being, this objective reality, is my ultimate purpose. Thus, the highest, sacred value for life is truth—being true to reality—with the corollaries of honesty, justice, and courage, of achievement, beauty, and joy." (Monart Pon)

Chris Matthew Sciabarra

Bush Wins? [8/11/04] Chris Matthew Sciabarra predicted in May that president Bush would win reelection, but the reasons may not be because he is the best thing for the country.

Caught Up in The Rapture [8/28/04] "... She cannot contain her joy as a witness to the heavenly vanishing. Moving toward the imagined Rapture, her arms outstretched toward the clouds, she walks into the road, and gets hit—and killed—by an oncoming car.

"... I couldn’t help but feel as if I were watching an allegory about an America whose time has come, an America that is so caught up in the rapture of religion that it is headed for the same fatal impact."

Michael D. Shaw

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Gibson Meltdown: Mad Mel Beyond Tequiladome [08/08/06] Break out the handkerchiefs. If just about anyone else had been arrested for drunk driving, and uttered some nasty ethnic remarks, not a soul would have cared. But then, anyone else would have probably been in cuffs. There are so many angles on this story, so let's have at it. But first, understand that nothing I say here should be interpreted as defending him whatsoever. Mel Gibson, plain and simple, is a Hollywood brat, and there are many more like him.

(Michael D. Shaw)

Illusioin Is More Important Than Reality [07/20/06] It was no less than Albert Einstein who observed that, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." With all due respect to the late, great scientific genius, I would riff on his comments to note that illusion is more important than reality. Perhaps this has always been true, once what we consider civilization took hold, but, certainly, it is absolutely true in this age of mass media.

Looking Back at the Original Illegal Aliens [06/01/06] They say that illegal immigration is supposed to be such a big issue for Americans, but so far, our Congress has not done a real good job in finding a legislative solution to the problem. In fairness to our elected officials, though, this situation is going to take something beyond posturing, voting money, or creating another agency—and that's about the extent of the Federal playbook. (Michael D. Shaw)

Double Helix Double Cross [03/28/06] For a kid growing up in the 1950's and 1960's, especially as American schools tried to close the perceived science and math gap after Sputnik was launched, a nearly constant refrain was the wonderful promise of DNA and the Watson-Crick double helix molecular structure. As it happens, there is a wee bit more to the story.

Being a Fan [03/22/06] Now that we're smack dab in the middle of the NCAA basketball tournament, what better time to take a look at fan psychology?

It Helps When Your Audience Is Even Dumber Than You Are [01/13/06] Apparently, the world has not yet had enough of junk historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Beyond being the official keeper of the FDR shrine, she had a long career at Harvard, and appeared on TV countless times as the Left's favorite historian. That was before she got caught in a massive plagiarism scandal involving her 1987 book the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. Her first tactic was denial, which soon degenerated into whining self-pity, in that she just made a few clerical errors. (Michael D. Shaw)

Constitutional Rights and Wrongs [12/13/05] Here's a slightly early Christmas gift for those of you who think I only attack pundits on the Left. Today, let's take a look at a piece from the Right, written by Trevor Bothwell, a freelance writer living in Maryland. Bothwell certainly has respectable Conservative movement bona fides, considering that he writes frequently for The Washington Times and Townhall.com.

No Accident [11/08/05] No artistic medium provides a better look at contemporary pop culture than movies. Even if the film under consideration is done as a period piece of the deep past or way into the future, the contemporary pop culture is absolutely reflected in virtually every aspect of the work.

Harriet Miers and the Supremes [10/27/05] I think it's time for a reality check on this whole matter. Let's take this from the ground up, starting with the utility of The Law in our society...

Deep Throat Unmasked [06/14/05] You'd have to be a true political junkie—and probably a Left-leaning one at that—to actually care that Deep Throat, the secret source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Watergate investigative reporting, has finally stepped forward and identified himself. It seems that W. Mark Felt, now 91, and the number two man in the FBI during Nixon's presidency, is the guy.

Star Wars—Why It Sells [06/09/05] Many people have asked me, as a marketing guy with some knowledge and involvement in the entertainment industry, to explain the Star Wars phenomenon. How is it, they ask, that neither a weak story, poor acting, terrible direction, gigantic plot holes, nor the dearth (or would it be "Darth") of likable characters seem to matter in the least?

Lowering Gasoline Prices the Easy Way [04/28/05] Everyone's talking about high gasoline prices, and unlike the weather, maybe we CAN do something about it. The answer, you see, is conservation, but this is conservation unlike what the enviro-loonies usually suggest. No, you won't have to buy a hybrid automobile, and no, you won't have to forgo your car trip, in favor of a Greyhound bus or crowded public transit. (Michael D. Shaw)

Is It Health Care, or... Health I-Don't-Care? [03/18/05] Everyone who saw the movie Meet The Parents (2000) remembers the scene where Ben Stiller spikes a volleyball—hard—into the face of his girlfriend's sister, breaking her nose. But, few could name the actress, appearing in what was her first role in a feature. Her name is Nicole DeHuff, and she is now deceased, at the ripe old age of 30.

The Liberal's Problem with Minorities [02/25/05] It's easy enough to remind folks that the Dems were ALWAYS the racist party, but reasonable minds will accept that even though all post-World War II liberals are Democrats, it is safe to assume that they are not overtly racist—at least in the conventional sense. The problem I am referring to is something a bit different. (Michael D. Shaw)

First, They Came for the Truth [02/14/05] Most of us, in this PC age, are familiar with the following sentiments or some variant, supposedly written by prominent German Protestant theologian and pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) about the Nazis.

Discrimination, Tolerance, and Other Misunderstandings [01/17/05] What better time than the annual commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss these issues, and what is actually being done.

The Arafat Factor [11/15/04] Why should a notorious international thug like Yasser Arafat be warmly eulogized by media outlets all over the world, including an excessively positive statement from the Vatican?

Paradigm Shift [10/20/04] "These days," Michael D. Shaw says "the term [paradigm] is being applied to the assumed aftermath of the spectacular fall of Dan Rather and possibly the entire CBS (or C-BS, as some would render it) news organization, over the incredibly inept and outrageously biased 60 Minutes II story about George W. Bush's National Guard service, based on obviously forged documents."

Who Would Jesus Bomb? [9/27/04] First of all, correct grammar would render it "WHOM would Jesus bomb?" I only mention this because the Leftie peace freak types who would proffer such a question are endlessly telling us how smart and educated they are, and how dumb our side is. Then again, that was before the recent incredibly inept attempts at forgery of anti-Bush memos, and their quick acceptance by Dan Rather.

A Wake-up Call for Everyone but the Dems [9/8/04] "The brutal and senseless terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia, that killed at least 335 people—mostly children—did more than serve as a wake-up call to those who would run and hide from this threat to our very existence. For once, there was even strong condemnation from the Muslim world," Michael D. Shaw, says. But not everyone is awake.

From Thomas Jefferson to John Kerry—Scary Isn't It? [8/20/04] Regarding the Democrats and their recent convention, Mr. Shaw asks the question, "How, you might ask, did this party go from the likes of its founders Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe to our current brood of vipers?"

Symbolism In the Presidential Race [8/29/04] "I've been receiving a surprising amount of communication, including an article by an otherwise genius writer, suggesting that the best thing that could happen to conservatives would be a Kerry victory in November. Hold onto your hats for the "reasoning" behind this movement."

L. Neil Smith

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Why Did it Have to be ... Guns? [9/13/04] If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a hardware store and paying cash -- for any rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- without producing ID or signing one scrap of paper, he isn't your friend no matter what he tells you.

Barbara Stanley

Martha's Garden [03/11/05] Martha Stewart finally made it home after her incarceration during the winter. I will disclose immediately that I like Martha and find her a nice balance to those other two single-named women: Hillary and Cher. Martha's programs are right up there with 24, House and MI-5 in my opinion. Martha lost Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve and while some say she is crafty and craven, I know what it means get the garden in so you can have a better next Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. For that matter, who doesn't know how to give up something now to get something more valued later (other than those who live off others)?

Iraqis Vote the Soul of Their Country [02/01/05] Figuring out voting pages containing hundreds of boxes that would put the butterflyballot-deficient voters in Florida in permanent apoplexy and meltdown, Iraqis voted today in their first free election in decades. Sometimes walking for hours or driving hundreds of miles, Iraqi men, some holding their babies with the index finger blued, danced and smiled and celebrated the vision of freedom we and our coalition partners made possible. Let's hear it for the American troops, who led the battle and gave the Iraqis their soul and lives back.

The American Military [11/17/04] Imagine what it's like to be a troop fighting right now in Fallujah: on patrol, finding the enemy, well-supplied, firing at you from mosques (ready-made for the media to complain lest one brick be smashed) caught between the terrorists and the embedded reporter who hates you and the war and is spinning the story as it happens.

A New Day Dawns [11/15/04] This election marked an historic day for this nation and we are moving with momentum into the 21st century like never before. Harbingers of success and excellence are all around us if we just know where to look. The people are taking out the trash and pretty soon, young girls will start dressing like, well, young girls instead of young hookers. And the parents of those kiddoes will learn a lesson along the way as the counterparts to GenX return to values that sustain respect and value civil behaviour.

Why the Long Face, John? Mr. Liberal Strikes Out [10/11/04] OB-GYNs, are the obstetric and gynecological doctors who are leaving their profession in droves because of men like Kerry's running boy, er, mate, a tort lawyer responsible for driving up the costs of malpractice insurance. In his home state of North Carolina, "Senator Gone" Edwards has made millions while forcing women to have unnecessary section deliveries, not good for the mum or the baby. And John Kerry says he is for tort reform.

Popularity Contest [10/5/04] Whatever you think abut the virtue of voting, if your voting for the lesser of two evils, there is no doubt Barbara Stanley thinks Bush is way-less evil.

How Do We Protect Our Children [9/6/04] For two days and nights I prayed and cried and prayed some more. I identified with the parents in Beslan, Russia as their little ones went through hell. I had a feeling this hostage situation would end badly, for the terrorists have shown us, so many times before, just how little they value their own lives and even less those of innocent children. For years Israelis have buried their families and friends because of the abominable suicide bombers coming from the Arab side. And now the murderers are getting closer to home.

When the Muslims finally do attempt to bring their terror show home, that is, to a school near you, Barbara Stanley knows just what to do about it.

The Coward of Vietnam [8/27/04] Subtitled, "When Johnnie Came Marching Home." The left would have us believe that we are fighting the war in Vietnam all over again. But that is just a distraction. The only connection to Vietnam that is before us now is that John Kerry, the opportunists' opportunist, got his medals and his jacket the lousy way. Since the only interview Johnny Boy has given about this scandal is to the Comedy channel, it is left to the rest of us to wonder just what makes Johnny run.

John Kerry's Medals [8/12/04] Barbara Stanley says: "Teresa Heinz-Kerry, widow of republican heir to the Heinz fortune and now married to democrat John Kerry, candidate for president, spoke at the democrat convention in Boston and said of her current husband: "He earned his medals the old fashioned way." Well, not quite, unless awarding oneself medals is the old fashioned way," and provides some details about his amazing record.

Edward W. Younkins

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The Robert Stadler Story: The Moral Fall of a Man Who Knew Better [02/11/05] There are many villains in Ayn Rand’s masterpiece, Atlas Shrugged. However, her ultimate villain by far is Dr. Robert Stadler – a man who knew better. Robert Stadler is a villain and a man of stature who once possessed some excellent qualities.

Mises, Friedman, and Rand: A Methodological Comparison [02/02/05] Three of the most respected and influential free-market thinkers of the 20th century are Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973), Milton Friedman (1912- ), and Ayn Rand (1905-1982). The purpose of this essay is to compare and evaluate the respective methodological approaches of each of these theorists who have influenced the course of history with their ideas. We will see how and why Rand's realist approach is superior to both Mises' rationalism and Friedman's empiricism.

Atlas Shrugged: A Novel of Human Action [10/19/04] Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is a story of human action on a grand scale. In it Rand skillfully ties physical actions to important human values. Although the author also deals with mental portraiture and analysis, her primary concern is with human action. She selects and integrates actions and events that dramatize the theme of the novel which is “the role of the mind in human existence.”

The Congruity Among Ayn Rand's Metaphysics, Epistemology, Value Theory, and Ethics [8/22/04] The full title of Professor Younkins article is, "The Congruity Among Ayn Rand's Metaphysics, Epistemology, Value Theory, and Ethics." He analyzes each aspect of her philosophy to illustrate the unity of her philosophy. In summarizing, he says:

Toward a Conceptual Framework for Capitalism [8/12/04] In this article professor Younkins presents the conceptual principles of capitalism, demonstrating that capitalism is not only the most practical of economic theories, but the only one consistent with human nature, and the requirements of that nature for human flourishing.

Marketing A Free Society [8/04/04] Professor Younkins makes the case for marketing the principles of capitalism and a free society.

The Reality and Morality of Business [7/08/04] This is Professor Younkin's third article on The Autonomist. In "The Reality and Morality of Business," he makes the moral case for free enterprise.

"Atlas Shrugged" in the Business School [5/23/04] Professor Younkins makes the case for using Atlas Shrugged for teaching business basics, business ethics, and economics. "Atlas Shrugged portrays capitalism as the only system that is objective, just, and compatible with individual freedom," he says. I say, American business men and government regulators ought to be the first to take the course.

Aristotle: Ayn Rand's Acknowledged Teacher [4/26/04] Professor Edward W. Younkins gives us a brief but richly detailed overview of the philosophy of Aristotle, illustrating the connection between that philosophy and Ayn Rand's Objectivism. Ayn Rand acknowledged Aristotle as the only philosopher to whom she was indebted.