It would not matter whether NPR was liberally biased or conservatively biased. The bottom line is that if politicians (bureaucrats) control the funding of the news, then the news likely will be politicized.
CULTURE
Disney’s Snow White and The Post-Lockdown Disorientation in the Arts
Disney has misread the room for a very long time, and seems implausibly slow to course correct. One might expect market signals would be enough to shock the internal culture of an enterprise. Ideology, however, can be more powerful than even failing profitability statements.
Tough Guy Detectives as Exemplars of Rugged Individualism
Individualism is the moral code recognizing that a human being is first, foremost, and always an autonomous being, a bodily and spiritual individual, not a nameless, faceless, fungible, easily replicable member of a tribe or collective.
Four Popular Movies Celebrating Business and Businessmen
It is refreshing to come across films in which profit-driven business is portrayed as benign and/or that show businessmen as heroes. Although such films are rare, they do exist and are often quite entertaining.
The Demonization of “White” English Harms Black Students
Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?
Inconvenient Historical Truths From ‘Black History Month’
A few historical and inconvenient notes left on the cutting room floor during Black History Month.
The Meaning of President’s Day
America’s Early Presidents Were Admirable Men of Principle– Let us Hope we can Find More Like Them
Making Resolutions Outlast January
As Ayn Rand put it, a value is something you act to gain or keep. A desire without action then is just a wish.
Black History or “Sins of White People” Month?
What is called Black History Month might more accurately be called “the sins of white people” month.
Ayn Rand: A Legacy of Reason and Freedom
Ayn Rand left a legacy in defense of reason and freedom that serves as a guidepost for the American spirit–especially pertinent today when America and what it stands for are under assault.
How To Celebrate Ayn Rand’s Birthday
February 2nd is the birthday of Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Ayn Rand developed and defended Objectivism, a philosophy that advocates “rational selfishness.”
The Famous Mike Wallace Interview with Ayn Rand
This video of America’s greatest philosopher, Ayn Rand, might be the most important interview you have ever watched.
What Was The Real Ayn Rand Like?
Peikoff offers personal insights into the real Ayn Rand—the thinker, the artist, the teacher, the passionate valuer of the best within man.
Film Review: A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown is a celebration of Bob Dylan’s songwriting genius.
Benjamin Graham and How to Invest Like a Legend
A new edition of the Intelligent Investor integrates Graham’s classic insights with today’s market realities.
MLK Day: The Wisdom of Thomas Sowell
One of the most distinguished intellectuals of his generation, Thomas Sowell’s classical-liberal worldview continues to challenge, inspire, and empower research across the social sciences.
The Legacy of Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton did not as treasury secretary implement, or espouse, any system of protective tariffs or bounties.
More Reason and Freedom in 2025
To use reason to produce, trade and maximize profits, businesses require freedom.
Why Do New Year’s Resolutions Typically Fail?
If you want your New Year’s resolutions to be completed, take the steps needed to really commit to it.
Happy New Year. Happy Life.
Your life is in your own hands.
Christmas Should Be More Commercial
It is time to take the Christ out of Christmas, and turn the holiday into a guiltlessly egoistic, pro-reason, this-worldly, commercial celebration.
The Pork Barrel Politics of the Department of Education
The department is designed to provide material and political benefits to the teachers’ unions, not to improve student outcomes.
The Business of the News Media
What should be the purpose of the news media?
The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism
In the wilderness of the New World, the Plymouth Pilgrims had progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism.
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