Strand Releasing's 1997 documentary Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life, is, in retrospect, a cinematic achievement. The 143-minute movie debuts on Blu-Ray on July 28. Other than a new trailer and enhanced English SHD sound, this is the same product as the Collector's DVD...
CULTURE
Pragmatism is Impractical in the Long Run
Why does it rule in business?
Video: In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive
When you hear the word selfishness, what comes to mind? Typically, selfishness is associated with amoral, predatory behavior. It’s a word used to describe people like Bernard Madoff or Attila the Hun. On the other hand, selflessness is generally celebrated and aligned with friendship and love. In this talk, Peter Schwartz challenges these misconceptions.
Looking Back
The New York City schools were among the best in the country in those days, better than they had been for the European immigrants before me and much better than they would be for the mass influx of blacks from the South after me.
A Legacy of Cliches
Discussions of racial problems almost invariably bring out the cliche of “a legacy of slavery.”
Heroes, Villains
Weirdly, few monuments honor these life-saving scientists. Instead, politicians celebrate politicians.
Hard Goals: The Science of Extraordinary Achievement
There are, however, many mistakes you can make in goal-setting that will delay and hinder you and make your goals harder to achieve. This book points out these pitfalls and how to avoid them.
The Pope Adopts The Religion of Environmentalism
What does it tell you about environmentalism that it needs the Pope to prop up its campaign against capitalism and human achievement on earth?
Culture and Social Pathology
If it were only the economic decline threatening our future, there might be hope. It’s the moral decline that spells our doom.
“Micro-Aggression” As An Excuse for Micro-Totalitarianism
Word games are just one of the ways of silencing politically incorrect ideas, instead of debating them.
Movies: Tomorrowland Lacks Imagination
“Walt Disney loved showing how stuff works. No one in this movie plausibly would have the curiosity for new knowledge and reverence for the manmade to look twice at a futurist attraction at Tomorrowland, except possibly Laurie’s villainous character.”
Improving Black Education
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes called the Nation’s Report Card, nationally, most black 12th-graders’ test scores are either basic or below basic in reading, writing, math and science.
Why Are U.S. Schools Mediocre? Ask the Kids
If you want schools to do better, get the government the hell out of schooling. But that’s only a start. Next, put the task of reason and intelligence into education itself — with the central and overriding goal of education being a well-trained mind.
Liberty & Property
The distinctive principle of Western social philosophy is individualism.
Pragmatism Is An Impractical Philosophy for Business
Pragmatism is widely considered a virtue in business, but it is in fact a perilous approach, antithetical to long-term profitability.
Don’t Go To College!
College has become a scam thanks to government intervention in the education marketplace.
Multiculturalism and the Welfare State vs. Economic Mobility
In utter disregard to facts, so-called “social scientists” do studies which conclude that America is no longer a land of opportunity, and that upward mobility is a “myth.”
Liberals Respect Me
Liberals unintentionally treat me like a white person.
A “Free” Education For You, Forcibly Paid For By Someone Else
Government force does not lead to high quality education. It leads to expensive and mediocre education.
Reason as an Absolute: The Answer To Islamic ‘Extremists’
Reason is the only antidote to militant, faith-based force.
Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers Earn More Than All Kindergarten Teachers
Why do most people criminalize wealth creation while others cheer and appreciate it?
Obama’s Phobia of Ayn Rand
Capitalism is practical because it respects the sovereignty and efficacy of man’s mind and body.
Odds and Ends: Crime, Diversity and Sex Equality
The last thing academic diversity means is diversity in thought.
Who Is Afraid of Individual Rights?
Why conservatives are either averse to individual rights—with the exception of property rights—or do not see them as important.
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