John Rocker: Designated Bigot?

“White racism exists,” “National Review” editor John O’Sullivan once said, “But its social power is weak. And the social power against it, overwhelming.” Too bad white Atlanta Braves relief pitcher John Rocker did not consult...

Commentary: How Christianity Created Capitalism

Michael Novak’s “How Christianity Created Capitalism,” (The Wall Street Journal, December 23, 1999) makes interesting fiction reading, but it totally ignores all the essential issues. The essential elements of religion are: supernaturalism (God...

Senator Bradley and the Black Vote

“I was spellbound.” A black minister, attending a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley, made this gushing assessment. Bradley addressed 150 black ministers in Los Angeles, at an annual meeting of the Congress of National Black Churches....

Is it immoral to join a political party?

Q. Is it immoral for an Objectivist to join a political party? Why doesn’t the Ayn Rand Institute have its own political party? A. It is not immoral to join a political party, although given the state of the major parties today, it may well be. The reason for...

England, The Euro, and Socialist Europe

For years the socialists have been claiming that England should join the single European currency (the Euro) and should follow a central economic policy as voted by all 15 nations. England, we are told, faces dire economic woes if it fails to join the economic...