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The Spring Issue of TOS
TOS Admin February 15, 2016
The print edition of the Spring issue of TOS goes to press this week, and the electronic versions will be posted to our website on February 24.
Announcements
Merry Christmas from TOS
TOS Admin December 24, 2015
Merry Christmas from TOS! We wish you and your loved ones a productive, joy-filled 2016.
Arts & Culture, Good Living
A Dozen Great Christmas Gifts for Young Kids
TOS Admin December 14, 2015
If you need great Christmas gifts for young kids, this is a gold mine.
Announcements
The Fall Issue of TOS
TOS Admin September 6, 2015
The online and Kindle editions of the Fall issue of The Objective Standard have been posted. The ebook and audio versions will be posted next week, and the print edition will be mailed in mid September. For a limited time, we are making the cover article, “How to Raise a…
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The Summer Issue of TOS
TOS Admin May 23, 2015
The ebook and html editions of the Summer issue of The Objective Standard have been published, and all articles are accessible to subscribers.
Announcements
The Spring Issue of TOS
TOS Admin February 21, 2015
The electronic versions of the Spring issue of The Objective Standard have been published, and all articles are accessible to subscribers. For promotional purposes, we’ve made the cover article, “Islamic Jihad and Western Faith,” accessible for free.
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Merry Christmas from TOS
TOS Admin December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas from all of us at The Objective Standard. We wish you and your loved ones a happy new year and a productive, joy-filled 2015.
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The Winter Issue of TOS
TOS Admin November 15, 2014
The print edition of the Winter issue of The Objective Standard is at press and will be mailed shortly; the electronic editions will be posted by November 22. The issue includes "The Equality Equivocation" by Craig Biddle, "On the Moral Use of 'Smart Drugs'" by Mitchell Feinberg, and much more.
Announcements
Steve Simpson on Cronyism, Corruption, and Government Power
TOS Admin September 24, 2014
What is "cronyism?" Is it a valid term? How has this idea, sometimes called "crony capitalism," come into use? How does it influence debate? How should free market advocates view the issue of cronyism? Steve Simpson will examine these and related questions in a talk for the Hungry Minds Speaker Series on October 4 in Denver, CO.
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Celebrate America’s Founding with Constitution Week NYC
TOS Admin September 10, 2014
Constitution Week NYC is hosting a celebration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 13 in Manhattan. The event features Shane Krauser, a former prosecutor and an adjunct professor of constitutional law; and Andrew Bernstein, who will present “The Moral and Practical Case for Second Amendment Rights."
Philosophy
Why Use the Word “Selfishness”?
TOS Admin August 26, 2014
In this episode of Reason at Large, Craig Biddle answers a question from Robert: "Why do you and other Objectivists advocate selfishness when that word disturbs so many people? Why not just use the word self-interest or, better yet, rational self-interest?"
Philosophy
Altruism vs. Second-handedness
TOS Admin August 24, 2014
"What are the relationships of and differences between altruism and second-handedness?" In answering this question, Craig Biddle clarifies the respective meaning of each concept, identifying one as a theory of morality and the other as a psychological malady, discussing their essential differences and similarities, and contrasting these concepts and relationships with those of egoism and first-handedness or independent thinking.
History
Letters to the Editor, Fall 2014
TOS Admin August 20, 2014
Regarding “Getting Lincoln Right” To the Editor: I would like to congratulate Alexander Marriott on his well-written and illuminating article “Getting Lincoln Right” [TOS Summer 2014]. Mr. Marriott eloquently addresses the most common moral and historical fallacies that are used to smear the legacy of a man who, in my…
Politics & Rights
Obstacles to a Foreign Policy of Self-Defense for America
TOS Admin June 21, 2014
Americans have been awash in a tsunami of anti-rights philosophy for more than 100 years, and the tsunami has taken its toll. Americans no longer have the conviction that we have rights and thus no longer have the conviction that the government must protect our rights. . . . Fortunately, we have a solution to this problem. . . .
Announcements
The Objective Standard is Hiring a Part-Time Social Media Specialist
TOS Admin June 7, 2014
TOS is looking for a part-time Social Media Specialist to join our team and help advance the principles of Objectivism. This person will: Work closely with TOS’s writers and staff to produce and post content to TOS Blog and TOS’s social media properties; Create, purchase, and manipulate images for use on TOS’s website and social media properties; and the like.