Philosophy

Waterfall is a guided series of courses for everyone interested in issues upon which Objectivism has something distinctive and important to say. The first course: Money. Examine the essential role that money plays in production, trade, and investment with thinkers such as Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises as your guide—as well as explore the hostility

When I heard about the CHAZ Antifa/BLM/etc. takeover in Seattle, my first thought was: I wonder how many of them went to Evergreen College? Washington state’s Evergreen College was the site of the infamous racist intimidation/happening/experiment that made international news in 2017. (I recommend thinkspotter Benjamin Boyce’s documentary.) So I Googled it and it turns

For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Address at the Freedom Rally in Cobo Hall,” 1963. [His first “I have a dream” speech.] Herbert Marcuse, “Repressive Tolerance” (1965). George Walsh, “Defining Religion: The Supernatural as Personal/Impersonal” (1998). Excerpt from The Role of Religion in History. Woodrow

The common factors? None from Australia or the Americas. None are women. None are political individualists or free-market capitalists. So … * Six were socialists. * Three came to dictatorial power from military backgrounds. * And one was a hereditary monarch. Image source: https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2018/09/29/los-10-dictadores-mas-sanguinarios-del-siglo-xx/

In May, I led a discussion with the Atlas Intellectuals on George Orwell’s review of The Totalitarian Enemy. The question Orwell asked was: Are the Nazis really Socialist? I’m returning to the group on Friday, June 26 at noon CT to discuss the new Waterfall campaign on Objectivity, beginning with selections from John Stuart Mill’s