Philosophy

Objectivism is not a straitjacket — graphic

The indefatiguable Matheus Pacini designed this graphic meme. Here’s his group’s Facebook page. More of my posts on Objectivism. [About the original spelling: Fortunately, Merriam-Webster has “straitjacket, noun \ˈstrāt-ˌja-kət\ variants: or less commonly straightjacket.”] “Objectivism is a discipline—not a straitjacket. It is a base camp for high mountain expeditions—not a hillock from which to look […]

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WSJ podcast on being entrepreneurial with your life

Here’s a seven-minute podcast of me talking with the WSJ‘s Charlie Turner about my article “What Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us All About Life.” From the article: “We often think of entrepreneurs as larger-than-life characters. They take big risks. They make their own rules. They innovate and experiment, questioning things everybody else takes for granted. “It

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Featured in Canada’s *Metro* — free speech on campus

I’m featured in Toronto’s Metro Canada newspaper’s “Defining Free Speech on Campus,” (page 9) as one of three perspectives on the current suppression/censorship versus tolerance/liberalism antagonisms. The other two participants are Denio Lourenco and Zachary Strong, who take opposite stances on University of Toronto’s Jordan Peterson. Metro reporter Genna Buck did the interviews and compiled

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