Topic: Ayn Rand

What is the Use of Space Exploration?

We live in a world with no shortage of problems. Our planet's health is rapidly declining while our national debt steadily rises. Poverty and...

I always tell the truth, even when I'm lying

Tweet . Lying has always had a peculiar fascination for me.. . Some people tell big which can be sort of amusing. (My favourite: "I did not have ...

Engineering pays evolutionary price

The romantic view of engineering — if indeed there can be such a thing as a romantic view of engineering — is of the brilliant egghead toiling...
Poe Toaster" fails to show up for the third year in a row. Vigil-keepers call off tradition, eat bread untoasted. . . Which is less surprising:...

Libertarian Illusions

In a recent column my friend Bob Reich wrote convincingly that Ron Paul is attracting the support of many youth because several of his messages are ...

The Iron Lady's Sex Appeal

In the preemie days of the Internet, I edited a (now defunct) Washington publication called The Women's Quarterly, published by The Independent ...
Dave Bidini's column, “Coffee Run,” will portray the city one coffee shop at a time. Each piece will also feature comments on a weekly book and...
Six years ago, I was shopping a book idea to publishers. The concept was a guide to how the Internet and radio and television gabbers were creating...
Re: Stand-In's Win Sets Stage For Thai Violence, July 5.. . By electing its first female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra has moved Thailand —...
By Bishop Edward S. Little II. Files. Rand. . Ayn Rand changed my life. When I embraced her philosophy, Objectivism, the conversion was far more...