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Filosofy
Quackgrass Activism:
Michael Miller
November 28, 2002:
Read this brief,
straightforward guide by Michael Miller to earning intellectual allies
and spreading thoughts that will save Western civilization.
Thanksgiving: The Producer's Holiday:
Dr. Gary Hull
December 2, 2002:
Dr. Gary Hull reminds us of
the virtues of intellectual activity and wealth creation that
Thanksgiving is meant to celebrate, as well as the fact that wealth is
an individual accomplishment, not a deterministic acquisition or a
heavenly "bounty".
The Meaning of the Right to Vote:
Alex Epstein
December 2, 2002:
The right to vote does not
give majorities the right to wantonly infringe upon the unalienable
liberties of the only sovereign unit of a truly free society-- the
individual-- writes Alex Epstein.
Biases of the Intellectual Classes:
Dr. Stephen
Yates
December 4, 2002:
Dr. Stephen Yates discusses
the faults of those intellectuals who criticize and seek to tear down
the capitalist system without understanding its properties and
benevolent effects.
A Christmas Card:
Michael Miller
December 24, 2002:
Michael Miller shares
original, profound, and atheistic thoughts on the true meaning and
origins of Christmas as a materialistic and humanistic holiday.
Historical Analysis
The Irrational Exuberance of American
Dining Etiquette:
Harry Roolaart
December 2, 2002:
Tracing the origins of the
fork and its historical utility in the United States, Harry Roolaart
contests the traditional zig-zag method employed on American
silverware and suggests that the European practice is a simpler and
wiser alternative.
William Harvey: The Bridge to the Scientific
Revolution:
G. Stolyarov
II
December 21, 2002:
G. Stolyarov II examines the
discoveries and methodology of a physician and anatomist whose works
became a cornerstone in the development of modern medicine.
The Wisdom of Grover Cleveland:
Dr. Gary M.
Galles
January 9, 2003:
An honest politician, a
president opposing tariffs and protectionism, a public servant
advocating individual responsibility; these, in the pressure-group
world of today resemble oxymorons. But they are not. Dr. Gary M.
Galles explores the ideology of a United States President whom today's
politicians should strive to emulate.
Literary Analysis
Seeds of Rationality: A Review of Stolyarov's
Struggle for the Future:
Edmund
Daleford
December 9, 2002:
Edmund Daleford evaluates an
early novel written by TRA's Editor-in-Chief prior to his introduction
to Objectivist philosophy.
Poetry
The Thinker's Triumph:
G. Stolyarov
II
December 4, 2002:
A man is condemned to die for
having discovered a scientific breakthrough... Read this tale by G.
Stolyarov II of a hypothetical prodigy's conflict with a primeval
collective.
Christmas Demystified:
G. Stolyarov
II
January 19, 2003:
This poem, written by G.
Stolyarov II on Christmas Eve of 2002, demonstrates, without the
myths, the spirits, and the altruism, the genuine pride that should
flow within the thoughts of a human being upon this occasion.
Politics
Political Issues in a Post-Leftist World:
Bruce Walker
December 15, 2002:
Bruce Walker addresses pivotal
dilemmas that the liberals have ignored and that Reason shall have to
resolve following the orthodoxy's decline.
The Grievous Error of the Draft:
G. Stolyarov
II
January 16, 2003:
G. Stolyarov II provides moral
ammunition to counter Democrat Charles Rangel's recent proposal to
reinstitute conscription. Learn why a free country and the draft are
never reconcilable.