Lately, a small number of abortion rights activists have begun to argue that it is important to emphasize that choosing an abortion is “normal.” They want more women who have had abortions to speak up about their choice. . .
Ben BayerBrook and Stossel Scrutinize Facebook’s Regulatory Bid
Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining a proposal for a “more active role” for government to address content and privacy issues in social media. Since I’ve commented in the past on the. . .
The Virulent Pull of Tribalism
Tribalism is resurging. One of its most obvious manifestations can be seen in politics. Today what seems to matter first and above all else is loyalty to one’s political tribe and its leaders, not the facts about an. . .
Elan Journo
Agustina Vergara CidWhat Gave Ayn Rand the Moral Right to Collect Social Security?
Some myths never seem to die, especially the ones that draw life support from ceaseless social media invective. You cannot follow Ayn Rand on Facebook or Twitter without repeatedly encountering the accusation that she. . .
Onkar Ghate
Ayn Rand on Economics: How Capitalism Hinges on Philosophy
Ayn Rand’s nonfiction book Capitalism has a subtitle that is truly startling. Rand held that capitalism is “The Unknown Ideal.” Capitalism is a social system so widely misunderstood and distorted and maligned that few. . .
The Rubin Report: Navigating Today’s Political Culture
It’s hardly breaking news that our political culture has gotten ugly lately. But what is driving this trend? And is there a way to navigate it in a more positive way? In the latest in his series of interviews with. . .
Aaron SmithJourno Debates Israel/Palestine at Soho Forum
Can the Israeli-Palestinian conflict be resolved? Yes, it can, and it took me an entire book, What Justice Demands, to analyze the essential nature of the conflict and indicate a path forward. In March, I took up the. . .
The Rise of Hitler’s Germany, Explained
The effects of German Nazism are horrific and indelible. The overall death toll in World War II, which began eighty years ago this summer, “dwarfs the mortality figures for the Great War of 1914–18, obscene as. . .
