Book Review: On the Shoulders of a Giant
Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...
Mar 29, 2011
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Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...
March 2006 --Charles R. Morris, The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan Invented the American
What do we know about what makes creative genius possible? Can we say anything new about the awesome creative ability of an Aristotle...
Everybody remembers exactly where he was on September 11, 2001. I was taking a photojournalism course at the Defense Information School at
Immigration has become the most politically and emotionally charged domestic issue in the United States—which is ironic, given that this
Summer 2006 -- Malcolm Gladwell's Blink stayed on the bestseller list for months. It defends the merits of making major decisions quickly...
April/May 2005 -- An unrecognized threat to the liberty and prosperity of each American has spread throughout the country, taking root in
March 2006 -- In March, I was stunned to learn of the unexpected death of a remarkable individualist and friend, Madeleine Pelner Cosman.
Of course, I also blog in my pajamas. Or in jeans and a sweater. Sometimes after a business lunch, I blog in a suit. I’ve blogged in London
Young children are captivated by stories of imaginary heroes and heroines whose struggles and successes are set in mythical lands or
We in the West may argue over whether Islamist terrorists hate us for what we do or for what we are. But if we pay attention to what they...
How many Objectivists are there among television actresses? Well, there is one for sure: Tracey Ross of NBC’s popular soap opera “Passions.
In his feature-film directorial debut, Andy Garcia uses the screen as his canvas to paint a vibrant and wistful picture of a Havana he never
January/February 2006 -- Although Ayn Rand was born a century ago, and although she died a generation ago, her philosophy of Objectivism is
Among the virtues we promote at The New Individualist are the courage, independence, integrity, and vision of creative producers in all walk
Tom Wolfe is one of the most original, honest, and unfettered contemporary observers of American culture alive today. Originator of “the New
September 2007 -- Roger Donway’s opening column this month on “The Genealogy of Heroism” offers a definition of heroism as “the choice of a
In 1859, the first treatise on “best practices” appeared: Self-Help, With Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and Perseverance, by Samuel
The fall season ushers in Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and, this year, Ramadan as well. Winter brings Christmas and Hanukkah. Spring takes....
This past January, hundreds of skeptics and humanists gathered at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for a three-day conference on “Science in