Reality Talk

Welcome to the July 23, 2009 edition of the Objectivist Roundup, jam packed with 26 articles! Writers of the following pieces are motivated by Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. According to Ayn Rand: “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.”

Khartoum presents Loving Life: The Morality of Self-interest and the Facts that Support It posted at Philosophy, Law and Life., saying, “A review and some of my notes on Craig Biddle’s Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support it”

Becky Daley presents Collectivism and the soda tax posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, “Congress is considering instituting a soda tax to help pay for government health programs. Improper means to improper ends!”

David Crawford presents How Obama Killed the Iran Election Protests posted at The Undercurrent, saying, “Obama’s timid response to the Iranian election protests lends legitimacy to a very dangerous regime.”

Rituparna Basu presents The Cost of Being Too Good posted at The Undercurrent, saying, “What kind of message does the European Union send to companies when they impose fines on Intel for offering products more cheaply than the competition?”

Roberto Sarrionandia presents Altruism, Collectivism and the British National Party posted at Ayn Rand Forum, saying, “The failure of the mainstream to counter nationalism in British politics.”

Michael Gold presents Want Excellence in Education? Return to Reason posted at MGTutoring.com.

Michael Gold presents Rational Standards of Health posted at EGO.

Stephen Bourque presents Caritas in Veritate: A Manifesto for the Right and Left posted at One Reality, saying, “It becomes more clear as time goes on that the alleged opposites of the secular left and the religious right are not opposites at all… and more importantly are not the only choices.”

Amy Mossoff presents The Right Way to Begin posted at The Little Things, saying, “A chapter in my continuing journey towards homeschooling, including thoughts on phonics programs, Classical Education, and teaching Latin at the elementary school age.”

Paul Hsieh presents Feyman’s Nobel Banquet Speech posted at NoodleFood, saying, “Physicist Richard Feynman explains the real reward he received from his work.”

Trey Givens presents Laws of War posted at Trey Givens, saying, “It would seem that Obama fails to comprehend the nature of war at least as completely as his predecessor. If Bush was an idiot, what do we call the person who watches the idiot and then does the same thing?”

Stella presents In search of a fairy tale posted at ReasonPharm, saying, “I used to be a twice-a-month blogger, but our recent rush toward the pit of socialized medicine compels me to speak out more often. Here’s my latest.”

Stella presents Let’s not get distracted by anything important posted at ReasonPharm, saying, “A second submission this week. Don’t let Obama sweep important issues under the rug by pretending that they’re trivial!”

Khartoum presents Books On Islam In India. posted at Philosophy, Law and Life., saying, “This post talks of some of my experiences with Muslims and their objections to the fact that Islam is not a religion of peace. Also, a few book recommendations on Jihad and India.”

Ari Armstrong presents DeMint’s Health Handouts Violate Liberty posted at FreeColorado.com, saying, “Senator DeMint has some good ideas for reforming health care, such as expanding Health Savings Accounts and limiting frivolous law suits. But one core part of his plan violates liberty by redistributing wealth.”

Grant Jones presents The Bigoted, Post Racial President Wants to Destroy Medical Profession posted at The Dougout.

Roderick Fitts presents Bacon’s “More Certain and Guarded Method” of Induction posted at Inductive Quest, saying, “Roderick Fitts presents “Bacon’s ‘More Certain and Guarded Method’ of Induction,” which summarizes the features of Bacon’s method of induction.”

Sarah presents Architect John Lautner posted at Art, Love, & Philosophy, saying, “John Lautner built some of the most beautiful and iconic houses of the 20th century. Extensive interview with Lautner now available to read online.”

Jared Rhoads presents Choose the field YOU want posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, “Med students should choose the field or specialty that THEY want, not what Obama thinks we need in order to “serve the needy.”"

Myrhaf presents Obama’s Falling Popularity posted at The New Clarion.

Michael Labeit presents On the Inescapable Contradiction of Fractional Reserve Banking posted at Coroner’s Bureau.

Michael Labeit presents On the Problem of Arguing from the Constitution posted at Coroner’s Bureau, saying, “Why harmony with the Constitution is not the be all and end all of political economy.”

Doug Reich presents How to Stop Socialized Medicine Without Doing Anything posted at The Rational Capitalist, saying, “Doctors could stop the drive towards socialized medicine by doing nothing.”

Doug Reich presents Obama: Please Try This at Home posted at The Rational Capitalist, saying, “Here are some simple experiments to prove why “stimulus” can not work.”

Diana Hsieh presents Values of Harry Potter, Again posted at NoodleFood, saying, “Now that the new Harry Potter movie has been released, I repeat my recommendation of Ari Armstrong’s delightful little book Values of Harry Potter.”

C. August presents Case Study: The Failure of a Conservative’s Defense of Rights posted at Titanic Deck Chairs, saying, “Here is an exchange on the conservative blog of ‘The American Thinker’ about the nature and proper defense of individual rights.”

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