Craig Biddle's Articles
Announcements
Help Joshua Lipana Fight Cancer—Update 2
Craig Biddle August 26, 2012
(If you are new to Joshua’s situation, please see my earlier announcements here and here.) I’m delighted to report that Joshua’s prognosis continues to improve. According to his doctors, chemotherapy is working, Joshua’s bone marrow is now cancer-free, and the tumor in his left lung has been reduced to a…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Economics
Open Letter to Paul Krugman re Intellectual Impotence, Inflation, and Ayn Rand
Craig Biddle August 24, 2012
Dear Mr. Krugman, In “Galt, Gold and God,” you assert of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged that “the book is a perennial favorite among adolescent boys. Most boys eventually outgrow it. Some, however, remain devotees for life. And [Paul] Ryan is one of those devotees. . . . Mr. Ryan is…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Principle vs. Pragmatism in Supporting Romney-Ryan
Craig Biddle August 20, 2012
Here is another question I’ve received in various forms regarding my endorsement of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: “Isn’t it pragmatic and unprincipled to campaign or vote for Romney-Ryan on the grounds that the ticket is merely less bad than Obama-Biden?” This question entails a misunderstanding of both pragmatism and…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ayn Rand: America’s Comeback Philosopher
Craig Biddle August 20, 2012
Highlights principles of Ayn Rand’s philosophy that are essential to supporting individual rights and thus to restoring America as the Land of Liberty.
Announcements
From the Editor, Fall 2012
Craig Biddle August 20, 2012
Craig Biddle introduces the Fall 2012 issue.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Further Thoughts on Why Objectivists Should Actively Campaign for Romney-Ryan
Craig Biddle August 16, 2012
I’ve received many emails, comments, and questions about my endorsement of Romney and Ryan—too many to answer each one individually. So, as time permits, I’m going to address some of the recurring themes and questions here on TOS Blog. The most common question I’ve received is, “Why do you call…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Romney-Ryan 2012—Ayn Rand Forever
Craig Biddle August 14, 2012
Prior to Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, I was going to vote “for” Romney in the sense of voting against Obama. In light of this development, however, I not only plan to vote for Romney-Ryan; I also emphatically endorse their ticket, and I urge readers…
Announcements
Help Joshua Lipana Fight Cancer—Update
Craig Biddle August 6, 2012
A hearty “thank you!” to everyone who has contributed to help Joshua Lipana cover the costs of his cancer treatment. To date we’ve raised $13,642 (that’s $2,000 more than GoFundMe shows because one couple generously made a direct donation of $2,000 to Joshua’s PayPal account). But we still have a…
Announcements
Help Joshua Lipana Fight Cancer
Craig Biddle July 21, 2012
I posted last week to inform readers that Joshua Lipana has been diagnosed with cancer, and I mentioned that I'd soon organize a fundraiser to help him pay his bills (which now exceed $30,000). I've created a page at gofundme.com where you can contribute. If you'd like to help Joshua, please…
Announcements
New York Objectivist Society Mini-Conference for TOS
Craig Biddle July 15, 2012
The New York Objectivist Society will be hosting a mini-conference fundraiser for The Objective Standard on July 29 in New York City. If you will be in the area or near enough to travel at that time, I hope you’ll join us for the lectures and fun. The speakers will…
Announcements
Joshua Lipana Diagnosed with Cancer, Prognosis is Promising
Craig Biddle July 13, 2012
My good friend Joshua Lipana, assistant editor of TOS Blog and a highly valued contributor to The Objective Standard, has been diagnosed with cancer, specifically T-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at the young age of 20. Joshua asked me to refrain from making an announcement about this until his doctors gained a…
Science & Technology
Science vs. Environmentalism, Exhibit 372B
Craig Biddle July 12, 2012
The UK’s Mail Online reports: Rings in fossilised pine trees have proven that the world was much warmer than previously thought—and the earth has been slowly COOLING for 2,000 years. Measurements stretching back to 138BC prove that the Earth is slowly cooling due to changes in the distance between the…
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Politics & Rights
Political “Left” and “Right” Properly Defined
Craig Biddle June 26, 2012
Defines the political spectrum in terms of essentials, identifying the precise nature of the left and the right.
Arts & Culture, Ayn Rand & Objectivism
Ragnar Danneskjold’s Love
Craig Biddle June 18, 2012
After interviewing Bryan Larsen for the Summer issue if TOS, I reread my favorite part of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, the scene in which Ragnar Danneskjold meets Hank Rearden on a road at night and hands him a bar of gold, returning some of the money that the government has…
Arts & Culture
Painter Bryan Larsen on His Artwork and Ideas
Craig Biddle May 20, 2012
Mr. Larsen discusses his work, how he became a painter, who and what inspires him, and why his subjects always look so purposeful. Includes ten high-resolution images of his paintings.