Merry Christmas, readers! And welcome to the Winter 2011 issue of The Objective Standard.
I’d like to begin by congratulating Antonio Puglielli, the winner of the second annual TOS essay contest. Mr. Puglielli’s entry, “‘Dog Benefits Dog’: The Harmony of Rational Men’s Interests,” won him $2,000 and publication of his essay in TOS (see p. 67). Second pla…



