TOS Weekly - Citizen Vigilante Is the Antithesis of Justice
Plus altruism vs. America, how to end cronyism, Jeff Bezos's entrepreneurial spirit, and Geddy Lee's life in the limelight.
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Ayn Rand once observed that art is the barometer of the culture. The values expressed in our most popular movies, TV shows, novels, and so forth tell us the values that are widely accepted in our societies. With that in mind, the huge popularity of Citizen Vigilante—a film that promotes senseless violence without a semblance of justice—among people who regard themselves as defenders of Western civilization is alarming. In his new article on the film’s significance, Robert Bidinotto shows in detail how it reflects a culture in which conservatives and leftists alike are abandoning objective principles.
I hope you enjoy this week’s articles,
Thomas F. Walker
Managing Editor
New This Week
I Write Vigilante Thrillers—But Citizen Vigilante Disgusts Me
The public response to Citizen Vigilante reveals that many conservatives are now joining the far left on the road to nihilism.
From the Archive
Corporations and Political Corruption: The Curse of Cronyism and How to End It
Although corporations lack direct political power, some critics retort, this misses the point. They use their economic power to unduly influence government.
This Week’s Anniversaries
Jeff Bezos’s Beautiful Defense of American Entrepreneurialism
I dare you to read—without shedding a tear of joy—Jeff Bezos’s July 29, 2020 statement before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on antitrust. His statement is one of the most beautiful defenses of the entrepreneurial American spirit that I’ve ever heard from a CEO.
My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee (Review)
How did a self-described “loner” grow up to front one of the most successful progressive rock bands of all time? That fascinating story is the subject of My Effin’ Life, the autobiography of Rush frontman Geddy Lee—born 29 July, 1953.
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