Volume 6, No. 1: Spring 2011

Announcements

From the Editor, Spring 2011

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February 20, 2011
From the Editor, Spring 2011

It’s here. Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged finally has come to the silver screen, and in this special, Atlas-themed issue of TOS—which begins our sixth year of publication—we have details on the movie and a whole lot more.

Politics & Rights

Letters and Replies: Tolerance, Net Neutrality

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February 20, 2011
Letters and Replies: Tolerance, Net Neutrality

Craig Biddle’s “The Ground Zero Mosque, the Spread of Islam, and How America Should Deal with Such Efforts” (TOS, Fall 2010) lays out the facts and principles concerning this issue in the clearest manner I’ve seen. However, I suggest that one of Mr. Biddle’s ancillary arguments is mistaken. He describes “tolerance” as a vice, specifically, the vice of “…

Economics

Review: The Sleuth Investor, by Avner Mandelman

February 20, 2011
Review: The Sleuth Investor, by Avner Mandelman

The Sleuth Investor: Uncover the Best Stocks Before They Make Their Move, by Avner Mandelman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. 224 pp. $24.95 (hardcover).

Politics & Rights

Review: Terrorist Hunter

February 20, 2011
Review: Terrorist Hunter

Terrorist Hunter: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman Who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America, by Anonymous. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. 352 pp. $25.95 (hardcover).

Arts & Culture

Review: The King’s Speech

February 20, 2011
Review: The King’s Speech

The King's Speech, directed by Tom Hooper. Written by David Seidler. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter. Released by The Weinstein Company (2010). MPAA Rating: R (for language).

Arts & Culture

Review: The Philosophical Breakfast Club, by Laura J. Snyder

February 20, 2011
Review: The Philosophical Breakfast Club, by Laura J. Snyder

The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World, by Laura J. Snyder. New York: Broadway Books, 2011. 448 pp. $27 (hardcover).

Education & Parenting

Review: Leaving Johnny Behind, by Anthony Pedriana

February 20, 2011
Review: Leaving Johnny Behind, by Anthony Pedriana

Leaving Johnny Behind: Overcoming Barriers to Literacy and Reclaiming At-Risk Readers, by Anthony Pedriana. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2010. 202 pp. $32.95 (paperback). (Volume discounts are available by calling Lynsey Weston, 301-458-3366.)