Volume 8, No. 2: Summer 2013

Arts & Culture

Review: The Intouchables

May 20, 2013
Review: The Intouchables

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Science & Technology

Skunk Works to Deliver “Energy for Everyone”

March 11, 2013
Skunk Works to Deliver “Energy for Everyone”

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Arts & Culture

Review: The Year of Living Biblically, by A. J. Jacobs

May 20, 2013
Review: The Year of Living Biblically, by A. J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, by A. J. Jacobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 416 pp. $16 (paperback).

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Arts & Culture

Interview with Artist Ifat Glassman

Craig Biddle
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May 20, 2013
Interview with Artist Ifat Glassman

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Economics

The Fruits of Capitalism Are All Around Us

March 3, 2013
The Fruits of Capitalism Are All Around Us

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Politics & Rights

The Is-Altruism Dichotomy

Craig Biddle
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May 20, 2013
The Is-Altruism Dichotomy

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Politics & Rights

Don’t Expand Sales Taxes, Abolish Them

March 1, 2013
Don’t Expand Sales Taxes, Abolish Them

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Announcements

Review: The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out, by Leonard Peikoff

May 20, 2013
Review: The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out, by Leonard Peikoff

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Politics & Rights

GOP Should Reject Ann Coulter’s Collectivist Approach to Immigration Reform and Embrace Individualism

March 26, 2013
GOP Should Reject Ann Coulter’s Collectivist Approach to Immigration Reform and Embrace Individualism

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Economics

The End of Central Banking, Part II

May 20, 2013
The End of Central Banking, Part II

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Politics & Rights

Legislation Should be Based on Individual Rights, not Group Averages

March 12, 2013
Legislation Should be Based on Individual Rights, not Group Averages

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Politics & Rights

Melissa Harris-Perry Says Your Kids “Belong to Whole Communities”

April 8, 2013
Melissa Harris-Perry Says Your Kids “Belong to Whole Communities”

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Education & Parenting

Mom Who Regrets Her Children Is Example of Altruism at Work

April 19, 2013
Mom Who Regrets Her Children Is Example of Altruism at Work

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Arts & Culture

Review: Island, by Thomas Perry

May 20, 2013
Review: Island, by Thomas Perry

Island, by Thomas Perry. Amazon Digital Services, 2011. $6.99 (Kindle edition).

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Economics

North Dakotans Building First Oil Refinery in 57 Years

April 17, 2013
North Dakotans Building First Oil Refinery in 57 Years

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Announcements

“There Are no Values” through Islam

April 24, 2013
“There Are no Values” through Islam

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Good Living

In Memory of Joshua Lipana

Craig Biddle
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May 20, 2013
In Memory of Joshua Lipana

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Politics & Rights

Contra Joseph Levine, Israel is a Legitimate State (the Only One in the Region)

March 14, 2013
Contra Joseph Levine, Israel is a Legitimate State (the Only One in the Region)

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Arts & Culture

Review: The Sessions

May 20, 2013
Review: The Sessions

The Sessions, directed by Ben Lewin. Screenplay by Ben Lewin, based on an article by Mark O’Brien. Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Rated R for strong sexuality including graphic nudity and frank dialogue. Running time: 95 minutes.

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Politics & Rights

Harris-Perry Doubles Down, Promoting “Collective Responsibility”

April 21, 2013
Harris-Perry Doubles Down, Promoting “Collective Responsibility”

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Politics & Rights

Review: After the Welfare State

May 20, 2013
Review: After the Welfare State

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Politics & Rights

Thomas Friedman Embraces Keystone Extortion

March 16, 2013
Thomas Friedman Embraces Keystone Extortion

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Economics

Review: Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman

May 20, 2013
Review: Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman

Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman. Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2012. 392 pp. $24.95 (hardcover).

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Economics

Medical Tourism: A Free Market Alternative to ObamaCare

February 18, 2013
Medical Tourism: A Free Market Alternative to ObamaCare

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Politics & Rights

What’s Wrong with Stomping on “Jesus”?

March 28, 2013
What’s Wrong with Stomping on “Jesus”?

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Science & Technology

Scientists—2, Worms—0

March 15, 2013
Scientists—2, Worms—0

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Announcements

Review: Righteous Indignation, by Andrew Breitbart

May 20, 2013
Review: Righteous Indignation, by Andrew Breitbart

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World, by Andrew Breitbart. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 272 pp. $27.99 (hardcover).

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Politics & Rights

Erick Erickson and Fellow Republicans Wrongly Pit Same-Sex Marriage against Religious Freedom

March 29, 2013
Erick Erickson and Fellow Republicans Wrongly Pit Same-Sex Marriage against Religious Freedom

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Arts & Culture

Review: Lincoln

May 20, 2013
Review: Lincoln

Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by Tony Kushner. Based on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, and Tommy Lee Jones. Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage, and brief strong language. Running time: 150 minutes.

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Politics & Rights

Obama’s Un-American Call to “Service” and “Duty”

May 8, 2013
Obama’s Un-American Call to “Service” and “Duty”

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Arts & Culture

Review: Django Unchained

May 20, 2013
Review: Django Unchained

Django Unchained, Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. Distributed by the Weinstein Company. Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language, and some nudity. Running time: 165 minutes.

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Politics & Rights

The Is-Altruism Dichotomy

Craig Biddle
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February 1, 2013
The Is-Altruism Dichotomy

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Politics & Rights

Review: The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel

May 20, 2013
Review: The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel

The Truth about Gun Control, by David B. Kopel. New York: Encounter Books, 2013. Broadside series No. 32. 44 pp. $5.99 (paperback).

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Politics & Rights

Italian Court Persecutes Scientists for “Crime” of Non-Omniscience

April 7, 2013
Italian Court Persecutes Scientists for “Crime” of Non-Omniscience

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Education & Parenting

The Conflict Over Standardized Testing Is a Consequence of Government-Run Schools

April 12, 2013
The Conflict Over Standardized Testing Is a Consequence of Government-Run Schools

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Economics

Minimum Wage Laws: Economically Harmful Because Immoral

March 7, 2013
Minimum Wage Laws: Economically Harmful Because Immoral

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