Monday, November 23, 2009

Special Offer from The Objective Standard


Craig Biddle, the Editor of The Objectivist Standard is promoting the fabulous online offer below for the quarterly magazine.
Dear Subscribers and Friends of The Objective Standard,
Now through November 30, online-only subscriptions to TOS are 60% off the regular rate. An online subscription, which includes instant access to all current and past content, is only $19!
If you know anyone who might be interested in trying the journal, please let him know about this special offer. And if you’ve considered subscribing to TOS yourself but haven’t yet done so, this is a great time to subscribe.
You can subscribe online or by calling 800-423-6151.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
Craig Biddle, Editor
The Objective Standard
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Fax: 804-273-0500

The magazine is currently in its fourth glorious year of publication. Introducing the magazine in the Spring 2006, Premier issue, in an article titled Introducing The Objective Standard, editor Craig Biddle wrote:
It is widely believed today that our cultural and political alternatives are limited either to the ideas of the secular, relativistic left—or to those of the religious, absolutist right—or to some compromised mixture of the two. In other words, one’s ideas are supposedly either extremely liberal or extremely conservative or somewhere in-between. We at The Objective Standard reject this false alternative and embrace an entirely different view of the world.

I jumped on the offer right away and got a two year online subscription at that amazing price of $19 a year for four issues. I gathered that I better take advantage while it is still available. Even amazing in my calculation is the fact that it only cost me the price of a cup of my favorite Starbucks coffee once a quarter! The intellectual material that each issue that TOS comes packed with, will make my enjoyment of the coffee that much better!

Couple of other things that I would like to bring to readers attention. Firstly, there are several articles available for you to read for free on The Objective Standard website if you would like to peruse the type of articles you will be reading in every issue. Secondly for Amazon Kindle fans, you can now purchase and download copies of single issues on to your Kindle for even better access.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Glorious Heights


We humans look for real life heroes.

I depart from the focus of this blog to plug for an artist whose singing brings me great pleasure and her first album is releasing this coming Tuesday. The pre-order sales numbers are a well deserved, record breaking!

The most incredible, soul moving voice of Susan Boyle, the British singer who came to the attention of the world only recently, comes in the form of her first album "I Dreamed a Dream". The album has a total of 12 amazing songs and includes my favorites "Wild Horses" and "Cry Me A River". The CD can be pre-purchased to arrive on November 23, the day of the album's release from Amazon (click on link below)at a discounted price of only $9.99. It is a great addition to any music lover's collection.

Watch this most stunning video, if you haven't already from Britain's Got Talent. The video embedding feature has been disabled, perhaps because of the large number of hits -over 32 million and growing!

Here is the exquisite music sampler from amazon.com
Appreciate your purchasing from the link below and helping support this blog.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Events of Note At A Campus Near You

Following are some of the events with Objectivist speakers taking place this week (Nov. 16 - Nov. 19, 2009) at different campuses around the country that would be valuable for students to attend. All campus events are free and open to the public. No RSVP is required unless noted otherwise below.Spread the word to friends on the following campuses:

November 17, 2009
In Defense of Oil: Celebrating Oil's 150th Birthday
By Alex Epstein
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mosse Humanities, Room 2650
7:00pm
Contact: Jim Allard, jeallard@mac.com

The Real Goal of the Climate Crusade
By Keith Lockitch
University of Texas, Austin
Mezes Hall, Room 1.306
6:00pm
Contact: Alan McKendree, utobjectivism@gmail.com

The Jihad Still Threatens America
A Panel Discussion with Elan Journo and Robert Spencer
New York University
Cantor Film Center
7:00pm
Contact: Ryan Puzycki, aynrand.nyu@gmail.com
Please RSVP for the NYU event through the event's official registration page.

November 18, 2009
In Defense of Oil: Celebrating Oil's 150th Birthday
By Alex Epstein
Carnegie Mellon University
Porter Hall (Building 2B), Room 100
7:00pm
Contact: Paul Kennedy, paul.kennedy124@gmail.com

The Real Goal of the Climate Crusade
By Keith Lockitch
University of Colorado, Denver
Tivoli Student Union, Room 250
6:30pm
Contact: Kirk Barbera, johngalt.ucd@gmail.com

November 19, 2009
In Defense of Oil: Celebrating Oil's 150th Birthday
By Alex Epstein
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Smith Hall, Room 100
7:30pm
Contact: Melanie Hoffman, aynrandstudygroup@gmail.com

The Morality of Capitalism
By Eric Daniels
University of Georgia, Athens
Zell B. Miller Learning Center (MLC), Room 171
7:00pm
Contact: McKinley Vitale, mckinleyav@gmail.com

Monday, November 16, 2009

Videos (Cont.): Dr John Lewis debates Dr Byrns on UNC Campus

These final two sections of video are questions from the student audience to the speakers Dr John Lewis and Dr Ralph Byrns at the debate, "Is It Moral for the Government to Intervene in Free Markets?", hosted by Carolina Review on the UNC Chapel Hill campus on November 4, 2009.

Part 7


Part 8

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Videos (Cont.): Dr John Lewis debates Dr Byrns on UNC Campus

This section of video is the closing arguments from Dr John Lewis and Dr Ralph Byrns at the debate, "Is It Moral for the Government to Intervene in Free Markets?", hosted by Carolina Review on the UNC Chapel Hill campus on November 4, 2009.
Part 6

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Videos Cont.: Dr John Lewis debates Dr Byrns on UNC Campus

The following three sections of video cover the questions asked by the Carolina Review panel of each of the speakers at the debate. The debate was held on the UNC Chapel Hill campus on November 4, 2009.


Video 3 Panel Questions


Video 4 Panel Questions (cont.)


Video 5 Panel Questions (cont.)