 Active vs. Passive Minds
by Joseph Rowlands
Objectivism holds rationality as a virtue. This shouldn't just mean that we think rationally only when we have to. (Read more...)
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 Reversing the Motive
by Joseph Rowlands
Reversing The Motive asks the question, what if you were trying to accomplish the opposite? (Read more...)
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Forgiveness
by Joseph Rowlands
"It is against the sin of forgiveness that I wanted to warn you." (Read more...)
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Right to Keep and Bear Arms
by Joseph Rowlands
Recently, the U.S. federal government has again decided to interpret the Second Amendment as being a right of individuals to keep and bear arms (with a truck full of caveats, of course). The gun control thugs are upset because they wanted to interpret it as a "collective right". (Read more...)
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 Principles and the Law
by Joseph Rowlands
Laws are an attempt to objectify the use of force in society. They describe the moral boundaries that cannot be crossed, and the punishment for crossing them. Laws, though, are written in the form of rules. (Read more...)
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The Enemy
by Joseph Rowlands
If this is a war of ideas, who is the enemy? This question is important not just because it's important to identify clearly what you're up against, but also to identify what you're not up against. (Read more...)
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Find the Common Ground
by Joseph Rowlands
There aren't many people who will defend a belief if they have no reason to accept it. So when you encounter someone who you think is wrong, or is accepting a false idea, the first question you should ask yourself is why they would accept that idea. (Read more...)
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Keep It Purposeful
by Joseph Rowlands
When you're arguing, you have to have a goal. What is the goal, and are you using the most effective strategy? (Read more...)
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 Creativity and Logic
by Joseph Rowlands
The word “creative” has a very strange usage these days. Young children are called creative when they scribble with crayons. Modern “artists” are considered creative when they spew out unrecognizable garbage. What's the theme? What are they getting at? (Read more...)
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Environmentalism and the Efficacy of Man
by Joseph Rowlands
The debate over global warming has some interesting roles taken by its participants. The environmentalists usually take the position that man is a pathetic and worthless abomination. But they’ve taken a peculiar stance here. (Read more...)
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The Importance Of Philosophy
by Joseph Rowlands
From the War Room's Project page. Discussion and status of the Importance of Philosophy project. (Read more...)
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 Call To Arms
by Joseph Rowlands
Attention SOLOists or other interested Objectivists. We need your help. (Read more...)
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SOLO HQ Mission Statement
by Joseph Rowlands
Welcome to SOLO HQ -- Sense Of Life Objectivists Headquarters - the new and official website for SOLO. (Read more...)
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An Educational Game
by Joseph Rowlands
The rules of this game are simple. We’re going to pretend that we’re running the government. But instead of valuing education, we’re going to pretend that we disvalue education. (Read more...)
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 The Twisting of Blame
by Joseph Rowlands
We’re constantly being assaulted by nonsense about big business controlling and manipulating government at the expense of us. Not to fear, though. The defenders of capitalism have stood their ground. They state unequivocally that those businessmen are not elements of capitalism. They are a part of a mixed-economy. That under a truly free market, they wouldn’t be able to buy these favors. This is what I call winning the battle, and losing the war. (Read more...)
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Libertarianism and Moral Disintegration
by Joseph Rowlands
I was having a discussion with a libertarian friend the other day. I was talking about how offended I am at "modern art". How splashing paint onto a canvass was not art. That the creators of such garbage are not artists, but con artists.
He then said something that surprised me. He said that there was nothing wrong with modern art. He didn't know what I was complaining about. After all, the painters weren't initiating force against anyone. (Read more...)
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 Reason and Passion
by Joseph Rowlands
Due to the lack of understanding of the roles of reason and passion, people have chosen a side at the expense of the other. The men of reason have opted for cold, dry logic in an attempt to show their objectivity and seriousness. The defenders of reason have surrendered passion to the irrational. It's time to reclaim it. (Read more...)
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Liking People
by Joseph Rowlands
"People are stupid and evil". Does that sound familiar? I'm guessing it does. This is a widespread belief that is promoted by nearly everyone. Those with the biggest interest in promoting this belief are the socialists. They whittle away at liberty by declaring that people are too stupid to be left on their own. Politicians love looking for some idiot somewhere that screwed up, and declaring that all men are like that, and that they must be enslaved for their own good. This makes sense, since their goal is the diminution of rights. (Read more...)
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Sacred Cow
by Joseph Rowlands
Vegetarianism is evil. It calls for the sacrifice of one’s actual values and happiness for an arbitrary standard. There is nothing noble or positive about sacrifice for any reason. It is just mixing a little poison in with your food. Destroying a little of your life for no reason. It’s making life harder and less satisfactory an end in itself. (Read more...)
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Purposeful Life
by Joseph Rowlands
To live is to act, and to act purposefully. Life is not measured in units of time, but in accomplishments, both in number and in greatness. It is measured in values gained. It is measured in happiness. It is not a passive state of existence, but an adventure. It won't come to you. You have to pursue it. (Read more...)
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