  Objectivism and Homosexuality: Part 3 in a Series
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
The current installment of this multi-part series on “Objectivism and Homosexuality” is a “Horror File” in and of itself in that it documents the depressing experiences of gay people in their dealings with self-identified “Objectivists.” (Read more...)
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Interview with Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
Is there a resurgence of sorts in Randian studies? If there is, and I wager this is true, then the most prominent of the neo-Randian scholars, Dr. Christopher Sciabarra, should take a tremendous amount of credit for it. (Read more...)
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 The Laramie Project:Fighting Gay Panic and The Culture of Hate
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
I recently saw a theater production called The Laramie Project. The play has toured the United States, and is currently running off-Broadway in New York City. It is produced by the Tectonic Theater Project. Eight men and women portray about thirty or so characters in a two-and-a-half hour drama on a minimalist stage. The characters are distillations of about 200 people whom the theater company interviewed over a one-year period in Laramie, Wyoming. It centers on the small town's reaction to the ghastly 1998 murder of a young gay student named Matthew Shepard. Shepard's murder has become a rallying cry of sorts by those who embrace so-called ‘hate crimes’ legislation. (Read more...)
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 The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
Living in New York City, it is totally impossible not to be caught up in the various tribal battles that take place on an almost daily basis. In fact, the tribalism affects every aspect of life, especially politics. (Read more...)
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The Paradox of Eminem: Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up?
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
It was a warm August afternoon, and all of the windows of my apartment were wide open. I could hear the playful screams of several young kids in the alleyway below. I had decided to listen to the newly purchased "Marshall Mathers LP" as I prepared my lunch in the kitchen, so I had to pump up the volume on my audio system in order to hear it. A voice bellowed: "This is another public service announcement brought to you in part by Slim Shady. Slim Shady does not give a fuck what you think. If you don’t like it, you can suck his fucking cock. Little did you know upon purchasing this album, you have just kissed his ass. Slim Shady is fed up with your shit. Anything else? Yeah, sue me." (Read more...)
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Dialectics & The Art of Nonfiction
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
Discussion of Ayn Rand: The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers and his own Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism. (Read more...)
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Objectivism and Homosexuality - Again
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
I have been especially impressed with SOLO's credo that "acknowledge[s] that Ayn Rand made mistakes; that she did not address some philosophical questions needing to be addressed; that she was wrong about some matters of considerable existential moment, such as homosexuality." It is this last issue, in particular, that has always provoked some of the most virulent responses I have ever witnessed in Objectivist circles (Read more...)
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Objectivism and Homosexuality: Part 2 in a Series - The Rattigan Society
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
"The Rattigan Society is named after the Romantic British playwright, Sir Terence Rattigan, who in a nonstrident, consistent and courageous way, lived honestly as a gay man." So says the Society's home page at www.rattigan.net. And any discussion of the history of Objectivism and its treatment of homosexuality cannot ignore the existence of this organization. (Read more...)
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