 The Iraq Debate: Principles vs. Rules
by Joseph Rowlands
The war on Iraq has pitted Objectivists vs. Objectivists in the intellectual battlefield. (Read more...)
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Project: SOLO Brochure
by Barry Kayton
We've printed the first SOLO brochures. Barry Kayton explains the how and the why of it. (Read more...)
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The Polite Slave
by Russell Madden
Imagine: the Antebellum era. Someplace in the Deep South. Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia. A slave owner calls his favorite property into the house to discuss an important political and philosophical issue... (Read more...)
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Solo Status March 2003
by Joseph Rowlands
We set up a list of projects we intend to tackle over the next year. Here they are, in no particular order. (Read more...)
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The Death of Morality and the Electoral Process
by Scott D. DeSalvo
We sleep in the nihilist, moral relativist, statist bed we watched being made, slowly, with every argument we kept in our mouth, every objection we thought better of expressing. It is time to change the sheets. (Read more...)
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Thursday
February 13, 2003 |
Genetic Engineering - Why They Don’t Get It
by Peter Cresswell
Activists analyse the minutiae of rumour, gossip and innuendo surrounding GE plants, foods and crops, yet seem to be missing the big picture. (Read more...)
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Retirement of a Velvet Revolutionary
by Peter Cresswell
As Vaclav Havel steps down from the Czech Presidency he has held since his country wrested its freedom from the Soviets, a SOLOist reflects on the lessons we can learn from the great man's early career. (Read more...)
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In the Arms of the State
by Russell Madden
Russ Madden examines a TV story on a well-known tax evader and considers whether we should pay our taxes. (Read more...)
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The Virtue of Execution and War
by Kyrel Zantonavitch
Because ours is a world of immense moral grayness, and low philosophical and legal self-confidence, many shy away from the extreme of condign punishment and vigorous societal revenge against profound physical evil. (Read more...)
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What's Your Point?
by Elizabeth Kanabe
Often, how we teach or explain something is overlooked, especially when what we want to teach is foremost on our minds. Without the listener understanding the "why?" and the "how?", you're usually left with a "so what?" or a misunderstanding. (Read more...)
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War Room FAQ
by Sam Pierson
Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" about the War Room and the War for Men's Minds. (Read more...)
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Thursday
December 12, 2002 |
The Missionary Position
by Barry Kayton
What is it about deliberately seeking to introduce others to your way of thinking that seems unappealing? Let me begin by asking: to what in reality does the concept "missionary" refer? (Read more...)
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The Virtue of Extremism
by Lindsay Perigo
Lindsay Perigo, an extremist? Oh yeah. (Read more...)
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Wednesday
December 4, 2002 |
The REDICO Formula
by Francois Tremblay
Solving disagreements is always a difficult task. It can end in quagmires and sometimes in endless circles. In a philosophical discussion, this is a big problem, since nothing gets done at all. There appears to be a definite need for a codified method of discussion... (Read more...)
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 The Scourge of Public Libraries
by Jeff Landauer
None but a cad could possibly argue against the existence of public libraries, isn't that so? Still, our own Jeff Landauer does... (Read more...)
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How Are We Doing?
by Craig Ceely
Are we making any progress in the war of ideas? Is there any objective way to tell? (Read more...)
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Six Months of SOLO HQ
by Jeff Landauer
SoloHQ.com went public on May 1, 2002. Six months later, we're still going strong. (Read more...)
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Wednesday
October 30, 2002 |
Come Back, Karl: All Is Forgiven
by Cameron Pritchard
What would Karl Marx think of his vegan, tree-hugging, anti-industrial progeny? Not much... (Read more...)
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The Ransberger Pivot
by Barry Kayton
There's only one disadvantage to The Ransberger Pivot: it doesn't come naturally... (Read more...)
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SOLO Conference 1.5 Testimonials
by Various Authors
The testimonials from participants of the first SOLO conference in the US, SOLOC1.5 NY! (Read more...)
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Thursday
September 12, 2002 |
Blogs: Welcome Signs of Life
by Arthur Silber
In a fascinating recent article in Slate, writer Jack Shafer discusses the phenomenon of "Right-Wing Envy." Shafer notes: "[I]t's not just money that makes right writing so much fun. While the right seeks converts, trying both to persuade and entertain, the left spends its journalistic energy policing the movement. . . . [C]onservative journalists are more likely to allow readers to enjoy a magazine article without strong-arming them into signing the ideology oath that seems to come packed with most lefty journalism." The increasing effects of this very real, and welcome occurrence, are perhaps most noticeable in a relatively new Internet development: the world of blogs. (Read more...)
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Is Humanity Progressing?
by Francois Tremblay
As time goes by, is society getting better or worse? Are we gaining or losing freedom? Are we progressing? Is the environment cleaner or more polluted? (Read more...)
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The Turd Way
by Marcus Bachler
About a year and a half ago I noticed a book prominently displayed in a bookshop in Oxford, UK. It was called "The Third Way" by Anthony Giddens. (Read more...)
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The Only Possible Premise
by Kernon Gibes
Ayn Rand admonished people to check their premises. And it has been said that she would have a visceral reaction to a statement because she could uncoil the chain of logic suspending the conclusion, finding the loose link in a lightening fast fashion. (Read more...)
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It's about courage!
by Ross Elliot
So, what's the point of participating in the democratic process? Well, prima facie, not much. Except the fillip of knowing that at LEAST you tried to make a small dent in Fortress Statism. (Read more...)
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