People of African descent are the most genetically diverse, followed by people from the Middle East, and then Asians and Europeans. Native Americans resemble one another the most on a DNA level.(Read more...)
The best-selling and critically acclaimed video game BioShock deliberately caricatures Objectivism in the form of its villains. Interestingly, I came across a video game blog entry that quotes Ayn Rand Institute executive director Yaron Brook on what he thinks of it. You can read about that here. This is the par...(Read more...)
A new essay by Walter Donway, "Bob, You Write Well, But..." is now on the Web site www.TouchedByItsRays.com. In the essay, Walter comments on a modern "free verse," which the author then revises with startling results. A fun read. (Read more...)
Again, the previous URL didn't work, leading only to Forbes online, but not to the article itself. I wish there were a way of editing these news clips, because I've run into this problem before. So, here is a second try with the URL, which hopefully will take the reader directly to the article: http://www.for...(Read more...)
I'm pleased to announce that the March issue of The New Individualist is now out—and it features my 16-page cover interview with #1 New York Times political thriller novelist Vince Flynn. And you won't believe what he has to say about Ayn Rand... Flynn has published nine sensational novels centered in the...(Read more...)
"The FISA law does make provisions for fleeting targets when there is not time to fill out the paperwork. Within a few days, though, the paperwork must be completed and probable cause proved to get an order approved."(Read more...)
I'm pleased to announce that tonight (Monday, Feb. 11), at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., "The Glenn Beck Show" on CNN's Headline News cable network will host an interview spot with author Gen LaGreca. The subject will be Gen's amusing and provocative article in the March issue of The New Individualist, "The Self-Help Guide to Liv...(Read more...)