Forty Year Decline of Objectivism: 1967-2007
Four Decades of Decline (or Stagnation) of Objectivism (1967-2007) The flagging of momentum, the loss of people, the loss of a systematic educational "pipeline" for Objectivism was caused by a series of unfortunate decisions taken by

Objectivism and libertarianism
Objectivism: The flower of freedom springs only from the soil of reality. Libertarianism: The flower of freedom is cut from silk. ============== Because, unlike libertarianism, Objectivism is an all-encompassing philosophy?

Objectivism - The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Objectivism - The Philosophy of Ayn Rand An Objectivist wrote: "Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged is is what got me interested in philosophy in the first place. I've read a lot of different books on philosophy since then, but Ayn

Ayn Rand and Objectivism
RedSun wrote:Objectivism is an entirely subjective perspective on the world based on Ayn Rand's formative experiences in the Soviet Union, when her father's business was taken away from him twice. It's amazing how easily supposed thinking people fall

The creation of a libertarian Socialist Party
I am in an awkward position The Social Democrats are full of social liberals/capitalists. All other Socialist party's are Marxist. I am a Libertarian socialist - I believe in the elimination of the state, class and private property ect, however -

Statist idiot: Steven Dutch: "Why I am not a Libertarian"
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PSEUDOSC/NoLibert.HTM He's clueless to the 15th power...

The Vision of Ayn Rand: The Basic Principles of Objectivism
The Original NBI Lectures in print! Reserve your paperback copies now. For ten years--from 1958 to 1968--Mr. Branden’s lectures on “Basic Principles of Objectivism” were given at Nathaniel Branden Institute in New York City and, via tape

Libertarian/Capitalist group
To my knowledge there are 2 people that want this group, me and CoolKidX. We'd like our group color to be white. Thoughts?

Ayn Rand's Curious Bloodlust or All Non-Objectivists Must Be Crushed!
On October 2, 2001, less than a month after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the Ayn Rand Center took out a full page ad in the New York Times with the title “End States Who Sponsor Terrorism.” Written by the organization’s director Leonard Peikoff, the

Fuck Those 'Libertarian' Socialists Who Just Formed in Denmark
The 8th of November witnessed the founding conference of the Danish group Libertære Socialister (literally: Libertarian Socialists). It's over ten years since Denmark last had a specifically socialist anarchist group, so this happy event was long overdue.

Konkin’s History of the Libertarian Movement
(Long read...) Part I Either Samuel Edward Konkin III (SEK3) or someone closely connected with him wrote the following history of the libertarian movement apparently sometime in the mid to late 1990’s. It was originally published at this

Obamacons (REAL Libertarians vote Obama!)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/06/MN3T11JI0P.DTL&tsp=1 "Do you think Obama will increase spending by $1 trillion, because that's what Republicans did over the past two presidential terms. So really, how much worse

CIA founding the Conservative Party for Global Warmongering
This excerpt is taken from the book "Betrayal of the American Right" by Murray Rothbard. I haven't read the book but thought this was very pertinent to what is currently happening with the Tea-Party movement in the U.S., and the likes of Glenn

Sick fuck: ‘Libertarian’ Bob Barr To Be Former Haitian Dictator Duvalier’s ‘International Voice’
Last week, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the former ruler of Haiti, unexpectedly returned to the country after a 25-year exile in France. Duvalier’s return has many concerned that his presence will once again stir up the animosity and violence that

An Aussie Objectivist's case for compulsory taxation
... the benefits of a good government are at once substantial, mainly indirect, and diffuse. Everyone gains from low crime rates, fraud-free commercial systems and keeping enemy nations out, whether or not they themselves are the victim of a crime or a wa