Craig Biddle addresses a question from Jason: "You've written and spoken at length about why capitalism is the only moral social system, and I find your arguments very convincing. But in daily conv...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Amy: "You've said that people should be intolerant of Islam. How do you square this with the right to freedom of religion?" In answering, Biddle discusses the d...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Kyle: "What is the moral status of homosexuality? Is it moral, immoral or neutral? And why are some people gay? Is sexual orientation inborn or a choice or what...
Craig Biddle discusses what the so-called poor owe the rich, focusing on several of the many things for which the poor should thank the rich, including the goods and services they produce, the jobs...
Craig Biddle answers the question, "You've argued that people should be intolerant of Islam. How does this apply to individual Muslims, not all of whom truly or fully embrace Islam?" In answering, ...
The reason most secular philosophers and intellectuals—including so-called "New Atheists" and "secular humanists"—have been unable to bridge the "is-ought gap" is that they have not been trying to ...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Eric: "Objectivism holds that morality presupposes the choice to live. But why should I choose to live?" In answering, Biddle discusses the nature of the questi...
If we want our concepts and definitions to serve their proper purpose, which is to mentally unite essentially similar things and differentiate them from essentially different things, then we have t...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Jeff: "What is 'social justice'? Is it a legitimate term? If so, what does it mean? If not, why not?" In answering, Biddle discusses the purpose behind "social ...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Robert: "Why do you and other Objectivists advocate selfishness when that word disturbs so many people? Why not just use the word self-interest or, better yet, ...
Craig Biddle addresses the question, "If an Objectivist is someone who accepts Ayn Rand's entire philosophy as true, how is Objectivism different from a cult?" In answering, Biddle discusses the es...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Nick: "Can there be objective morality without God? In other words, can morality be both secular and absolute?" In answering, Biddle zeros in on the basic reaso...
Craig Biddle answers a question from Nick: "What are the main obstacles to a foreign policy of rational self-defense for America?" In answering, Biddle notes Americans' lack of conviction that we a...
Craig Biddle answers the question, "Why do you sometimes use the term 'Islamist' rather than 'Muslim' to refer to Muslims?" In answering, Biddle points out that some Muslims take their religion ser...
This is the Q&A from Craig Biddle's speech "The Trinity of Liberty: Individualism, Individual Rights, and Independent Thinking," delivered at Hungry Minds Speaker Series, Denver, CO, Feb 2, 2013. B...
"The Trinity of Liberty: Individualism, Individual Rights, and Independent Thinking" by Craig Biddle — delivered at Hungry Minds Speaker Series, Denver, CO, Feb 2, 2013
Craig Biddle, editor of The Objective Standard, delivered this talk November 12, 2012, at Liberty On the Rocks, Flatirons. It is based on Biddle's essay, "Ayn Rand: America's Comeback Philosopher" ...
Robert McNamara, who addressed a Students for Liberty conference in Denver on November 10, spoke to TOS about a court case he's litigating to protect the rights of cab companies to enter the market...
Warren Orbaugh discusses Guatemala's free-market Francisco Marroquín University, founded by Manuel "Muso" Ayau. He also addresses free-market reforms in currency and telecommunications.
http://www.theobjectivestandard.com What are rights? Where do they come from? And how do we know it? Ayn Rand's answers to these questions form the indispensable foundation of a fully free, fully c...