“I do not share the gloomy thought that Negroes in America are doomed to be stomped out,” wrote Zora Neale Hurston, born this day in 1891. Instead, “we will go where the internal drive carries us like everybody else. It is up to the individual.” theobjectivestandard.com/2019/07/zora-n…

You are not your brother’s keeper. He is an independent being with the same tools of reason and choice as you.

The way of the Essentialist isn’t about setting New Year’s resolutions to say “no” more, or about pruning your in-box, or about mastering [a] new strategy in time management. It is about pausing constantly to ask, “Am I investing in the right activities?” theobjectivestandard.com/2019/03/essent…

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs debuted the iPhone. What fueled his incredible achievements? At root, his philosophy of life. theobjectivestandard.com/2011/10/steve-…

On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published the pamphlet Common Sense, which urged Americans to separate from Great Britain and pointed out the shortsightedness and futility of efforts toward reconciliation. theobjectivestandard.com/2018/01/it-was…

Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s greatest statesmen, was born January 11, 1757. Although his achievements are too vast to summarize in a short post, here are five highlights . . . theobjectivestandard.com/2014/01/celebr…

John Singer Sargent, born this day in 1856, expressed the glamour that emerging capitalism made possible. Yet that is just what made him incomprehensible or unacceptable to later artists and critics. theobjectivestandard.com/2020/08/john-s…

Each of us is capable of reaching the heights we dream of, if only we learn to respect our own mind and values, to take them seriously, and to stand true to the principles that sanction and encourage doing so. theobjectivestandard.com/2021/05/reach-…

Philosophy and history enable us to identify the essence of political economic systems. Etymology, the study of the origin and development of words, can help us to concretize and retain the essence of these systems by exposing their roots. theobjectivestandard.com/2018/11/the-mi…

In this bleak period for #DoctorWho, revisiting the show’s golden era provides a welcome escape to a better time. theobjectivestandard.com/2025/01/new-wh…

The basic rights that human beings possess—the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness—correspond to and derive from principles of egoism. theobjectivestandard.com/2016/08/indivi…

Happy birthday, Benjamin Franklin! If you’re not familiar with Franklin’s life and accomplishments, then you’re missing out on one of the most inspiring and instructive stories in world history. theobjectivestandard.com/2018/04/benjam…

How does one reach young minds and inspire them to explore deeply and ascend the great heights of human achievement? Jacob Bronowksi, born January 18, 1908, knew how. theobjectivestandard.com/2019/11/the-as…

On January 18, 1778, Captain James Cook, the greatest navigator and explorer of his age—perhaps of all time—discovered Hawaii. Before his tragic death, Cook broke all records of previous explorers and set a few that would stand for centuries afterward. theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2017-su…

People who engage in the argument from intimidation do so because, as Rand put it, “they have no arguments, no evidence, no proof, no reason, no ground to stand on.” Their use of this method “is a confession of intellectual impotence.” theobjectivestandard.com/2019/06/the-ar…

Robert Morris, born this day in 1734, championed self-interested free enterprise. After establishing his integrity on the world stage, he used his own credit to build that of the fledgling United States. theobjectivestandard.com/2019/01/robert…

Capitalism is the social system that protects an individual’s ability and right to seek personal values. Under capitalism, individuals are free to act egoistically and to pursue happiness. theobjectivestandard.com/2024/02/capita…

Purpose is the value that answers the question “What for?” It's the value by reference to which we focus our minds, direct our actions, and pursue our goals. And it is under assault by advocates of religion. theobjectivestandard.com/2019/05/purpos…

“Death to Israel! Death to America!” —Islamic brutes “One of these centuries, the brutes...who believe that they can rule their betters by force, will learn the lesson of what happens when brute force encounters mind and force.” —Ragnar Danneskjöld “That century is now.”

The only moral ceasefire re Israel and Iran is the one resulting from the elimination of the Islamic regime.