Navigator, July/August, 2003

Editor's Desk

In This Issue

Letters to the Editor

Ideas and Issues:

The Charms and Enchantments of Fantasy by William Thomas
Why has the genre of fantasy fiction proved to be so attractive in recent years? Is it drawing on the same irrational impulses that have made astrology and palm-reading into profitable industries? Or does fantasy fiction offer more legitimate sources of aesthetic pleasure?

Feature Story:

Is High Self-Esteem Bad for You? by Robert L. Campbell and Walter F. Foddis
Recently, numerous journalistic articles have attacked the concept of self-esteem, which has long been a key element of Objectivism. But virtually all of these articles are based on the research of only three social psychologists. What is the methodology that underlies their research? What are its results? And how valid are the claims made on the basis of those results?

Perspectives:

Lives and Lessons for a Museum of Capitalism by Roger Donway

Soundings

Logbook:

Ed Hudgins Reports from the Front
The director of TOC's Washington office has launched a new vehicle for spreading the center's ideas.

TOC Promotion Seen by Thousands

Web User-Sessions Reach New Heights

Activism at the D.C. Office

Sightings