The New Individualist, Spring 2009
Volume 4, Nos. 1-3
Contributors
Letter from the Editor
Restoring Glory: A Renaissance-style Art Studio Creates Modern Magic
by Amanda Erickson
- Our reporter goes to Manhattan to explore a studio where master artists are “putting back a piece of America.”
The Bright Idea: A philanthropist brings civility and reason to public debate
by Roger Donway
- Tired of the crass nature of public debate? Yank the cord on the cable news “smackdown” and read this story to find your escape hatch.
- Sidebar: 2009 IQ2US Debate Topics
Portfolio: Josh von Staudach
- This innovative photographer’s work is as spell-binding as his subject: the steel and glass cupola atop the Berlin Reichstag.
Tower Cranes: An Appreciation
by James S. Robbins
- Public eyesore or sign of progress? After reading this piece, you’ll be hard-pressed to not wish your city had more cranes.
A Short Course on Rule-breaking
by David Kelley
- In a world where everything from socializing to sex is becoming bureaucratized, David shows you why rule-breaking can be your best moral option.
Completing the American Revolution
by David N. Mayer
- The American Revolution was more radical than many realize. But David explains why it wasn’t radical enough.
- Sidebar: Mayer's Rx
Individual Rights: The Objectivist View
by William R Thomas
- What does it mean to have rights? How can you distinguish real rights from pseudo-rights?
- Sidebar: A Harmony of Interests
The Fourth Revolution
By David Kelley
- Why we need a moral revolution in order to survive and flourish.
- Sidebar: Pioneers of Egalitarianism
Decoding the Credit Crisis
by William R Thomas
- Suffering from financial information overload? Let Will de-clutter your mental sock drawer with this incisive analysis.
The Persecution of KPMG
by Roger Donway
- Is there such a thing as a right to violate the rights of others? Find out how government prosecutors claimed such a right, all in the name of justice.
- Sidebar: Business Needs a Civil Liberties Union –Now!
Atlas Shrugged in Haight-Asbury: A Memoir
by Molly Sechrest
- Peace, love, and brown rice were in, but the devil’s in the details. A former hippie tells her story of crisis and redemption.
Book Review: The Antitrust Religion
reviewed by Eugene C. Holloway
Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism
reviewed by Roger Donway
Book Review: The Slightest Philosophy
reviewed by Anja Hartleb-Parson
The Second Life
a poem by Edwin Morgan