Thursday
December 19, 2002 |
 Debasing the Currency of Communication
by Kernon Gibes
Do bad actions debase good actions? Kernon tackles the economics of ethical currency. (Read more...)
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 What's Your Point?
by Elizabeth Kanabe
Often, how we teach or explain something is overlooked, especially when what we want to teach is foremost on our minds. Without the listener understanding the "why?" and the "how?", you're usually left with a "so what?" or a misunderstanding. (Read more...)
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 Kingslayer Worm has Governments, Religious Leaders in Uproar
by Matthew Graybosch
The hacker known as STORMRIDER, allegedly responsible for the repeated destruction of files owned by the New York City Department of Homeless Services and theft of its operating budget, appears to be seeking a wider stage according to frustrated US Secretary of Information Awareness John Poindexter. (Read more...)
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  Of Fundamentals and Fidelity - The Sequel
by Lindsay Perigo
I decided instead briefly to state or restate my own position on a few matters germane to this discussion. (Read more...)
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Thursday
December 26, 2002 |
 Self-fulfilling Prophecies
by Joseph Rowlands
Sometimes getting what you expect isn't a good thing. (Read more...)
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 It's a Thankless Life: The "doormat syndrome" and George Bailey
by Alison Randall
It's the holiday season again, and television viewers will be treated to the same lineup of Christmas classic movies and specials, with several common elements: altruism, redemption, and depression. (Read more...)
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Repeating Peter Keating
by Eric Rockwell
I ran into none other than Peter Keating today. First I passed him walking south on Ninth Avenue, schmoozing someone on his cell phone. Then I noticed him sitting in a Chinese restaurant, using chopsticks rather than silverware so as to better assimilate to the restaurant's culture. When I arrived at work, the elevator doors opened to reveal eleven Peter Keatings, all of whom flashed a smile at me in the event that I was someone who might better their status. (Read more...)
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Sermon on the Mount - the SOLO Version
by Lindsay Perigo
A Seasonal Special from Lindsay! (Read more...)
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Roller Coaster Feelings
by Elizabeth Kanabe
You can't ignore your feelings. Nor would you want to. (Read more...)
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The Virtue of Execution and War
by Kyrel Zantonavitch
Because ours is a world of immense moral grayness, and low philosophical and legal self-confidence, many shy away from the extreme of condign punishment and vigorous societal revenge against profound physical evil. (Read more...)
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The U.S. Educational System: A Postmortem
by John Shaw
I was reading an article this evening when I ran across an interesting quote. It was a simple slip of the tongue, the kind that people make every day, but it spoke volumes about the public educational system in the United States. (Read more...)
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NIOF Reconsidered
by Lindsay Perigo
In the lives of all of us there come defining moments when cherished "truths" turn out to be not so unassailable after all. (Read more...)
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Serenade - An Underrated Treasure
by Derek McGovern
Serenade is far and away Mario Lanza's most interesting movie, and has a great deal more going for it than Time Magazine and other habitual Lanza-knockers would care to admit. (Read more...)
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Affording to be Moral
by Joseph Rowlands
Sometimes opportunity knocks, and you have to be prepared to take advantage of it. Sometimes things don't go according to plan, and you need options to make the best out of a situation. (Read more...)
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Insurance by Remote Control
by Eric Rockwell
Last night I was examining some potential insurance plans, as I am self-employed and currently without coverage. I was unable to come to a conclusion as to whether I should commit to an outrageous monthly expense or just not bother with insurance at all. I began considering whether or not I should simply give up my own business in favor of working for a company that would take care of my insurance for me. Perplexed, I did what I usually do in such situations. I turned on the TV. (Read more...)
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 Mortal Glory
by Matthew Graybosch
A poem. (Read more...)
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Objectivism and Zen
by Paul Hibbert
Until several months ago when I read the speech, 'John Galt Recants', by David Stewart I thought I was the only person on the planet who believed that Objectivism and Zen weren't mutually exclusionary. (Read more...)
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What Is Architecture?
by Peter Cresswell
In their book What Art Is, Louis Torres and Michelle Marder Kamhi suggest that architecture is not art. Now, this long-awaited book from the editors of Aristos is certainly an important one - though nowhere near as important as they think it is, and nowhere near as important as Rand's own Romantic Manifesto on which their book is based - but unfortunately it is seriously flawed. (Read more...)
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Shouldering Your Own Burden
by Joseph Rowlands
Joe explains the glory of a good burden. (Read more...)
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Making Life Extraordinary
by Ashley Frazier
A speech given at SOLOC 1.5, New York City, August 9-11 2002 (Read more...)
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Rotten Respectability
by Lindsay Perigo
"The poorest bargain that a man can make," wrote Robert G. Ingersoll, "is to give his individuality for what is called respectability." (Read more...)
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Pandora's Box Part III: The Newly-Discovered Version
by Michael Newberry
The form of art and its function in human life are central to the debate between postmodern art and art. (Read more...)
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Richard Goldstein: When Queers Attack
by Anthony Teets
Who is Richard Goldstein? For gay Objectivists, he is no John Galt. Richard Goldstein is an executive editor of Village Voice. (Read more...)
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Winner, Fountainhead Essay Competition
by Marisa Gale
Here is the $2000(NZ) winner for the 2002 Fountainhead Essay Competition held by the Centre for Objectivist Studies in association with the Free Radical Foundation. (Read more...)
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 Article Submission Guidelines FAQ
by Admin Admin
Here are some guidelines for submitting articles to RoR. Please help keep this site lively by sending in something fun and interesting (or whatever else you want to send!) (Read more...)
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