The New Individualist, May 2007
—Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged
What if
Contributors
Editor’s Desk By Robert James Bidinotto
Speak for Yourself: Letters to the Editor
The Lengthened Shadow of a Businessman Opinion by Roger Donway
OUT OF STEP:
The Postmodern Assault on Reason:
TNI’s Interview with Stephen Hicks
by Roger Donway
A noted philosopher strides across the postmodern intellectual landscape and takes no prisoners. Read his provocative interview with TNI’s senior editor.
MAVERICKS:
James Clavell’s Asian Adventures
by Marsha Enright
He drew upon the horrors of his captivity in a Japanese concentration camp to spin mesmerizing tales of adventure in the
Why Truth Matters by Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom
Reviewed by Roger Donway
Can you sell the idea of objectivity to leftists in our postmodern era? Perhaps—but only if you are willing and able to challenge their basic premises. Alas, these authors are not.
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Reviewed by Edward L. Hudgins
In two feisty books, a well-known atheist takes on a formidable task: trying to persuade devout Christians to reject their beliefs in God and the supernatural.
REEL INDIVIDUALISM:
The Seven Classic Documentaries Series:
Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
Reviewed by Edward Hudgins
In perhaps the most inspiring TV documentary series ever filmed, a brilliant scholar presents his timeless tribute to man’s progress—and to its roots in reason and individual freedom.
Film review by Robert L. Jones
William Wilberforce was searching for his purpose in life. He found it in setting other men free. A new film introduces us to the man who ended slavery in the
Film review by Robert L. Jones
An unforgettable drama of human lives under the prying eyes of the East German secret police, The Lives of Others is an artistic and moral triumph.
Film review by Robert L. Jones
The reissue of this grand, classic story of a man’s moral struggle is cause for celebration.
SOLILOQUY:
by Robert James Bidinotto
Last month, Your Editor presented the Gospel according to TV counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer. Well, the postmodernist scripture of Al Gore couldn’t be more different.
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