Navigator, October, 2003

Editor's Desk

In This Issue

Letter to the Editor: On Fantasy Fiction

Ideas and Issues:

The Triumph of Leviathan by Herbert I. London
The death of communism has not meant the triumph of capitalism. It has meant the triumph of that democratic despotism predicted by Tocqueville: an immense and tutelary power that takes upon itself alone to secure men's gratifications.

Feature Story:

Interpreting the Consitution Contextually by David Mayer
Debate over constitutional interpretation, and Supreme Court nominees, is often conducted in terms of strict construction versus loose construction and conservative versus liberal. The participants in these debates—like the six blind men with the elephant—have all got hold of a partial truth but have missed the big picture

Perspectives:

The Popular Art of Guiseppe Verdi by Roger Donway

Soundings

Logbook:

TOC to Hold Fall Conference in Manhattan
The Objectivist Center will sponsor a one-day conference, "A Meeting of the Minds," in New York City on Saturday, November 1.

Frank Bubb Joins the TOC Board
Ed Hudgins, Advocate
August Advocacy Training in California
Sightings