The New Individualist, Summer 2006
Volume 9: Nos. 5-8
“The American attitude is best expressed by a line from a poem: ‘The world began when I was born and the world is mine to win.’ (‘The Westerner’ by Badger Clark..)”
—Ayn Rand, “Don't Let It Go,”
Philosophy: Who Needs It
OUR COVER:
Does Lady Liberty still welcome “huddled masses yearning to breathe free”? Or has she become the gatekeeper of an exclusive private club? Art editor David Sims incorporates those questions in his ironic illustration for our cover feature on the immigration crisis.
Editor’s Desk by Edward Hudgins
Speak For Yourself: Letters to the Editor
SELF EXPRESSIONS:
The Golden Door: Immigration, Liberty, and the American Character
By Edward L. Hudgins
How can “a nation of immigrants,” founded on the principles of individualism, reconcile that legacy with the current crisis at our borders? The answer lies within the question.
OUT OF STEP:
TNI’s Exclusive Interview with Jaroslav Romanchuk
by Robert James Bidinotto
“Europe's last dictatorship” now faces a mortal challenge from the ideas of reason, individualism, and capitalism. Leading the intellectual revolt against tyranny is a young thinker and activist inspired by Ayn Rand.
MAVERICKS:
Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can’t Be Made in the Blink of an Eye by Michael L. LeGault
Reviewed by Anthony Mirvish
Is America in danger of losing its ability to think? A new book takes on those who romanticize intuition and emotionalism.
REEL INDIVIDUALISM:
Reviewed by Robert L. Jones
In what may be his most inspiring role, Anthony Hopkins portrays an aging, real-life daredevil who embodies the ageless spirit of independence.
Reviewed by Robert L. Jones
Is it too soon to relive this account of heroic resistance to evil on 9/11? Or is it too late?
SOLILOQUY:
Immigration, Globalization, and the Philosophy That Informs Them
by Edward L. Hudgins
Today's political battles over immigration and globalization reflect a more fundamental moral conflict: the timeless war between individualism and paternalism.
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