objectivism

Jay Dyer returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his piece “Why I’m Finally Converted to Pro-Trump.” We talk about how Donald Trump’s election may represent a genuine challenge to globalism and to the entire Enlightenment mythos. Later we discuss Jay’s lecture on Seraphim Rose’s prophetic work Orthodoxy & the Religion of the Future – a book published in 1970s that was critical of the New Age, Eastern mysticism, Illuminism, globalism and called out alien/UFO phenomenon as a psy-op.

Randian Dislikes Me by Stephan Kinsella on December 9, 2009 in Uncategorized Objectivist Diana Hsieh says: “Kensella [sic] is an unhinged and dishonest bit of nastiness, and he deserves to be shunned by all reasonable people — not treated as a civilized interlocutor.” I can’t say I’m very bothered by this: this is the same […]

In a recent Leonard Peikoff podcast, we learn that the problem with the TSA is that it’s part of a defensive posture against Islamic terrorism. We should go on the offense! Bonus: in a recent NoodleCast, Objectivist philosopher Diana Hsieh and her guest debate when it’s okay to use “butter” as a generic term to […]

In Anarcho-Capitalism and Intellectual Property Right, The Vincenton Post (December 10, 2009), some Objectivist nym attacks my anti-IP views (citing Greg Perkins). He writes: “Now let me reproduce here the argument made by Greg Perkins against some Libertarian scholars against intellectual property. Perkins wrote the following:” … Consistency FAIL!

As I noted in Objectivism: Leonard Peikoff vs. the World, the Objectivist world is being shaken by the latest schisms and excommunications, regarding ARI founder and Rand heir Leonard Peikoff’s denunciation of former ARI board member John McCaskey. Diana Hsieh and her husband have weighed in with overwrought “final thoughts” in Closing Thoughts on ARI, […]

My two recent LRC posts. For other posts on the antics of the hilarious Objectivists, see here and here. Re: The Latest Objectivism Schism: Peikoff vs. McCaskey Posted by Stephan Kinsella on November 14, 2010 02:22 PM The most recent developments in the latest Objectivist schism (previously mentioned here): Nov. 5: Peikoff elaborates. Nov. 11 […]

In recent Leonard Peikoff podcasts, we learn: Peikoff forbids the Kindle version of Atlas Shrugged from using the text-to-speech option because he knows Ayn Rand would not have wanted this. I guess there are no blind Objectivists! (Episode 132, at 13:52-) The proper use of profanity in sex; It’s okay to use porn for masturbation […]

My article, “The Death Throes of Pro-IP Libertarianism,” was published on Mises Daily today. Also published today on Mises Daily is a reprint of Wendy McElroy’s great, classic “Copyright and Patent in Benjamin Tucker’s Periodical Liberty.” *** Amusing: on the “Christian Pipe Smokers” site (hunh?), one guy links to my article and says “This is […]

From a comment on the Mises blog from a while back: Stephan Kinsella March 11, 2005 at 2:34 pm One thing to keep in mind is there is a difference between being immortal and knowing you are immortal. I have noted this before (where, I cannot find) regarding Ayn Rand’s views about the nature of […]

In Leonard Peikoff’s latest podcast, we learn: If you enter someone’s house with a concealed weapon, you have to let them know; a pregnant woman has a right to abuse her body even up until the moment the baby’s born, even if it harms the fetus. It’s vicious and immoral but people have the right […]