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“If I Were the Devil” – Paul Harvey on Destroying America -1965

Upon reading and rereading Atlas Shrugged and The Lord of the Rings, I find comparison of the two tempting, for both of these novels display firm and compelling visions regarding personal philosophy and the rejection of Evil. One of the most unique aspects of Atlas Shrugged is its rational definition of Good and Evil based on the principles of Objectivism. Good is that which is free, independent, thinking, and productive. Evil is that which attempts to feed upon others through false premises. But fundamentally Good is strong and Evil is weak, for Evil can only perpetuate itself through the consent...

The fire-throwing, blood-letting, original Sheik, one of the most famous of all professional wrestlers, has died. AnnouncementBio 1Bio 2Photos

Friday, October 25, 2002 Arts & Letters Daily to Resume Publication After Purchase by The Chronicle The Web site Arts & Letters Daily returns today, following its purchase by The Chronicle. The site gained an international following for its pithy summaries of, and links to, much of the Web's best writing on ideas, the arts, criticism, and a wide variety of other topics. It suspended publication after the bankruptcy of its parent company. Arts & Letters Daily will resume under the editorship of its founder, Denis Dutton, a professor of philosophy at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand....

WHAT AMERICA NEEDS now is a good sex scandal. The strain of sustained sobriety in the midst of sabre-rattling is wearing everybody down. The money scandals are a poor substitute for the bump and grind of the Clinton years. I had a slew of e-mails from American friends enjoying the Currie Munching escapade more than any other story in months, even though everyone here has forgotten who John Major is, and scarcely knew at the time he was in office anyway. I go to a fundraising breakfast at the Sheraton Hotel as the guest of the Republican hostess Georgette Mosbacher....