Let's start off with an awesome Ayn Rand quote: "A culture, like an individual, has a sense of life or, rather, the equivalent of a sense of life—an emotional atmosphere created by its dominant philosophy, by its view of man and of existence. This emotional atmosphere represents a culture’s dominant values and serves as the leitmotif of a given age, setting its trends and its style." -- Ayn Rand, “The Age of Envy,” Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Whenever I read the Round Up, I marvel at the variety of posts from Objectivist writers and at the culture of Objectivism and its emotional atmosphere. I love the benevolence, the curiosity, and the productivity that I find in these posts. Enjoy!
Rachel Miner presents A "Typical" Day posted at The Playful Spirit, saying, ""Just a fun quick post about a "typical" day here. It's in quotes because, like most homes with kids, they just keep changing! It's really a good thing if we want them to reach independence, but it certainly gums up the predictability works :)""
Burgess Laughlin presents Peter Schwartz, "The Writing Process" posted at Making Progress, saying, "Writer and editor Peter Schwartz's analysis of the writing process is a great aid to beginning and intermediate writers."
Ryan Kavanagh presents Racism in Ontarian Universities posted at Ryan Kavanagh's /dev/brain.
Andy Clarkson presents "The Name of the Rose" posted at The Charlotte Capitalist, saying, "I enjoyed again "The Name Of The Rose". This is a must-see movie with Sean Connery as a rational Franciscan monk and a young Christian Slater (without nasal droning put-on voice) in a detective story of a series of murdered monks in an early 14th century monastery. Not only a good detective story, it focuses upon the conflicts in the ...Catholic Church that arose in the period after Aquinas' death -- pitting the rise of Aristotle's reason against the quest to destroy worldly knowledge."
Joseph Kellard presents Identifying Our Enemies posted at The American Individualist, saying, "The Obama administration wants to keep from connecting Islam to the so-called "war on terror." Thankfully, there's individuals like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who stands as a counter to this whitewash and puts the war in its proper perspective."
Kelly Elmore presents My First Love posted at Reepicheep's Coracle, saying, "This is a personal story, a vignette about the first time I ever fell in love and about my eyes opening to the world outside of small town Mississippi."
Kelly Valenzuela presents What We’re Up Against posted at Mother of Exiles, saying, "This post is short, but I think it's good and straight to the point. The comments are good as well."
Zip presents Behind a Veil of Hypocrisy posted at UNCOMMON SENSE, saying, "There has been a lot of noise lately about banning burkas, and it is all wrong."
Jared Rhoads presents Interview with Peter Schiff posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, "We met up with U.S. Senate candidate Peter Schiff for a brief interview. Here's what he had to say on healthcare."
Rational Jenn presents PD Tool Card: Routines posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "Even a family exercise designed to help us create and agree upon a bedtime routine offers us the ability to practice and model virtuous living. I especially like that this tool card explicitly discusses how well-intentioned rewards for such behaviors could lessen the child's own feeling of capability and pride."
Jenn Casey and Kelly Elmore present Podcast #10: Toddlers (Part 1) posted at Cultivating the Virtues, saying, "Our tenth podcast features a discussion about negotiating a difficult situation with a child, where everyone's self-interest needs to be met; a looooong discussion about one of our favorite subjects: Toddlers!; and a Q&A about how and if our parenting is different in public than in private."
Rational Jenn presents For Highly Sensitive People (and Those Who Love Them) posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "Some interesting new research about people with sensitive temperaments (it's physiological, too!) and why some sensitive types become extroverts. This is extremely relevant to me, a highly sensitive person who is also raising one (and possibly two) highly sensitive child."
David C Lewis, RFA presents Rule 72(t): An Exit Strategy For Your Floundering IRA posted at A Revolution In Financial Planning, saying, "Individual Retirement Accounts are all the rage when it comes to retirement planning. But, if you're not convinced it's going to help you when tax rates rise, you can back out of yours without a nasty penalty. Let's explore that option..."
Diana Hsieh presents Rationally Selfish Q&A #001 posted at NoodleFood, saying, "It's the first edition of my "Rationally Selfish Q&A" -- where my readers get to select the question that I'm to answer!"
Peter Cresswell presents Not PC: Now THIS is what I call motivational! posted at Not PC, saying, "Here's a friend's hugely exciting new project: To inspire the world through great art, affordably. Inspiring art will end up in places it never would have before--and motivational posters will never be the same again! If you do nothing else today, click through and watch the thrilling video introduction."
Jeff Montgomery presents Chait Wrong On Rand, Again posted at Fun With Gravity, saying, "This is my take on the failure of Jonathan Chait of The New Republic to properly understand the relation of the Tea Party movement to of Ayn Rand's ideas."
Jeff Montgomery presents Missouri Mountain Run posted at Fun With Gravity, saying, "This is a report on my run to Missouri Mountain in Colorado, with photos."
Earl Parson presents On Atlas Shrugged, Mind-body Integration, and Why I Dislike my House posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, "Interesting revelations and personal insights as a result of participating in my local Atlas Shrugged reading group. That's what it's all about!"
Earl Parson presents Fast Framing and a Speaking Engagement posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, "There's a special event in the works, involving my house under construction in Tennessee, and the Atlanta Objectivist Society. Read all about it and see the latest updates from the construction site."
Lynne Bourque presents Gone Dark posted at 3 Ring Binder, saying, "In a bleak departure from my normally happy self, I lament the state of our country in poetic form."
Doug Reich presents Grand Opening posted at The Rational Artist, saying, ""Come in from the noise" and enjoy my new art blog!"
Doug Reich presents Nullification and Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions posted at The Rational Capitalist, saying, "The history and meaning of nullification as a political means to oppose federal tyranny is worth consideration."
Doug Reich presents YouTube - Milton Friedman Puts A Young Michael Moore In His Place posted at The Rational Capitalist, saying, "A fascinating video pitting a young Michael Moore against Milton Friedman. Don't miss this."
Roderick Fitts presents Reason as Man's Basic Means of Survival--A Reduction Attempt posted at Inductive Quest, saying, "My attempt to use the Objectivist method of reduction to show what knowledge is presupposed in the principle that "reason is man's basic means of survival." This was inspired by the first homework assignment of Dr. Peikoff's "Objectivism Through Induction" lectures, which everyone should listen to!"
Roderick Fitts presents My Basic Proof that "Reason is Man's Basic Means of Survival" posted at Inductive Quest, saying, "My attempt at an inductive proof that "Reason is man's basic means of survival." Inspired by the "Objectivism Through Induction" lectures of Dr. Peikoff. I'll have a better proof of that principle sometime later this month."
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