The New Individualist, March 2006
Volume 9: No. 3
“What men find in the spectacle of the ultimate triumph of the good is the inspiration to fight for one’s own values in the moral conflicts of one’s own life.”
- —Ayn Rand, "Bootleg Romanticism"
The Romantic Manifesto
OUR COVER:
There’s a lot more to “‘B’ movies” than menacing aliens and mindless
action, insists author Steve Green. But, to his horror, our art
designer, David Sims, undercut his very serious thesis with this
whimsical cover. Okay. But we love the cover anyway. So get over it,
Steve.
Editor’s Desk By Robert James Bidinotto
Speak For Yourself (Letters)
SELF EXPRESSIONS:
Huck Finn and the Nuremberg Rally
by Bruce S. Thornton
Mark Twain anticipated the great political battle of our era in the archetypal conflict between Huckleberry Finn and the “Widder” Douglas.
OUT OF STEP:
TNI’s Exclusive Interview with Dr. Walter Williams
by Sara Pentz
With characteristic candor, the outspoken pro-capitalist economist reveals the formative influences on his life, character, and thought—and offers opinions that will raise eyebrows.
MAVERICKS:
B-Movie Individualism
by Stephen Green
The VodkaPundit confesses that, besides martinis, his guilty
pleasures include less-than-stellar movies that celebrate
self-assertiveness. At least, that’s why he says he watches them…
Ayn Rand: My Fiction-Writing Teacher, by Erika Holzer
Reviewed by Robert James Bidinotto
In her charming literary memoir, Erika Holzer shares the lessons she
learned from her great mentor—lessons that helped her become a
successful novelist in her own right.
The Creating Brain, by Nancy C. Andreason
Reviewed by Walter Donway
A recent book probes the neuroscience of the brain in order to explain the mysterious sources of creative genius.
The Tycoons, by Charles R. Morris
Reviewed
by Roger Donway
A surprising celebration of 19th century industrialists
receives only two cheers, for unsurprising reasons.
FREE SPIRIT:
Brava, Madeleine
by Robert James Bidinotto
The editor pays tribute to Madeleine Pelner Cosman, and to a life that was grand theater.
SOLILOQUY:
High Noon for Free Speech
by Robert James Bidinotto
Gary Cooper’s classic Western becomes an allegory for our times.
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