Atlas

In his introduction to Brand Blanshard’s On Philosophical Style (book | online), Michael Walsh highlights a passage from the essay that deals with the importance of clarity when it comes to putting philosophical ideas to paper. Blanshard wrote- To say that Major André was hanged is clear and definite; to say that he was killed [...]

A contract

Back in September*, I had linked to this post by S. Oliva at the Mises blog and had said I would write about it “one of these days.” Given that there’s a new “discussion” on the validity of intellectual property going on between the Randians and Rothbardians, this is a good time to do it. [...]

Lumet

Sidney Lumet, director of films such as 12 Angry Men, Network, The Verdict and the more-or-less suppressed Strip Search, among others, is dead. From Salon’s obit- Sidney Lumet made movies for grownups. That’s the first thing and the last thing that should be said about this great American director, who died of lymphoma Friday night [...]