The Objective Standard
TOS Admin, Thomas F. Walker, Craig Biddle, Angelica Werth, Rebecca Day, Timothy Sandefur, Maddox LocherThe Objective Standard is the source for commentary from an Objectivist perspective.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 2430 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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The Objective Standard (TOS) is the preeminent source for commentary from an Objectivist perspective, Objectivism being Ayn Rand’s philosophy of reason, egoism, and capitalism.
I am a writer, editor, speaker, and instructor on rational philosophy and personal development.
Author of Loving Life, Rational Egoism, and hundreds of essays; host of the Under Standing podcast; executive director of Objective Standard Institute; editor in chief of The Objective Standard (journal)
As a lifelong bookworm, student of philosophy, and writer of nonfiction, I decided to combine my interests and write about the philosophic ideas present in the fiction I'm reading.
Writer and musician. For my latest published work, visit The Epoch Times and Classically Cultured.
Vice president for litigation at the Goldwater Institute and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute
Ex-Christian sharing his journey from religion to rational philosophy.
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