Why Western Civilization is Worth Defending with Professor Andrew Bernstein
Michael Liebowitz and I discuss Western Civilization. We acknowledge its flaws but emphasize its enormous life-giving achievements for people all over the world and the need to defend it against venomous contemporary assaults. This is both an entertaining and...The Case Against Slavery Reparations
Good news: I completed an essay titled: “The Case Against Slavery Reparations.” It is a hard-hitting defense of individual rights against the arrant collectivism of the assertion that individual members of a given race are morally responsible for the crimes of their...
Joseph Conrad’s Exquisitely Brutal Novella, “Heart of Darkness”
I return to my favorite field of Literature, this time discussing Joseph Conrad’s exquisitely brutal novella, “Heart of Darkness”. The background for the story is the Congo Free State of King Leopold II of Belgium around the turn of the 20th century. Under the guise...
“Race Blind” Individualism is the Solution to Antisemitism
Jew hatred is the form of racism that never dies. This is because it sits at the intersection of collectivism and envy. If we see society in terms of groups, not individuals, and if we envy those who work hard to achieve education and career success, then Jew hatred...
Great Islamic Thinkers Versus Islam
In a year or two, I will publish a collection of my essays. This one, “Great Islamic Thinkers Versus Islam,” will definitely be included. It was published in the Winter 2012 issue of “The Objective Standard” and it describes the achievements of...
1915
The Turks butchered between 1.0 and 1.5 million innocent Armenian civilians and, to this day, 109 years later, deny culpability. The Armenian Genocide was real and horrific. We must 1. Never forget and 2. embrace and promulgate the principle of inalienable individual...
King Lear
I returned to my favorite field—Literature—to re-read Shakespeare’s exquisitely brutal tragedy, “King Lear”. Two purposes here. One is an end in itself—to savor a great work of literary art. The other is that in the next year or so I intend to write...Climate The Movie: The Cold Truth
“Climate The Movie: The Cold Truth” is a brilliant film telling the truth about climate change. Leading scientists debunk the AGW Hypothesis as the leftist/environmentalist propaganda it is. Dr. Steven Koonin, a former science advisor to President Obama and author of...
Barbara Stanwyck
To me, the most versatile and the most underrated actress in film. Not the most beautiful actress in her day—Hedy Lamarr and Rita Hayworth were. And perhaps in some roles Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis were superior. And nobody was as radiant as Ingrid Bergman. But...Support Andrew Bernstein on Patreon!
