Holiday Sale

Announcement by , November 30, 2018

Take advantage of our annual Holiday Sale. Buy a subscription (or renewal) and get 15% off, now through the end of the holidays. Click on one of the payment options below, which will allow you to pay with PayPal or with a credit or debit card (even if you don’t have a PayPal account). Scroll […]

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The Pathology Report

Feature Article by , November 30, 2018

A Reader’s Guide to Atlas Shrugged, Part 14 Spoiler Alert: You do not need a reader’s guide to Atlas Shrugged—at least not for your first reading. Ayn Rand’s novel is clear, compelling, eminently readable, and perfectly comprehensible on its own terms. Yet Atlas is also a rich and complex novel, with an intricate plot in […]

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Why Salon of the Refused?

Feature Article by , November 29, 2018

In the latest episode of Salon of the Refused, I explain why I chose that name. Follow the link to listen or better yet to watch the video, where I include images of the art I discuss. But I thought the point was important enough to polish into a written article, which is below.—RWT A […]

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Salon of the Refused, Episode 3

Announcement by , November 29, 2018

The third episode of my video and podcast series, Salon of the Refused, is now available. In this one, I explain why I chose that name. I discuss the Paris Salon of 1863, the original Salon of the Refused, and their lessons for how to change the culture. Listen to the audio via podcast here. Links […]

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Salon of the Refused, Episode 2

Announcement by , November 23, 2018

The second episode of my video and podcast series, Salon of the Refused, is now available. Rob Tracinski talks with Charles C.W. Cooke, editor of NationalReview.com, on what it’s like to be an atheist on the right. The conversation includes: the secular basis for morality and liberty, how atheism is good for the right, Ayn […]

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I Don’t See What Could Possibly Go Wrong

Commentary by , November 21, 2018

Five Things You Need to Read Today 1. Making America Timid Again I think America’s uncomfortable alliances with certain unsavory regimes can be excused as a necessary evil—i n those cases where overthrowing or undermining the regime is unrealistic and the alternatives are probably worse. There’s a case to be made that this applies to […]

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The People Does Not Know What It Wills

Commentary by , November 16, 2018

A lot of my recent work—and your support—has come to fruition with the launch of my new video and podcast series, Salon of the Refused. You can follow links to both the video and the audio-only podcast of the first episode here. My first installment is an interview with Sean Trende, the main political horserace […]

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Salon of the Refused, Episode 1

Announcement by , November 15, 2018

The first episode of Salon of the Refused, my new podcast and video series, is now available. To listen to the audio via the podcast, click here: Or watch the video on YouTube: I’m also working on setting up a Patreon for Salon of the Refused and will post the link when available. In the […]

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The “Migrant Caravan” Is Just Theater

Feature Article by , November 6, 2018

I have not covered the “migrant caravan” because I am not a theater critic. But a fair bit of politics is theater, particularly around election time, and Trump has decided to make the caravan into his closing pitch for the midterm elections. This is just theater, for both sides. There is some evidence the caravan […]

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Commentary by , October 31, 2018

Five Things You Need to Read Today 1. Be Careful What You Wish For I vividly remember about two decades ago a lot of fevered talk about the “digital divide.” The idea was that only the well-off could afford computers, so only their children would be prepared for the new digital economy, while the poor […]

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