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Thomas F. Walker

Thomas F. Walker is general manager at The Objective Standard, where he also oversees the editing process. He writes about science fiction under the pen name Thomas W. Anderson and produces video content about science fiction on Instagram @trekker.tom (opens in a new tab). Follow more of his writing at reasonforliving.substack.com (opens in a new tab).

Politics & Liberty

Environmentalists Show Their Disregard for Human Life

Thomas F. Walker

Over the past week, environmentalist “protesters” affiliated with the “Insulate Britain” movement have twice blocked the M25, Britain’s busiest motorway. The reaction from the British police has been absurd. They’ve...

2 min Sep 20, 2021

Lifestyle

Cut Out the Unnecessary Negativity of News and Social Media

Thomas F. Walker

Do you ever find yourself feeling depressed about the state of the world? Do you ever feel scared about what might happen in the future? Perhaps about COVID-19, a potential...

4 min Jun 10, 2021

Art & Culture

Unstoppable Momentum: The Music of Joe Satriani

Thomas F. Walker

When the fourteen-year-old Joe Satriani learned, during high school football practice in 1970, of the passing of his musical hero Jimi Hendrix, he walked over to the coach and quit...

3 min Apr 15, 2021

Lifestyle

How We Strengthened Our Relationship in Times of Lockdown

Thomas F. Walker

We had just started our long-distance relationship when governments closed borders in response to COVID-19—with one of us in the United States and the other in the UK. The pandemic...

3 min Feb 20, 2021

Featured

How to Make Work Something You Love

Thomas F. Walker

For many people, “work” is a word with unpleasant associations. Children associate it with the burden of school work, which they have to do, like it or not. Many adults...

4 min Dec 18, 2020

Science & Technology

The Golden Era of American Railroads

Thomas F. Walker

Rail travel in America today leaves much to be desired. State-funded operator Amtrak has a well-earned reputation for slow, often late trains, running on inconvenient schedules and using outdated equipment....

3 min Sep 29, 2020

Art & Culture

Still Rocking at Sixty: The Endless Vitality of Iron Maiden

Thomas F. Walker

There are few things as wonderful to watch as musicians playing live and clearly loving every moment of it. A great musical performance, especially in an energetic genre like heavy...

2 min Aug 26, 2020

Featured

I Can Reach Any Star: The Beautiful Philosophy of Star Trek: Enterprise

Thomas F. Walker

We’re going to stumble, make mistakes, I’m sure more than a few before we find our footing, but we’re going to learn from those mistakes. That’s what being human is...

4 min Jul 10, 2020

Art & Culture

Music for Freedom: Ennio Morricone’s “Run Man Run”

Thomas F. Walker

When I was young, my father introduced me to many Western films. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, movies such as The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, My Name...

2 min Jun 8, 2020

Science & Technology

The Life-Serving Value of Innovation, with James Altucher and Jason Feifer

Thomas F. Walker

Have you noticed how resistant people often are to new technologies and ideas? Do you hear constant scare stories about “adverse impacts” of new innovations such as GMOs, fracking, and...

1 min Jun 1, 2020

Announcements

Experience the Practical, Life-Serving Value of Philosophy at TOS-Con 2020

Thomas F. Walker

2 min May 27, 2020

Lifestyle

Tim Ferriss on “Living a Full Life”

Thomas F. Walker

Do you ever struggle to balance staying productive, living a full life, and leaving time to think and reflect in the limited time you have? In this video, Tim Ferriss,...

1 min May 22, 2020