Art & Culture

Five Great Life Lessons from the Music of Rush

Thomas F. Walker

Music can be a powerful tool for enriching our lives. It can bring us joy, or provide solace during tough times. It can inspire creativity and spark passion. Some music can also teach us valuable life lessons. This is the case with much of the work of the Canadian progressive rock band Rush.

6 min Sep 4, 2022

Lifestyle

Pushing Forward with “Extreme Ownership”

Thomas Ricucci

Are you experiencing leadership challenges at work–with employees, supervisors, or peers–and seeking examples of what excellence looks like? Or maybe you’re looking for motivation or inspiration to get you through difficult moments in your life, or simply to keep pushing forward. If so, then perhaps “Jocko Podcast” is for you.

3 min Aug 4, 2022

Politics & Liberty

Even The Guardian Understands Free-Market Competition

Thomas F. Walker

<em>The Guardian</em> typically publishes articles with a strong anti-capitalist bent, from calling for the nationalization of Greyhound coaches to claiming that capitalism is “killing the planet.” So it was a pleasant surprise to see a Guardian headline highlighting one of capitalism’s many great benefits, perhaps unintentionally.

2 min May 17, 2022

Art & Culture

Ella Enchanted: A Fun Celebration of Freedom

Angelica Werth

Imagine a Cinderella story that’s about something deeper than just a girl being swept off to become a princess. Ella Enchanted, a 2004 film starring Anne Hathaway, is exactly that: a fun film set in a medieval-style kingdom with fairies and elves that demonstrates the importance of freedom.

2 min May 10, 2022

Business & Finance

13 Strategies for Becoming a Successful Freelancer: Strategies Nine and Ten

Tim White

There are many rules and principles that use numbers and ratios. By “the 70/30” principle, I mean that you don’t need to have 100 percent mastery in every aspect of a project to do it well. If a client says, “Can you do X?,” you can readily say yes if you know how to do at least 70 percent of what they’re asking for.

3 min Mar 21, 2022

Announcements

The Future of Civilized Society: A Panel Discussion

Craig Biddle

Just when you thought TOS-Con 2022 couldn’t get any better, it has! On June 24 (day 3), Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Peter Boghossian, Timothy Sandefur, and I will hold a panel discussion with a Q&A on “The Future of Civilized Society.”

1 min Mar 16, 2022

Art & Culture

Calumet “K”, by Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster

Natan Galulazar

America was built by energetic, industrious people—honest, competent, persistent creators who triumphed over the harsh conditions of this new world. Such underappreciated heroes are celebrated in the novelette <em>Calumet “K”</em> (1901), by Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster.

5 min Mar 9, 2022