Russia's Slide Back into Statism Rolls On
By Joseph KellardSurprisingly, the New York Times reports, as objectively as it can, on a successful oil businessman whose life, property and riches an authoritarian government — i.e., Putin’s Russia,...
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In "Fact-Free Science," Judith Warner of the New York Times praises President Obama’s request for budgetary increases for scientific research, particularly of “alternative energy,” but she then goes on...
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Bridge Renaming Ceremony Attracts Hundreds
They honored Michael Valente, Long Beach's only Medal of Honor recipient, at City Hall on March 25. By JOSEPH KELLARDRalph Madalena wrote one letter last spring and that was all it took. Madalena...
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Movie Review: Atlas Shrugged
By Joseph KellardThe Atlas Shrugged movie is a shell of the novel. The scripted dialogue was too off-base to allow me to excuse it as the best we can expect, given the state of our corrupt...
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My Long Road to Objectivism
A looked back at my years-long introduction to Ayn Rand and her books that changed my life. By Joseph KellardIt all began unceremoniously enough, on a routine summer afternoon when I was about 12. I...
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A Positive Voice for 100 Voices
My informal review of a compelling book By Joseph KellardI recently finished reading 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand. I’m about to embark on writing a book review for a publication, so I’m not...
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The Vine
By Joseph Kellard Whenever I trek to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I always try to pass through the American Wing to catch even just a glimpse of The Vine, by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)....
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Color Breathes Life Into an Ordinary Painting
By Joseph Kellard Why did I take a photo of this painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you ask? It should be obvious: the colors are brilliant and complimentary. They are used to make the central...
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Jesus vs. Howard Roark
By Joseph KellardWhile talk continues in Objectivist circles about a Christian organization's comparison of Ayn Rand to Jesus, I'd like to remind or enlighten HBLers [subscribers to the Harry...
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Book Review: Gulag by Anne Applebaum
By Joseph KellardWhen published in 2003, Anne Applebaum’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag: A History was touted as the most authoritative, comprehensive book on the Soviet labor camps.Applebaum, a...
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What a Russian Immigrant Taught Me About American Patriotism
"America is the land of the uncommon man. It is the land where man is free to develop his genius – and to get its just rewards.” ~ Ayn RandBy Joseph KellardAs Independence Day nears and as debates over...
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The Moon Goddess with a Sun-like Presence
An analysis of Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens By Joseph KellardShe is the center of attention in a room at one of the world’s largest museums. Diana, a reduction of a weathervane that Augustus...
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9/11 Vignette: Joseph Kellard
Every patriotic American suffered when Islamic terrorists killed nearly 3,000 innocent people on Sept. 11, 2001. I was a reporter then for the Oceanside/Island Park Herald. Although I was deeply...
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America Attacked For Its Values
By Joseph KellardOne day as I drove down Lexington Avenue, I understood the reverence author-philosopher Ayn Rand had for New York City. From an incline along that avenue, a vantage point from which...
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Conspiracy Theories and Freedom Don't Mix
By Joseph KellardA recent commentary piece in The New York Times taps into the corrupted mentality — the faith-based conspiracy mindset — that pervades Egypt and explains why that Muslim nation, as...
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Why I'm an Early Bird
By Joseph KellardPeople ask me how I do it. I get out of bed to start my day at 5 a.m. I've been doing this for many years, and the root of my answer lies in the Olympics.Yes, my biorhythms are also to...
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Photos: Rockefeller Center at Christmas
“The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized. The gift-buying . . . stimulates an enormous outpouring of ingenuity in the...
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Steve Jobs Interview for The Smithsonian
By Joseph KellardDid you know Steve Jobs thought our government-run public schools were terrible union-driven bureaucracies, not meritocracies (to use his words)? It’s one of the best slices of this...
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The Seed of My Love of Reading
By Joseph KellardGo ahead, you can say it. The image accompanying this blog post looks like a book that’s been through a war. Well, not quite.I salvaged Four Stars from the World of Sports from a flood...
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Book Review: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
By Joseph KellardWalter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs presents Apple’s creator as a passionately driven producer that demanded excellence, both of him and others, and who was beset by intense...
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What’s So Super About the Super Bowl?
By Joseph KellardThe Objective Standard’s blog posted a commentary I wrote on what makes the Super Bowl so mega-popular. And you think it has to do with the gambling, glitzy commercials and New Year’s...
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Is 'Johnny U' for You?
Tom Callahan's biography on a legendary quarterback offers inspiration even for the non-sports fan.By Joseph KellardOn Super Bowl Sunday, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts will once again don...
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North Korea’s “National Script”: Yet Another Fair Warning
By Joseph KellardWhile reading an interview with novelist Adam Johnson as he described his experiences in North Korea, I was struck by how closely his characterization of life under the communist...
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Kristof and Consensus of 'Experts' Evade Facts about Iranian Regime
By Joseph KellardIn a recent op-ed, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof cited an alleged “consensus” of foreign policy “experts” who believe it would be “abominable” at this time for Israel to...
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Long Beach Speed Skater Races Against the Clocks
48-year-old Jacki Munzel eyes the 2014 Winter Olympics. By Joseph KellardFifteen seconds stands between Jacki Munzel and the Winter Olympic trials.But the speed skater from Long Beach faces roadblocks:...
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