Tag: art

Five people influenced by Ayn Rand

March 20, 2024 | Post

Ayn Rand has inspired countless readers from various walks of life, including some you might have heard of.

Many notable people from fields as diverse as comic books, rock music, activism, and business have credited her as a significant influence.

Let’s look at five such individuals…

Remembering Ibrahim Qashoush: a brutal story of musical resistance and regime violence

October 27, 2023 | Post

Although highly unknown beyond the Free Syria movement, an often-forgotten cause, Ibrahim Qashoush was a popular singer during the beginning of the Syrian Revolution. He soon became one of the countless victims of the Assad regime’s brutality. This is his story.

Fashion design and copyright

March 30, 2017 | Post

Should fashion designs be eligible for copyrights? When I listen to people talk about this issue, many of the same interesting arguments come up. These people know about designer knockoffs and feel that something is not quite fair about them. Yet they also view copyists as moving innovation along in the fashion world. Copying releases […]

Competition makes the world beautiful: The early years of rock

October 29, 2016 | Post

Whether it’s music, art, or commerce, it’s competition that makes the world beautiful.

Hamilton Tells the Story of a Great Historical Figure, but Misses Some of the History

September 12, 2016 | Post

Hamilton the Musical takes liberties with American history.

How the Free Market Created Impressionism

September 6, 2016 | Post

The tremendous expansion of the middle class that came along with industrialization was crucial in stimulating a new market for art. The trappings of luxury that in prior centuries were limited to the extremely wealthy became more affordable, just as there were more consumers who sought to decorate their homes in ways that signaled their social level.