Sam> My question is can anyone suggest some further reading?
First off, I'd like to recommend _The Road to Serfdom_ by F. A.
Hayek. Definitely a must-read.
Sam> Who are some other major authors on objectivism and capitalism?
George Reisman's _Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics_ is a massive
work (literally, this book is *big*) on economics from an Objectivist
perspective.
I highly recommend just about anything by Nathaniel Branden, in
particular _The Six Pillars of Self Esteem_ and _The Art of Living
Consciously_.
The late Ron Merrill's _The Ideas of Ayn Rand_ is a fascinating look
at Rand's work.
Frequent poster David Friedman recently published _Hidden Order: The
Economics of Everyday Life_, a delightful tromp through the field of
economics.
Sam> Most of the specifics in _the Unkown Ideal_ seem pretty dated to
Sam> me and I'm wondering if there are some more current, relevant
Sam> sources of infromation, or books that deal with current issues
Sam> from an objectivist point of view.
For an Objectivist look at the welfare system, check out _A Life of
One's Own: Individual Rights and the Welfare State_ by David
Kelley. It's probably available at a bookstore near you (I picked up
my copy at a Barnes & Noble.)
For public policy issues facing us today, the "Cato Jorunal" is
typically very informative and interesting.
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