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Is Islam, the Religion, at Fault?

Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individaul Authors, February 2002.
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This essay is based on an article in Capitalism Magazine on the Web.

Is Islam at Fault? By Warren Ross (October 2, 2001). Website of Capitalism Magazine: in Defense of Individual Rights. "Warren Ross is President of the Houston Objectivism Society and a scientist in the petroleum industry." backup

  • Capitalism Magazine Scan the contents. That will give you a sense that the magazine represents a libertarian perspective. Srong emphasis on individualism and individual rights. Conservative in the sense of rejecting any but minimal government role.
  • Lists Index Titles of forum groups. About half way down you'll find Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (OPAR). Make the connection: "Warren Ross is President of the Houston Objectivism Society and a scientist in the petroleum industry."

    Note the importance of checking out the website to get a sense of who is publishing this information on the Web. When you are dealing with a magazine or a journal, it helps to link on the About section. Here, I have shared with you information on Capitalism Magazine. This provided enough information for me to conclude that the web publication represents a libertarian perspective. That is, a distaste for government, with a pronounced preference for minimal government provision of services, and a preference for individual undertakings. This position fits with the tenets of capitalism in assuming that individuals and the market are best able to provide for the needs of the people through an individual accumulation of capital and reinvestment of that capital into jobs and production.