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Continue reading →: For the Love of Mothers
I want to wish all the mothers out there a very Happy Mother’s Day. In honor of the day, here’s a pic of my mom and my sister—who, though she had no children of her own, was a mother to thousands. I miss them both so very much. But my…
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Sciabarra: A Tribute
“What you leave behind is not engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – PericlesOn Saturday, May 6, 2023, Brooklyn Technical High School and the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation hosted a wonderful tribute to my sister, Elizabeth Sciabarra (aka “Ski”). It was attended by…
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Continue reading →: Jack Wilkins, RIP
Jack Wilkins, virtuoso jazz musician, died on May 5, 2023, after a long illness. As Wikipedia tells us, Jack was a native of New York City, who started playing guitar when he was thirteen. He had a wide array of influences, including Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Django Reinhardt, and Johnny Smith, as…
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Sciabarra, Warrior
So many wonderful tributes have been posted about my sister, Elizabeth Sciabarra (aka “Ski”), not only throughout her life and illness, but in the aftermath of her death on November 26, 2022. A lifelong educator, she had an immeasurable impact on countless numbers of people, be they students, colleagues, friends,…
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Continue reading →: The Challenges of Becoming: Looking Back — and Ahead
(This Notablog entry is a republication of today’s Medium article.) I am a political and social theorist committed to a “dialectical libertarianism,” an emancipatory research project that anchors human freedom and personal flourishing to a deeper exploration of the larger systemic and dynamic contexts that nourish them. I am the author of a trilogy…
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Continue reading →: JARS: The 2023 Grand Finale Arrives!
My hard copy of the nearly 400-page 2023 grand finale of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies has arrived. This project is finished! Woo hoo!
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2042
Song of the Day: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, composed by Florence Beatrice Price, was first performed in 1933 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frederick Stock. It’s a truly wonderful four-movement composition that won First Prize in the Rodman Wanamaker Competition. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price…
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Continue reading →: Sciabarra Holiday Rituals Prevail!
I want to extend my best wishes to those who are celebrating Passover, Ramadan, and Western Easter this weekend—and next weekend, to those who will be celebrating Eastern Orthodox Easter! There have been some dramatic changes in my household, as many of you know … but one thing never changes.…
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Continue reading →: JARS Grand Finale Debuts on Project Muse
The 2023 grand finale of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies has now made its debut on Project Muse. This double issue constitutes the final volume in our 2+ decades of publication. For those who don’t have access to the Scholarly Publishing Collective, or a print subscription, check out JARS…
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Sciabarra: A Celebration of Life
In honor of my sister. Register here for the event on May 6, 2023.
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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