About David Holcberg

David Holcberg, a former civil engineer and businessman, is now a writer living in Southern California. He is also a writer for the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, Calif. The Institute promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.


Articles by David Holcberg

To Save Lives, Legalize Trade in Organs (January 10, 2008)
The right to life includes the right to buy and sell organs.

Who Is Gouging Whom? (May 26, 2007)
The real gouger driving up gasoline prices is not the private sector, it is our government.

To Save Lives, Legalize Trade in Organs (March 16, 2007)
The right to life includes the right to buy and sell organs.

Who Is Gouging Whom? (March 7, 2007)
The real gouger driving up gasoline prices is not the private sector, it is our government.

"Price Gouging" Laws (May 18, 2006)
"Price gouging" as used today has no objective meaning or definition.

Human Organs for Sale? (November 24, 2005)
The right to buy and sell organs is included in the right to life.

U.S. Must Stop Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons (August 22, 2005)
Iran's claim that their reactors will be used for civilian purposes is absurd.

Human Organs for Sale? (July 21, 2005)
The right to buy and sell organs is included in the right to life.

The Terrorists' Motivation: From the Camel's Mouth (July 17, 2005)
No fewer than 36 different verses sprinkled throughout the Koran call on Muslims to wage war against non-Muslims.

Senators Were Right To Reject Limits on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (June 28, 2005)
It is way past time for most Americans to understand that industrial activity is an immense value and that environmentalism is the real threat.

"Public" Use vs. Property Rights (June 24, 2005)
In another heavy blow to property rights, the Supreme Court has ruled against the homeowners in the New London, Connecticut, eminent domain case, and further entrenched the legal principle that government can seize an individual's property for "public use" whenever it deems appropriate.

U.S. Government Should Not Help Tsunami Victims (Updated) (January 8, 2005)
Charity should be left to private organizations and individuals, because the money is not the government's to give.

Preventing 9/11: "A Failure of Imagination"? (July 27, 2004)
Contrary to the claim by the 9/11 commission chairman, the failure to prevent 9/11 was not "a failure of imagination." It was a failure of cognition.

The Moral Bankruptcy of the U.N. Human Rights Commission (May 7, 2004)
The re-election of Sudan to the U.N. Human Rights Commission--chaired by terrorist-sponsoring Libya in 2003--demonstrates once again the total moral bankruptcy of the United Nations.

ImClone's Sam Waksal Should Have Read Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' (June 27, 2003)
If Sam Waksal had read 'Atlas Shrugged,' he may have walked free.

Are the Media Giving You the Whole Story on Global Warming? (November 1, 2002)
Given all this contrary evidence and scientific dissent, why is the bulk of reporting biased towards the belief in a disastrous, man-made global warming?

IMF "Loan" to Brazil Won't Be Repaid (September 22, 2002)
A few weeks ago the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a $30 billion loan to bailout Brazil's bankrupted government. The fact, though, is that the loan was not a bailout, but a handout. Why? Because the "loan" won't be repaid.

The Morality of Genetic Engineering (June 8, 2002)
The battle next week between the bio-tech industry and environmentalists will be a battle between those who hold human life as the basic value and those who don't.

Should Genes Be Patented? (April 13, 2002)
It would be unjust not to grant a patent to a scientist for a gene he worked to discover, isolate, and find a use for.

Therapeutic Cloning is Pro-Life (December 19, 2001)
What is their reason for banning therapeutic cloning? Aren't they aware of the life-saving potential of this technology?

Free Dr. Kevorkian (November 27, 2001)
The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed last week the murder conviction of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was sentenced in 1999 to 10 to 25 years in prison. He was convicted on charges of second-degree murder in a clear-cut case of assisted suicide. Was justice done-or betrayed?

The Right to Inhale (May 23, 2001)
Individuals Should Have The Right to Ingest Any Substance They Choose To, Even If It Harms Them

The United States Should Withdraw From the United Nations (May 12, 2001)
If America really cares about human rights, the best thing it can do is to take this opportunity and withdraw from the United Nations.

Let There Be Free Trade (April 22, 2001)
Leaders of 34 American countries are meeting this weekend in Quebec City at the Summit of the Americas to discuss the establishment of a free trade zone extending from Canada to Chile.

Who Cares For A Green Latte at Starbucks? (April 9, 2001)
Environmentalists are demanding that Starbucks serve you what they ordered--and that you pay more for it too.

The War On Merit (April 1, 2001)
Will the liberals ever show us where is the morality of punishing the best for their merit and rewarding the worst for their lack of it?

Enough Of Waiting In Line (March 16, 2001)
Seventeen people die every day waiting in line for organ transplants. Does it have to be that way?

Is Genetically Engineered Food Good Or Bad For You? (March 5, 2001)
In regard to harming our environment, the opposite is true: GE foods make our environment much better.

"Protectionism" vs. Human Rights (December 22, 2000)
Is the protection of domestic jobs more important than the protection of individual rights?

Moral Inversion in the Middle East (December 5, 2000)
When the Israelis found themselves being attacked by groups of children and youngsters, and by adult snipers and shooters hiding behind them, they had no other recourse but to defend themselves and shoot back.

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