#Peter schwartz code#

'Moral Values Without Religion' in Indianapolis Post-Tribune, June 2, 2005.

The Foreign Policy of Self-Interest: A Moral Ideal for America ( ARI Press, 2004) ISBN 0962533661.'Racial 'Diversity' Is Racism' (chapter) in Racism: Current Controversies (Greenhaven Press, 2003) ISBN 0737744626.Introduction to The Art of Nonfiction (Plume., 2001) ISBN 0452282314.'Gender Tribalism,' 'The Philosophy of Privation' and 'Multicultural Nihilism' (chapters) in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution (Meridian, 1999) ISBN 0452011841.'Israel Does Not Violate Palestinian Civil Rights' (chapter) in Israel: Opposing Viewpoint (Greenhaven Press, 1989) ISBN 0899084354.

'Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty' (chapter) in The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought (New American Library, 1988) ISBN 0452010462.He was also co-editor, with Marlene Podritske, of Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed. Schwartz edited two collections of essays by Ayn Rand: The Ayn Rand Column and Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, for which he was also a contributing author. From 1987 to 2003, he was president and editor-in-chief at Second Renaissance Books, a book publisher and distributor. He was the founding editor and publisher of The Intellectual Activist (1979–1991), a periodical that covered political and social issues from a pro-individual rights perspective. His articles have been published in The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, ForbesOnline, Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant. He also writes on current issues for his blog,.

#Peter schwartz code#

He is the author of In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive The Foreign Policy of Self-Interest: A Moral Ideal for America Libertarianism: The Perversion of Liberty and The Battle for Laissez-Faire Capitalism. He received a Master of Arts in journalism from Syracuse University and has taught advanced writing classes at the Ayn Rand Institute's Objectivist Academic Center. He is an Objectivist and writes opinion pieces and books from that viewpoint.Ī former chairman of the board, and currently a distinguished fellow, of the Ayn Rand Institute, Schwartz writes and lectures on a variety of topics, including environmentalism, foreign policy, political philosophy and ethics. Peter resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon, dogs Boing and Loosi, a bass clarinet and a bassoon.Peter Schwartz (born 1949) is an American journalist. In more recent years he has endeavored to make his mark as a film score composer, adding Disneytoons, Warner Bros., Fox, and Mattel to his filmography. Peter has also served as musical director for David Bowie, The Pet Shop Boys, Enya, Madonna, Hanson, and many others. Meanwhile, he began to carve a path into the music business as a session keyboardist and arranger, eventually building a client roster that reads like a Who's Who of A-list pop and dance artists. Combined with his keen interest in synthesizers, his experiences with music tech eventually led to a position as a product specialist for New England Digital (Synclavier), and afterward as a sound programmer and synthesizer design consultant for Korg. Not long afterwards, MIDI made its entrée into the world of music and Peter immersed himself in understanding the technology, programming his own MIDI software, and even designing some of his own MIDI hardware devices. Composer, orchestrator, arranger, pianist, synthesist, and musical director, Peter began classical piano studies at age 5 and went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music.