The Rational Argumentator is a Journal for Western Man, championing the Western principles of Reason, Rights, and Progress since August 30, 2002. TRA does not eschew intellectual discourse of any depth or complexity; it welcomes civil discussion and debate of the ideas which animate human activities, cultures, and societies.  We encourage you to read the ideas TRA has to offer and, if you wish, submit your own. For a more thorough presentation of TRA’s core principles, you can read TRA’s  manifestos by G. Stolyarov II, TRA’s Founder, Proprietor, and Editor-in-Chief.

Issues in Reverse Chronological Order

Index for All Content from March 1, 2012, Onward 
Issue CCCXV: February 29, 2012 
Issue CCCXIV: February 20-28, 2012 
Issue CCCXIII: January 28 – February 12, 2012
Issue CCCXII: January 27-28, 2012 
Issue CCCXI: January 10-26, 2012 
Issue CCCX: January 5-8, 2012 
Issue CCCIX: January 4, 2012 
Issue CCCVIII: December 31, 2011 
Issue CCCVII: December 19-24, 2011 
Issue CCCVI: December 13, 2011 
Issue CCCV: November 24, 2011 
Issue CCCIV: November 10, 2011 
Issue CCCIII: October 31, 2011 
Issue CCCII: October 24, 2011 
Issue CCCI: October 11, 2011 
Issue CCC: October 2, 2011 
Issue CCXCIX: September 25-28, 2011 
Issue CCXCVIII: September 18-21, 2011 
Issue CCXCVII: September 14-15, 2011 
Issue CCXCVI: September 4-5, 2011
Issue CCXCV: August 29 – September 3, 2011
Issue CCXCIV: August 25, 2011
Issue CCXCIII: August 14, 2011
Issue CCXCII: July 12-16, 2011
Issue CCXCI: July 4, 2011
Issue CCXC: July 3, 2011
Issue CCLXXXIX: May 30, 2011
Issue CCLXXXVIII: May 30, 2011
Issue CCLXXXVII: May 8, 2011
Issue CCLXXXVI: April 27-28, 2011
Issue CCLXXXV: April 23-27, 2011
Issue CCLXXXIV: April 17, 2011
Issue CCLXXXIII: April 12-16, 2011
Issue CCLXXXII: March 26, 2011
Issue CCLXXXI: March 12-20, 2011
Issue CCLXXX: March 6, 2011
Issue CCLXXIX: February 27, 2011
Issue CCLXXVIII: February 19, 2011
Issue CCLXXVII: February 13-14, 2011
Issue CCLXXVI: February 6-12, 2011
Issue CCLXXV: February 1-2, 2011
Issue CCLXXIV: January 13-29, 2011
Issue CCLXXIII: January 9, 2011
Issue CCLXXII: January 1, 2011
Issue CCLXXI: December 25, 2010
Issue CCLXX: December 14-15, 2010
Issue CCLXIX: December 14, 2010
Issue CCLXVIII: December 5-14, 2010
Issue CCLXVII: November 24-28, 2010
Issue CCLXVI: November 22-23, 2010
Issue CCLXV: November 18-20, 2010
Issue CCLXIV: November 13-18, 2010
Issue CCLXIII: October 29 – November 2, 2010
Issue CCLXII: October 28, 2010
Issue CCLXI: September 30 – October 3, 2010
Issue CCLX: September 18, 2010
Issue CCLIX: September 5-6, 2010
Issue CCLVIII: August 28-31, 2010
Issue CCLVII: August 7-22, 2010
Issue CCLVI: August 1-5, 2010
Issue CCLV: July 18-30, 2010
Issue CCLIV: July 6-11, 2010
Issue CCLIII: June 22-27, 2010
Issue CCLII: June 19-20, 2010
Issue CCLI: June 17-18, 2010
Issue CCL: June 12-13, 2010
Issue CCXLIX: June 4-5, 2010
Issue CCXLVIII: May 22, 2010
Issue CCXLVII: May 7, 2010
Issue CCXLVI: April 27, 2010
Issue CCXLV: April 20-23, 2010
Issue CCXLIV: April 11-18, 2010
Issue CCXLIII: April 6-10, 2010
Issue CCXLII: March 29 – April 2, 2010
Issue CCXLI: March 22-29, 2010
Issue CCXL: March 19, 2010
Issue CCXXXIX: March 15-19, 2010
Issue CCXXXVIII: March 8-13, 2010
Issue CCXXXVII: March 6, 2010
Issue CCXXXVI: February 15-21, 2010
Issue CCXXXV: February 11-14, 2010
Issue CCXXXIV: February 6-7, 2010
Issue CCXXXIII: January 20-25, 2010
Issue CCXXXII: January 15-19, 2010
Issue CCXXXI: January 10-15, 2010
Issue CCXXX: January 8-10, 2010
Issue CCXXIX: January 5-7, 2010
Issue CCXXVIII: January 3-4, 2010
Issue CCXXVII: January 1, 2010
Issue CCXXVI: December 27-30, 2009
Issue CCXXV: December 21-25, 2009
Issue CCXXIV: December 18-19, 2009
Issue CCXXIII: December 16-17, 2009
Issue CCXXII: December 7-9, 2009
Issue CCXXI: November 30 – December 7, 2009
Issue CCXX: November 26-29, 2009
Issue CCXIX: November 22-25, 2009
Issue CCXVIII: November 16-21, 2009
Issue CCXVII: November 15, 2009
Issue CCXVI: November 7-8, 2009
Issue CCXV: October 30-31, 2009
Issue CCXIV: October 24-26, 2009
Issue CCXIII: October 18-22, 2009
Issue CCXII: October 15-17, 2009
Issue CCXI: October 12-14, 2009
Issue CCX: October 3-10, 2009
Issue CCIX: September 28 – October 1, 2009
Issue CCVIII: September 20-27, 2009
Issue CCVII: September 12-17, 2009
Issue CCVI: September 5-11, 2009
Issue CCV: August 30 – September 4, 2009
Issue CCIV: August 23-28, 2009
Issue CCIII: August 16-20, 2009
Issue CCII: August 9, 2009
Issue CCI: July 26, 2009
Issue CC: July 6-11, 2009
Issue CXCIX: July 5, 2009
Issue CXCVIII: June 27 – July 4, 2009
Issue CXCVII: June 22-23, 2009
Issue CXCVI: May 27-29, 2009
Issue CXCV: May 23-26, 2009
Issue CXCIV: May 2-7, 2009
Issue CXCIII: April 29-30, 2009
Issue CXCII: April 27-28, 2009
Issue CXCI: March 31 – April 27, 2009
Issue CXC: March 15-28, 2009
Issue CLXXXIX: March 10-14, 2009
Issue CLXXXVIII: February 27 – March 4, 2009
Issue CLXXXVII: February 20, 2009
Issue CLXXXVI: February 4-20, 2009
Issue CLXXXV: January 29-30, 2009
Issue CLXXXIV: January 13-20, 2009
Issue CLXXXIII: January 4-13, 2009
Issue CLXXXII: December 25, 2008 – January 3, 2009
Issue CLXXXI: December 18-23, 2008
Issue CLXXX: December 16-17, 2008
Issue CLXXIX: December 12-16, 2008
Issue CLXXVIII: November 20 – December 3, 2008
Issue CLXXVII: November 11-18, 2008
Issue CLXXVI: November 4-10, 2008
Issue CLXXV: October 25 – November 1, 2008
Issue CLXXIV: October 20 – 24, 2008
Issue CLXXIII: September 24 – October 3, 2008
Issue CLXXII: August 31 – September 9, 2008
Issue CLXXI: August 17-26, 2008
Issue CLXX: August 12-16, 2008
Issue CLXIX: August 8-11, 2008
Issue CLXVIII: July 21-24, 2008
Issue CLXVII: July 16-17, 2008
Issue CLXVI: June 30 – July 6, 2008
Issue CLXV: June 24-29, 2008
Issue CLXIV: June 20-22, 2008
Issue CLXIII: June 14-18, 2008
Issue CLXII: June 10-12, 2008
Issue CLXI: June 6-9, 2008
Issue CLX: June 2-5, 2008
Issue CLIX: May 30 – June 1, 2008
Issue CLVIII: May 28-30, 2008
Issue CLVII: May 25-27, 2008
Issue CLVI: May 21-24, 2008
Issue CLV: May 20, 2008
Issue CLIV: May 18-19, 2008
Issue CLIII: May 4-17, 2008
Issue CLII: April 25-27, 2008
Issue CLI: April 12-19, 2008
Issue CL: March 30 – April 3, 2008
Issue CXLIX: March 21-24, 2008
Issue CXLVIII: March 17, 2008
Issue CXLVII: March 10-15, 2008
Issue CXLVI: February 24 – March 6, 2008
Issue CXLV: February 16-20, 2008
Issue CXLIV: February 7-13, 2008
Issue CXLIII: February 3-6, 2008
Issue CXLII: January 31 – February 1, 2008
Issue CXLI: January 27-31, 2008
Issue CXL: January 21-24, 2008
Issue CXXXIX: January 13-18, 2008
Issue CXXXVIII: January 9-10, 2008
Issue CXXXVII: December 29, 2007 – January 2, 2008
Issue CXXXVI: December 22-29, 2007
Issue CXXXV: December 19-21, 2007
Issue CXXXIV: December 15-18, 2007
Issue CXXXIII: December 14-15, 2007
Issue CXXXII: December 13, 2007
Issue CXXXI: December 11, 2007
Issue CXXX: December 10, 2007
Issue CXXIX: December 4-9, 2007
Issue CXXVIII: December 3, 2007
Issue CXXVII: November 30, 2007
Issue CXXVI: November 23, 2007
Issue CXXV: November 10, 2007
Issue CXXIV: November 10, 2007
Issue CXXIII: October 20, 2007
Issue CXXII: October 11, 2007
Issue CXXI: September 19, 2007
Issue CXX: August 31, 2007
Issue CXIX: August 17-19, 2007
Issue CXVIII: August 11-16, 2007
Issue CXVII: August 9, 2007
Issue CXVI: July 29 – August 2, 2007
Issue CXV: July 20-27, 2007
Issue CXIV: July 19, 2007
Issue CXIII: July 7-13, 2007
Issue CXII: July 5, 2007
Issue CXI: June 30, 2007
Issue CX: June 24, 2007
Issue CIX: June 22, 2007
Issue CVIII: June 20, 2007
Issue CVII: June 19, 2007
Issue CVI: June 17, 2007
Issue CV: June 16, 2007
Issue CIV: May 27- June 9, 2007
Issue CIII: May 26, 2007
Issue CII: May 25, 2007
Issue CI: May 18-19, 2007
Issue C: May 14, 2007
Issue XCIX: May 9-12, 2007
Issue XCVIII: May 1, 2007
Issue XCVII: April 23, 2007
Issue XCVI: April 15, 2007
Issue XCV: April 3-9, 2007
Issue XCIV: March 24- April 3, 2007
Issue XCIII: March 22, 2007
Issue XCII: March 4-9, 2007
Issue XCI: February 24- March 4, 2007
Issue XC: February 15-20, 2007
Issue LXXXIX: February 5-10, 2007
Issue LXXXVIII: January 20- February 5, 2007
Issue LXXXVII: January 11-16, 2007
Issue LXXXVI: January 5-10, 2007
Issue LXXXV: December 30, 2006- January 3, 2007
Issue LXXXIV: December 22-29, 2006
Issue LXXXIII: December 20-21, 2006
Issue LXXXII: December 12-14, 2006
Issue LXXXI: November 30- December 5, 2006
Issue LXXX: November 24-26, 2006
Issue LXXIX: November 18-21, 2006
Issue LXXVIII: November 11-15, 2006
Issue LXXVII: October 21- November 11, 2006
Issue LXXVI: October 12-19, 2006
Issue LXXV: October 1-9, 2006
Issue LXXIV: September 24- October 1, 2006
Issue LXXIII: September 18-22, 2006
Issue LXXII: September 9-15, 2006
Issue LXXI: August 31- September 9, 2006
Issue LXX: August 10-23, 2006
Issue LXIX: August 4-8, 2006
Issue LXVIII: July 23-31, 2006
Issue LXVII: July 16-23, 2006
Issue LXVI: July 7-15, 2006
Issue LXV: June 29- July 5, 2006
Issue LXIV: June 20-29, 2006
Issue LXIII: June 9-19, 2006
Issue LXII: June 7-8, 2006
Issue LXI: May 31- June 6, 2006
Issue LX: May 24-30, 2006
Issue LIX: May 22, 2006
Issue LVIII: May 15-21, 2006
Issue LVII: May 9-15, 2006
Issue LVI: April 27- May 9, 2006
Issue LV: April 14-26, 2006
Issue LIV: April 4-13, 2006
Issue LIII: March 29- April 2, 2006
Issue LII: March 14-17, 2006
Issue LI: March 3-9. 2006
Issue L: February 21- March 2, 2006
Issue XLIX: February 14-20, 2006
Issue XLVIII: February 7-12, 2006
Issue XLVII: January 13 – February 3, 2006
Issue XLVI: January 3-12, 2006
Issue XLV: December 29, 2005
Issue XLIV: December 4-20, 2005
Issue XLIII: November 2 – December 2, 2005
Issue XLII: September 28 – October 21, 2005
Issue XLI: September 3-28, 2005
Issue XL: August 16 – September 3, 2005
Issue XXXIX: August 1-13, 2005
Issue XXXVIII: July 14 – August 1, 2005
Issue XXXVII: June 21 – July 13, 2005
Issue XXXVI: June 4-21 2005
Issue XXXV: May 5 – June 2, 2005
Issue XXXIV: April 3 – May 4, 2005
Issue XXXIII: March 22 – April 2, 2005
Issue XXXII: February 25 – March 16, 2005
Issue XXXI: February 2-16, 2005
Issue XXX: January 16-31, 2005
Issue XXIX: December 24, 2004 – January 14, 2005
Issue XXVIII: November 4 – December 15, 2004
Issue XXVII: September 27 – November 1, 2004
Issue XXVI: August 31 – September 26, 2004
Issue XXV: August 11-29, 2004
Issue XXIV: July 16 – August 11, 2004
Issue XXIII: June 16 – July 11, 2004
Issue XXII: April 27 – June 11, 2004
Issue XXI: March 20 – April 26, 2004
Issue XX: February 23 – March 19, 2004
Issue XIX: December 26, 2003- February 20, 2004
Issue XVIII: October 21- December 21, 2003
Issue XVII: August 25- October 12, 2003
Issue XVI: July 3- August 15, 2003
Issue XV: June 8-27, 2003
Issue XIV: May 1- June 8, 2003
Issue XIII: April 19-29, 2003
Issue XII: March 26- April 16, 2003
Issue XI: February 14- March 26, 2003
Issue X: January 20- February 12, 2003
Issue IX: November 28, 2002- January 19, 2003
Issue VIII: October 19- November 27,  2002
Issue VII: October 4-15, 2002
Issue VI: September 21- October 3, 2002
Issue V: September 17-20, 2002
Issue IV: September 9-16, 2002
Issue III: September 3-7, 2002
Issue II: September 2-3, 2002
Issue I: August 30- September 2, 2002

Manifestos
Founding Manifesto: August 31, 2002

1st Anniversary Manifesto: August 30, 2003 

2nd Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2004

3rd Anniversary Manifesto: August 18, 2005

4th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2006

5th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2007

6th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2008

7th Anniversary Manifesto: August 23, 2009

8th Anniversary Manifesto: August 29, 2010

9th Anniversary Manifesto: August 29, 2011

10th Anniversary Manifesto: September 6, 2012

11th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2013

12th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2014

13th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2015

14th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2016

15th Anniversary Manifesto: August 31, 2017

16th Anniversary Manifesto: September 2, 2018

17th Anniversary Manifesto: September 3, 2019

TRA’s Statement of Policy: March 2, 2006

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