I hate Ayn Rand — but here’s why my fellow conservatives love her – The Week Many of my fellow conservatives love Ayn Rand. And many of my liberal friends love to hate her. You can understand why progressives enjoy … Continue reading
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Gosnell Nation | National Review Online Democrats hold one thing — and one thing only — sacred, and that is abortion. Our diplomats may be murdered abroad, the rule of law may be grossly violated at home, the First Amendment … Continue reading
Works and Days » The Last Generation of the West and the Thin Strand of Civilization We forget that the obligations of the working to care for the 70-80 million who genuinely cannot work become more difficult, when the 90 … Continue reading
The Volokh Conspiracy » Colorado Sheriffs file Second Amendment lawsuit against anti-gun bills This page of comments is indicative of why a huge portion of the populace is so disconnected from politics and the law. The laws are so twisted … Continue reading
Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything is a Crime by Glenn Reynolds :: SSRN Perhaps placing citizens at risk in this regard constitutes a due process violation; expecting people to do (or know) the impossible certainly sounds like one. … Continue reading
Hit & Run – Reason.com Legal immunity? But why would that be an issue in Afghanistan? Oh, that’s right. Sometimes U.S. troops behave very badly, indeed. Of course, most military personnel are perfectly able to refrain from rape or murder … Continue reading
Against Compassion @ AMERICAN DIGEST once gave to all who asked. Now I give to none. Once a year I write checks to funds for widows and orphans of police, firemen, and soldiers killed in the line of duty. Beyond … Continue reading
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 — The Strike — This Friday | Random Nuclear Strikes In theaters in a matter of hours. The wife and I will likely be at the 7:40 showing Friday at Hacienda Crossings in Pleasanton, CA. Find … Continue reading
More on PolitiFiction and propaganda » Cold Fury From Billy Hollis the comments: This emphasis on redefinition of words and furtherance of “the narrative” they establish is the result of the influence of post-modern thought on the modern American left, … Continue reading
Not PC: On Atheism and absolutes It’s not enough just to reject the existence of gods if one ends up embracing nihilism. “Atheism means only that one does not believe in god; it does not mean that one embraces reason… … Continue reading
Paul Ryan and the Influence of Ayn Rand : The New Yorker With the choice of Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney adds more to the Republican ticket than youth, vigor, and the possibility of carrying Wisconsin—he also adds the ghostly presence … Continue reading
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 Looking Good | Random Nuclear Strikes I’m pleased to see that the first movie was enough of a success to get the second one filmed. … Continue reading
Rewarding Failure, Punishing Success : The Other McCain Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is in many ways too radical — with dangerous overtones of Nietzsche — Eh…hooey. Nietzsche, Friedrich — Ayn Rand Lexicon Nietzsche’s rebellion against altruism consisted of replacing the sacrifice … Continue reading
Go, Paul Ryan! : The Other McCain The Lefty lack of concern for deficits, budgeting, and the debt is the largest existential threat to the ‘safety net’. YOUR ILK are the ones who don’t care about the needy, with all … Continue reading
Instapundit » Blog Archive » ALTRUISM: “The research shows that good deeds among men increase when presented with an opportunity… Theoretically, this suggests that a good deed is the human equivalent of the peacock’s tail. Practically, this research shows how … Continue reading
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ayn Rand Comic Book I will just go ahead and supply the obligatory jokes by her detractors about how the term “comic book†is redundant. Her detractors can go hump themselves. Marxists hate her, because she … Continue reading
Vodkapundit » Sign “O†the Times “Get out of the way.†“That’s impossible! That’s fantastic! That’s out of the question!†“You see? I told you we had nothing to discuss.†Amazing how prescient Ayn Rands seems today, isn’t it? … Continue reading
Highlighting Ayn Rand’s Atheism, Liberals Aim To Sow Discord Among Republicans – Forward.com Ayn Rand, novelist and conservative political thinker, has an impassioned following among some of today’s Republicans. They embrace her defense of laissez-faire capitalism and individualism. In many … Continue reading