In 2000 President Bush ran on a platform of lowered standards and in 2004 was reelected on a promise of “decisiveness” and a bias towards action over strategic thinking. President Bush’s followers communicated support for his ability to talk plainly as to not intimidate the folks. John F. Kerry, on the other hand, was [...]
After years of debating AGAINST different tax reforms that tax people not based on their value to society (i.e. their income), but based on what they consume, I am ready to throw in the towel.
Damn the consequences - I cannot support a “progressive” tax system that taxes some more than others because those with more [...]
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Iraq was not handled cleanly…
But on to Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
Our technology-of-war is sitting on the shelf as lives of American men and women are being needlessly jeopardized…
“Don’t hit them too hard, don’t kill civilians, preserve their infrastructure”…
Well, we’ve walked softly for too long, let’s bring out [...]
No time to post but take a few minutes to laugh at our president.
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Birth does not end when the umbilical cord is cut
The umbilical cord is meant to sustain us in the womb when we cannot provide for ourselves
But many never learn how to provide for themselves
And those that do learn how to provide for themselves do not ascend over night
Ascending to the world… ascending to consciousness… is [...]
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As we approach the 2008 Presidential election our democracy “appears” stronger than ever. The electorate is engaged and people of all races and machinations are debating issues, tuning into debates, and showing up to vote.
The problem, however, is that at the same time that our democracy seems to be gaining momentum, the prospect of [...]
February 28, 2008 – 5:47 pm
William Tecumseh Sherman (expired February 1891) is a man worth learning about. His father, a judge, died unexpectedly when he was young leaving 11 children without financial resources or a father. Despite what was surely a challenging childhood Sherman engaged in numerous pursuits - some successful, some not successful, and played a formative role in [...]
February 24, 2008 – 1:43 pm
I get a kick out of watching Ansley Earhart on FoxNews (or is it Ainsley Earhart?). Ansley is the ultimate cute, girly Southern Bell who never quite matured into adulthood. She is a little girl playing dress-up, acting all grown up. It ain’t cute - it’s PATHETIC.
Things I like:
1) Whenever she is put in her [...]
February 10, 2008 – 4:03 pm
This is Ayn Rand at 75 years old in her first public appearance after the death of her husband. I suggest that everyone spend the time to watch each of the 5 videos below - it is worth it. I have cataloged notes from each of the videos for your reference. The quotes i’ve listed [...]
February 3, 2008 – 7:01 pm
“Dagny heard a cold, implacable voice saying somewhere within her: Remember it - remember it well - it is not often that one can see pure evil - look at it - remember - and some day you’ll find the words to name its essence… She heard it through the screaming of other voices that [...]
January 25, 2008 – 10:13 am
The first blog post I made questioned whether joining online forums solely dedicated to the discussion of Ayn Rand could be considered “consistent” with objectivist principles. The reason I made the post was because I have long struggled with the boundaries between “leading” and “following.” The idea of participating in a community, online or offline, [...]
January 23, 2008 – 10:31 am
Warning - this is a disorganized rant.
Israel’s foreign policy is inherently flawed and unreasonable because it is too moderate, and because it is too focussed on a diplomatic peace that will never come.
In 1967, Israel was attacked (sadly a common occurrence). Not by a single enemy, but by all of its neighbors in the Middle [...]
January 19, 2008 – 6:36 pm
Jeff Neugebauer Unveiled Choices in Feb of 2006.
““Choices” is an allegorical painting about love, and passion. Wine serves as a metaphor for the object of desire. In “Choices”, [...]
January 19, 2008 – 6:26 pm
It doesn’t take an economist to recognize the shortcomings of immature, unprincipled, hedonistic economic policy.
Let’s give big tax cuts without cutting spending
Let’s rack up the national debt
Let’s engage in wars of choice with oil-rich countries
Let’s refrain from building oil-processing infrastructure
Let’s watch inflation increase, the value of the dollar decrease, and let’s watch US Companies beg [...]
January 12, 2008 – 7:41 am
A primitive animal living in a modern society
New shirt, new home, new car, new life
Same animal, same drive to survive
So evolved you cannot evolve
Life, or subsistence living?
January 12, 2008 – 7:20 am
For some reason I find this picture, and everything it represents, quite chilling…
December 28, 2007 – 10:39 pm
If 50%+ Americans had not supported President Bush, I wouldn’t have been shocked by the relative popularity of Presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
Never before, since the days of George W. Coke Snorting Alcohol Abusing Bush has an individual that is so clearly unqualified for public office held significant support from so many voting Americans. Since South [...]
