Reason, egoism and capitalism. It is widely believed today that our moral, cultural, and political
alternatives are limited either to the ideas of the secular,
relativistic left—or to those of the religious, absolutist right—or to
some compromised mixture of the two. In other words, one’s ideas are
supposedly either extremely “liberal” or extremely ... MORE
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Craig Biddle: What Is Objectivism?
Reason, egoism and capitalism. It is widely believed today that our moral, cultural, and political
alternatives are limited either to the ideas of the secular,
relativistic left—or to those of the religious, absolutist right—or to
some compromised mixture of the two. In other words, one’s ideas are
supposedly either extremely “liberal” or extremely ... MOREScience 2.0: Educated, White Collar People Disavow Collectivism, Embrace Individualism Over Time
More education leads to individualism. Not a recent phenomenon. The American century was the result of a can-do attitude born in the 19th century. As prosperity began to increase, collectives, such as unions, became the norm, and they were endorsed by many educated elites - but they were still promoting individualism in doing so. That ... MORELew Rockwell: The Libertarian Principle Of Secession
Break it up! For a century and a half, the idea of secession has been systematically demonized among the American public. The government schools spin fairy tales about the “indivisible Union” and the wise statesmen who fought to preserve it. Decentralization is portrayed as unsophisticated and backward, while nationalism and ... MORE"Hands Up Don’t Shoot" Activist Shoots Unarmed Man
Discovers police shootings are not so cut and dry. An outspoken “Hands up don’t shoot” activist in Arizona recently went through multiple police training scenarios, including one, where he shot at an unarmed man. Reverend Jarrett Maupin is a self described progressive baptist preacher and a radical political activist, ... MOREBill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Introduced In California
Notion that people own themselves is forwarded. California ProLife Council,
working in conjunction with a coalition of life-affirming groups, has
defeated California Assisted Suicide proposals in the past. But euthanasia advocates have promised to be particularly aggressive this coming year. State Sen. Bill Monning intends to introduce ... MOREAndy Fiala: Time To Reconnect With Liberterian Ideals
A libertarian wave is sweeping parts of the country. The rising tide of liberty includes the legalization of gay marriage, marijuana, and physician assisted suicide. Libertarians think that freedom should only be restricted in order to secure more extensive liberty or to prevent harm to others. Apart from obvious harms such as rape or ... MOREAmerican Idol: The Death of America’s First Black Father
by Kira Davis. American pop culture is filled with darlings. “America’s Sweetheart” has been everyone from the original 1920’s Sweetheart Mary Pickford (actually a Canadian) to Sandra Bullock to Jennifer Lawrence. “America’s Little Sister” was precocious Laura Ingalls. “America’s Mom” was ever-kind and tidy June Cleaver. But it was “America’s Dad” ... MOREWalter E Williams: Scholar-Athlete Charade
A fraudulent education is not compensation. Last year's column "Dishonest Educators" (1/9/2013) reported on the largest school cheating scandal in U.S. history. In more than three-quarters of the 56 Atlanta schools investigated, teachers changed student answers on academic achievement tests. Cheating orders came directly from ... MORE
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