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Author Archives: Jim
The Talented Tenth Betrayed the Black Community
The Collectivist Left has propagated a narrative that blames the problems in the black community on racism in America. While race is an illegitimate standard by which to assess such political questions in a country which has proven equal protection … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Political Discussions
Tagged Booker T Washington, ethics, history, individual vs. the collective, WEB DuBois
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How to Fix Federal Student Loan Debt without the Democrats’ Debt Forgiveness Promises
On the campaign trail, Democratic candidates fall over themselves to promise broad federal student loan forgiveness for votes; but when it comes to reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which governs the federal student loan program and is before Congress … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Political Discussions
Tagged Higher Education Act, student loan bubble, student loans
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Reply to Ed Powell re: ARI and the Political Spectrum
On my last post “Lessons from the Aristotle Adventure Applied to Objectivism,” Ed Powell invested the time to make a substantial comment which merits a substantial but quickish response. In tone Powell’s comment related to ARI and the left-right political spectrum … Continue reading
Posted in Political Discussions
Tagged ARI, Aristotle, Ayn Rand Institute, books, Ed Powell
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Lessons from The Aristotle Adventure Applied to Objectivism
This post is a reply to Mr Cropper’s YouTube video “Objectivist Pnyx Is Hereby Assembled” in which he in part called me out to substantiate one of my earlier comments. On his vid “Mr. Cropper, Objectivist Driver” I had reasserted he needed … Continue reading
Posted in Political Discussions
Tagged Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand Institute, books, Mr Cropper, Yaron Brook
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Thoughts of Employment Testing and Liability
Recently, Yaron Brook published interesting commentary about the Aunt Becky college admissions scandal. He shared an anecdote about a conversation with company executives about why they don’t test job candidates in order to qualify them for employment. Here is Brook’s … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Economics, Political Discussions, The Courts
Tagged Aunt Becky, Certification, College, EEOC
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How MoSCoW Can Fix America’s Spending Problem
In the past several years, I have been working on managing a multitude of requirements within a government project so that the objective was achieved on time and on budget. The lessons learned about setting and enforcing priorities are principles … Continue reading
NFL Anthem Protesters vs. Constitutional Rights
Colin Kaepernick has failed. More than a year ago, he started the anthem protests in the NFL by creating a spectacle through either sitting or taking a knee during the national anthem before the game. It is said that he … Continue reading
Posted in Political Discussions
Tagged Anthem protests, due process of law, Kaepernick, NFL, police shootings
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The Rights of Bastards Reconsidered, On Govt Compelling a Man to Pay Child Support
Previously, years ago, I had posted about the propriety of the government forcing a man to pay child support with an emphasis on bastard children. At that time, I emphasized that the child had a right to support from its … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Political Violence in Charlottesville
The recent political violence in Charlottesville has left me angry and sad. The ideas inspiring the violence are symptomatic of a concerning shift in our culture not just in the US but throughout the West. The loss of life and … Continue reading
Posted in Political Discussions
Tagged Alt-Right, Antifa, Charlottesville, DIM Hypothesis, Identitarians, racism, SJWs, terrorism
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Stupid Teachers – Our Synonym Problem
Douglas R. Burgess Jr. authored an op-ed in the New York Times , which stated that piracy is by definition terrorism. Reading it, I wanted to SCREAM! It reflected one of the critical problems with fighting terrorism, the inability that … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged definitions, differentia, education, genus, objective, Pragmatism, progressive, public schools, teachers, terrorism, vocabulary
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