Author Archives: Jim

The Objectivist Conference (OCON) and Ideas for Living Life on Earth

Posted on June 11, 2017

In Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged, the world’s hidden producers gathered for one month each summer and in part they traded the intellectual products that they had produced during the prior year. Similarly, Objectivists (those who study and apply Ayn … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, History, Political Discussions | Tagged Amesh Adalja, Andrew Berstein, Andrew Lewis, Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Capitalism, Elan Journo, Eric Daniels, Gregory Salmieri, health care, Jihad, laissez-faire capitalism, objective law, Objectivism, OCON, patents, Peter Schwartz, Rituparna Basu, Robert Mayhew, Tara Smith, vaccination | 1 Comment

Reason and Rights Republicans? To Be or Not To Be; That is the Question

Posted on January 24, 2016

Recently, Ari Armstrong recommended joining the Republican Party as a Reason and Rights Republican, which he called the ONLY solution for participation in party politics. Armstrong is a serious thinker and experienced political activist. However, Selfish Citizenship disagrees with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, History, Political Discussions, Uncategorized | Tagged American Capitalist Party, Andrew Berstein, Ari Armstrong, Dick Black, Donald Trump, Freedom Party, Gary Johnson, LBJ, Libertarian Party, Nicholas Provenzo, OCON, Paul McKeever, PRODOS, Republican Party, Robert Marshall, Robert Metz, Robert Vaugh | Leave a comment

Book Discussion: In Defense of Selfishness by Peter Schwartz

Posted on July 26, 2015

For an upcoming book discussion, I drafted the following announcement: “Every civilized culture is shaped by some view of right and wrong…In ours it is the principle of altruism…Our society takes as a given the idea that pursuing your own … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged altruism, ethics, Peter Schwartz, selfishness | Leave a comment

Question 12: Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?

Posted on March 8, 2015

Recently, via the Leonard Peikoff podcast, Yaron Brook answered the question, “Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?” While I almost always agree with Dr. Brook, in this response, he got the answer wrong. In fairness to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged abortion, accidental pregnancy, birth control, causality, child support, choice, Diana Hsieh, Individual Rights, jiz, pregnancy, probability, risk, Saving Silverman, sex, unwanted pregnancy, vaginal sex, volition, Yaron Brook | 1 Comment

Book Discussion: Rooseveltcare – How Social Security is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance by Don Watkins

Posted on September 1, 2014

For an upcoming book discussion, I drafted the following announcement: “ Social Security is immoral.” – Don Watkins Come and join us for a discussion of Don Watkins’ new book Rooseveltcare: How Social Security is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Baby boomers, Don Watkins, echo boom generation, entitlement reform, Franklin Roosevelt, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Trust Fund, welfare | Leave a comment

Question #11: What is the relationship between objective virtues and individual rights?

Posted on May 22, 2014

Normally, others ask a question and I answer; however, this time, I am asking the question above and only starting towards an answer, which I will chew through over time in future posts. Over the past several months, a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Independence, Individual Rights, individual vs. the collective, justice, Onkar Ghate, Virtue, War on Virtue, Yaron Brook | Leave a comment

Democrats Kick Unemployed and Entry-level Workers When They Are Down

Posted on January 11, 2014

The Democrats are getting another woodie over raising the minimum wage. Everyone, other than those who are in a Karl Mannheim induced ideological coma or who remains mentally enthralled to the indoctrination they received from a publicly paid educrat, knows … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged Democratic Party, Lochner v. New York, minimum wage, public employee unions, SEIU, unemployment, unions, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish | Leave a comment