Category Archives: History

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

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Jim

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 by Jim

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 | 1 Comment

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 1st Quarter 2013

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for January – March 2013 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope by John A. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Cox and Forkum, Douglas MacArthur, financial crisis, Harry Truman, John Allison, neoconservative, Thomas Jefferson, William Manchester | Leave a comment

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: An Administration Not on the Same Page

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Jim

The Korean conflict between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur has been framed in history by the partisans of Truman as a case of the commander-in-chief replacing an insubordinate general. However, the full context is not only more … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, History, President | Tagged civilian control of the military, Containment, Dean Acheson, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Harry Truman, Korean War, leadership, North Korea, South Korea | 4 Comments

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: Unprincipled Policies Lead to Serial SNAFUs

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jim

Posted in Foreign Policy, History, President | Tagged April Glaspie, Chicoms, China, civilian control of the military, Containment, Douglas MacArthur, elections, Formosa, Harry Truman, Indo-China, Iraq, Korean War, leadership, Mali, North Korea, Saddam Hussein, South Korea, Sudan, Taiwan, Uganda, Vietnam | 5 Comments