Category Archives: History

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 4th Quarter 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for October – December 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith The Head of Athena (The Cyrus Skeen Series) by Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Albert Gallatin, Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Cox and Forkum, Hernando de Soto, James Monroe, John Adams, Missouri v. Jenkins, Tara Smith | 1 Comment

Obama Recording Oval Office Conversations, Presidential Taping Continues

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jim

Like Nixon, LBJ, and Kennedy before him, President Obama has been recording Oval Office conversations. In my judgment, this is a good practice and a credit to the President. Mark Bowden (author of Black Hawk Down and The Finish: The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Barack Obama, Black Hawk Down, JFK, John Kennedy, LBJ, Mark Bowden, Osama bin Laden, presidential recordings, presidential tapes, Richard Nixon | 4 Comments

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 3rd Quarter 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for July – September 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Greek Lawgivers, History, President | Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, George Washington, Hernando de Soto, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Lewis, Leonard Peikoff | Leave a comment

Early Greek Lawgivers

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jim

Yesterday, I started reading John David Lewis’ Early Greek Lawgivers, which is just 74 pages of awesomeness. The table of contents includes: Approaching Greek Laws and Lawgivers Early Greek Order, Justice and Law The Lawgivers and his Laws Minos and … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Greek Lawgivers, History | Tagged Athens, Early Greek Lawgivers, John David Lewis, Lycurgus, Minos of Crete, Rhadamanthus, Solon, Sparta | Leave a comment

The End of American Civil Society?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jim

A piece that I wrote in early January 2009 seems especially relevant now that we have experienced more than three years of the Obama Administration and continued economic decline. The other night I was watching a heart rending story about … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, History, Quotes | Tagged Alfredo Rocco, Barack Obama, civil society, Ethiopia, fascism, free association, George W. Bush, laissez-faire capitalism, Leonard Peikoff, Ominous Parallels, orgy of sacrifice | 1 Comment