Category Archives: Political Discussions

NFL Anthem Protesters vs. Constitutional Rights

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

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 →

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Thoughts on the Political Violence in Charlottesville

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

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 →

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Reply to Dishonest @NeilParille re: @YaronBrook on Immigration

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

Recently, Neil Parille started replying to tweets I had made, in which Parille criticized Yaron Brook regarding immigration. Given the number of his comments, it started to seem that I was being trolled, but it turns out that Parille has … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

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 →

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

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

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 →

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

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

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 →

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

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

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 →

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