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Category Archives: Political Discussions
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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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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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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Reply to Dishonest @NeilParille re: @YaronBrook on Immigration
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
Posted in Immigration, Political Discussions
Tagged Ed Powell, honesty, immigration, Neil Parille, Sense of Life Objectivists, Yaron Brook
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The Objectivist Conference (OCON) and Ideas for Living Life on Earth
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
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Reason and Rights Republicans? To Be or Not To Be; That is the Question
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
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