Category Archives: Political Discussions

Not an Emergency, but a Suicide Attempt

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Jim

Are our current economic problems an emergency? Politicians in both parties have said so and claimed that we have to abandon principles, act for the sake of action, and when those actions fail we must blindly act again. In The … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Political Discussions, Quotes | Tagged Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, orgy of sacrifice, Socrates | 4 Comments

Ready for a Free Market Revolution?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jim

Tonight I attending a talk by Yaron Brook and Don Watins about their new book Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government. I am excited to read this book and a quick summary of the chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged altruism, Don Watkins, ethics, selfishness, Yaron Brook | Leave a comment

Clint Eastwood at the RNC, the Media Didn’t Get It?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jim

I am surprised by the media reaction to Clint Eastwood’s speech at the RNC. Immediately afterwards, I noted the NBC talking heads who said that they did not get it. Since then, there have been a number of news reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Political Discussions, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, King Lear, media, Mitt Romney, mr smith goes to washington, MSM, Republican National Convention, RNC, Shakespeare | 3 Comments

Question #2: Flame wars, why has our political debate become so nasty?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jim

The following question has been popping up a lot recently, and it relates to the prior post on Angry Libertarians: Why has our political discourse become so uncivil? The idea that we should do something has been popularly replaced with … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions, Questions, Quotes | Tagged America polarized, Ayn Rand, civil, civil society, coercion, free association, Individual Rights, initiation of force, majoritarianism, political correctness, political debate, political discourse, political discussion, privacy, problems in our government, proper government, retaliatory force, rhetoric, tyranny, uncivil, voluntary | 1 Comment

The Cult of Thrasymachus

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Jim

In Plato’s Republic Socrates rhetorically dispatches the political doctrine of Thrasymachus, who asserted that justice is what is good for the strong. Today, Thrasymachus’ thesis animates President Obama’s agenda and the very notion of American democracy. Instead of Plato’s idealistic … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Aristotle, Barack Obama, democracy, Founding Fathers, Greece, Individual Rights, John Adams, John Roberts, Mitt Romney, ObamaCare, Plato, Socrates, sophistry, The Republic, Thrasymachus, tolerance | 2 Comments