Category Archives: Political Discussions

Thoughts of Employment Testing and Liability

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Jim

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 →

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NFL Anthem Protesters vs. Constitutional Rights

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Jim

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 Jim

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 Jim

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 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 →

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