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

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jim

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 | Leave a comment

Book Discussion: In Defense of Selfishness by Peter Schwartz

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Jim

For an upcoming book discussion, I drafted the following announcement: “Every civilized culture is shaped by some view of right and wrong…In ours it is the principle of altruism…Our society takes as a given the idea that pursuing your own … Continue reading →

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Voting with Integrity

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jim

If you do not follow @SelfishCitizen on Twitter, then you missed some of my commentary on the upcoming Virginia gubernatorial elections: Radio show host Mark R. Levin was like all: “Support Ken Cuccinelli for Virginia Governor! http://www.Cuccinelli.com”. And then I … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions, Uncategorized | Tagged Cuccinelli, Edward Cline, Ken Cuccinelli, Lee Sandstead, Nicholas Provenzo, Virginia, Virginia Governor | 1 Comment

Chewing Obama’s Syria Speech, a DIM view

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jim

Let’s chew President Obama 9/10/2013 speech regarding his advocacy for a US military strike against Syria. The transcript used is from The Washington Post. I will interject my own commentary throughout our President’s text, which begins: My fellow Americans, tonight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, chemical weapons, commander-in-chief, congressional war power, declaration of war, DIM Hypothesis, Leonard Peikoff, Syria, War Powers Act, WMD | Leave a comment

President Truman vs. General MacArthur: The Problem of Inferior Leaders

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Jim

The Korean conflict between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur has been framed in history by the partisans of Truman as a case of the commander-in-chief replacing an insubordinate general. However, the full context is not only more … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, History, President, Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, civilian control of the military, Containment, Dean Acheson, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Korean War, leadership, Omar Bradley, Stanley McChrystal | 4 Comments

Question #4: For Whom Should I Vote for President?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jim

While I am supposed to be answering your questions, I am also asking questions of myself. One of the top questions that I have is: For Whom Should I Vote for President? Truly, I will make my own decision, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Gary Johnson, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, Republican, Tom Ridge, Virgil Goode | 2 Comments

Muslims are Allah’s Slaves

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Jim

Uncredited image from a Draw Mohammad Day collection. Yesterday, I started talking about the idea that Islam is slavery. One of the supporting points that I made was that Muslims are Allah’s slaves. I’ll expand on that point tomorrow. In … Continue reading →

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