Tag Archives: Ayn Rand

Question #6: Why is altruism bad?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Jim

Related to the post Thank LBJ and Altruism for Our Federal Deficit and Debt, the following question came via Reddit from a father raising his child to be an altruist:  “Why is altruism bad?” Sacrifice, and in particular self-sacrifice. I … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 4th Quarter 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for October – December 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith The Head of Athena (The Cyrus Skeen Series) by Edward … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 3rd Quarter 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for July – September 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Our Racist Public Schools

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jim

While Democrats are quick on the trigger with fallacious rhetorical partisan charges of racism against critics of President Obama, their silence is deafening when it comes to actually racist government policies.   Previously, I mentioned the Obama Administration filing a petition … Continue reading →

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