Tag Archives: Ayn Rand
Question #3: Why Write about Libertarians and Gary Johnson?
So far, more than 40% of the posts to Selfish Citizenship have been tied to either Libertarians or Gary Johnson, so the following question is relevant: Why are you writing so much about Libertarians and Gary Johnson? There are two … Continue reading
Question #2: Flame wars, why has our political debate become so nasty?
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
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Our Declaration of Independence
On this Independence Day, consider the virtue of independence in your own personal life. Great American, and Russia-born, author Ayn Rand expressed the essence of independence at such a personal level, when she wrote in For the New Intellectual: “Independence … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Ayn Rand, Benicio del Toro, Declaration of Independence, Edward Norton, Graham Greene, Independence, Individual Rights, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Ming-Na, Renee Zellweger, Thomas Jefferson, United States, Virtue, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder
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