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by Ross Elliot
Gimme the semi-ironic Americans and flaccidly repressed British any day. Chuck in a wee dram of Scots, a Jew or two, a soused Irishman and you've got the perfect antidote to anything this world can throw at you. (Read more...)
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 The Magnificent Seven Billion
by Ross Elliot
Seven million pounds of thrust hurls them upward faster than a speeding bullet. Their journey is fraught with peril. It must be, for Man dares to break free of his home. (Read more...)
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Good Guys, Not Superheroes
by Ross Elliot
Objectivism is a grand abstraction to which we must all attach our own frame of reference, our own context. We live our less-than-perfect lives through illness, arguments, tragedy, destitution and heartache. We're defined not by these hurdles, but by how we overcome them, by how we use our minds and our passion, guided by that grand Randian abstraction, to live decently and triumphantly. (Read more...)
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  The Ghost of Thomas Jefferson
by Ross Elliot
He turned back to face the statue of his namesake, his lifelong hero. Only an hour ago, in the Oval Office, he had felt an irresistible need to come here, to be in the presence of this towering bronze figure, to contemplate, perhaps to forestall, what was to come. (Read more...)
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 Constitution Bashing
by Ross Elliot
"Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the Constitution of any State or Federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups." And so says the recent... (Read more...)
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All Blacked Out
by Ross Elliot
As we all know, rugby is a significant Sense of Life issue. If you don't know this, go to the back of the class, be quiet and pay attention. (Read more...)
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The Importance of Being
by Ross Elliot
The two million acres of New Zealand's McKenzie Country is a harsh yet glorious environment within which modern man has tested himself for 150 years... (Read more...)
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We Went to the Moon
by Ross Elliot
There's a vicious little conspiracy theory about that maintains that Man never set foot on the moon. That it was a hoax. A lie. It goes something like this... (Read more...)
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It's about courage!
by Ross Elliot
So, what's the point of participating in the democratic process? Well, prima facie, not much. Except the fillip of knowing that at LEAST you tried to make a small dent in Fortress Statism. (Read more...)
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Take The Moral High Ground
by Ross Elliot
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. (Read more...)
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Charity vs. Welfare
by Ross Elliot
Man is a generous being and finds it hard to forego an opportunity to help his fellows. He gives willingly to those who exhibit genuine distress. (Read more...)
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Small Town Heroes
by Ross Elliot
The small-town objectivist can view his isolation as an opportunity to spread the word, offer alternatives to staid parochial viewpoints, to act as a subversive yet benevolent element. (Read more...)
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