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The Library of Congress is polling us on the books that made our nation - and influenced us.   Find the poll here.  It is managed by Survey Monkey a well-known commercial provider and recognizes your computer to help minimize fandom polling. Of course, Atlas Shrugged is on the list; and of course, I voted for it.  (I will discuss the others later.)... (See the whole report)

Returning to his alma mater at the University of Texas, on December 3, 2013, Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute spoke to a packed lecture room at the McCombs School of Business. His topic was "Shrugging the Stigma of Success." Contrasting Bill Gates with LeBron James and Mother Teresa, he said that we accept huge salaries for sports ... (See the whole report)

I've created a new flyer for the back window of my car (see below for a preview). It's a response to the number of pro-Che t-shirts and posters I've seen in Auckland recently. See this post on my personal blog for details. Free to print copies for your own use. (See the whole report)

Margaret Downey sent to the Atheist Alliance International (AAI) Board of Directors the following message: ... (See the whole report)

I was watching CNBC as I do every morning and on came Peter Schwartz in a 2 minute debate with an eco-zealot. Peter did well and made some good pro-reason, pro-capitalism statements. ... (See the whole report)

I first met Merv in 1977.  Intrigued by my book, The Adventurer's Guide which explained how regular folks could have great adventures around the world, he had me as a guest on The Merv Griffin Show.  [...] ... (See the whole report)

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This guest column appeared in Florida Today on January 11, 1999 when I first started a local Objectivist Club.  I encourage anyone starting a local SOLO Club to submit a Letter to the Editor or an Op-Ed about it to a widely read local newspaper to stimulate interest.  This column helped me to develop my initial core group of members. ... (See the whole report)

Inspired by the Popular and Competent blog, I've created a parody-blog of my own (which will probably be totally incomprehensible to those not involved in New Zealand politics) ...We the Ngati Weatawhakaawi, and the Maori Party we support, have nothing to do with that other racial self-rule party in New Zealand, the National Front. Some uncharitab... (See the whole report)

Where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to… In the past few months, Buffalo and the Erie County government that it resides in have been going through a fiscal crisis. In simple terms its collapsing statist style while trying to find as many "revenue streams" as it can to stay alive. This has prompted much anger from the taxpayers of th... (See the whole report)