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Sanction of the GE Victim
Posted by Peter Cresswell on 6/08/2004, 2:50pm
Several years ago I suggested in <A href="The'>http://www.solohq.com/Articles/Cresswell/Genetic_Engineering_-_Why_They_Dont_Get_It.shtml"> The Free Radical </a> that the GE industry would happily shackle itself in an attempt to placate its opponents. In the August 1999 issue I wrote: "The regulatory compromises being a...(Read more...)
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New Issue: THE JOURNAL OF AYN RAND STUDIES
Posted by sciabarra on 6/07/2004, 4:04am
Volume 5, Number 2 of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies has been published.  The issue includes essays on capitalism (by Hendrik Van den Berg), epistemology (Stephen Boydstun), aesthetics (Roger E. Bissell), and Rand's impact in the UK (Nicholas Dykes), as well as book reviews:  William Thomas on Yeager's Ethics as Socia...(Read more...)
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Historic Space Launch Attempt Scheduled for June 21
Posted by Sam Erica on 6/03/2004, 7:29pm
Mojave, CA: A privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create the program, which will attempt the first non-governmental flight to...(Read more...)
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Beyond God and Evil
Posted by Rodney Rawlings on 6/02/2004, 6:25pm
I found this item interesting in its statement that humanists generally are opposed to "right wing" politics; Ayn Rand is mentioned in passing. The author says "I think that the widely shared political values of humanists speak of our ability and desire to behave in ways that, for example, Jesus would approve of."(Read more...)
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Patriot Act vs. Internet Liberty
Posted by Jeremy on 5/29/2004, 12:06am
"BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A bespectacled computer whiz sits at the center of what civil libertarians are calling a confrontation between the First Amendment and the war on terror. ...(Read more...)
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Sciabarra Fall 2004 Cyberseminar
Posted by sciabarra on 5/26/2004, 4:05am
My new cyberseminar, "Putting Dialectics to Work," begins on Monday, September 6, 2004.  The central readings for the first third of the course will be from chapters 1-4 and 9 of Total Freedom (with a few supplemental readings from chapters 11-13 of Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical). During the last 2/3 of the cour...(Read more...)
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Vigil held for slain lion
Posted by Jeff Landauer on 5/25/2004, 3:23pm
I can't believe this was in the local paper. If this were in the Onion, it would be one of the funniest stories there, but in the Merc, it's even funnier. Yes, I live in California.(Read more...)
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Pending Draft Legislation Targeted for Spring 2005
Posted by G. Stolyarov II on 5/24/2004, 7:29pm
This news is disturbing, frightening, and disgusting. ...(Read more...)
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New Interview with Milton Friedman
Posted by Marc Geddes on 5/24/2004, 1:55am
A brand new interview with Libertarian leaning economist Milton Friedman.  Friedman is the modern day John Galt of economics, winner of the 1976 Nobel prize. ...(Read more...)
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SoloHQ: New Forums and Clubs
Posted by Joseph Rowlands on 5/24/2004, 1:23am
I've added a board called "Banter" which can only be read by members.  It's a place to talk about anything.  The idea is to have a less formal place to chit-chat about anything you want. ...(Read more...)
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