I can think of many different Objectivist responses to this with some responses contradicting others. One might argue that if a nation is stuck with a welfare state, this sort of program becomes inevitable. Another might see its support as simply buttressing a broken welfare system and therefore oppose it. Still ano...(Read more...)
The title refers to an opinion piece from The Week magazine attacking Ron Paul's view that taxation is slavery. The author is clearly anti-free market, and attributes Paul's view to the one advanced by libertarian scholar Robert Nozick, who he says cites the "Lockean proviso" as a justification for original property, ...(Read more...)
Say "philosopher" and most people imagine a bust of Socrates, obscure texts or intellectual tête-à-têtes in the so-called Ivory Tower, away from the muddle of real-life concerns. But three issues this past week made something clear: We need philosophers engaged in public life — and a public wil...(Read more...)
A Congressional bill authorized the sale of the federal Mt. Soledad Memorial for veterans to a private association. That shunted aside an on-going lawsuit filed by the ACLU and the Jewish War Veterans. A privately-owned memorial for Christian soldiers should have a cross if they want. The problem is that Jewish vetera...(Read more...)
If they want to live long and prosper, they should think of their yield purchasing power. Their hard-earned assets should provide income. And it is here, that hyperinflation has set in.(Read more...)
