Hostess Twinkies Teach Economics to Unions By Edward Hudgins November 21, 2012 -- The venerable Hostess Brands company, maker of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Wonder Bread, and other baked delights, is shutting its doors, bankrupt. The actions of the unions involved with the company offer some important lessons th...(Read more...)
"You as a single individual do not count for us - right now, the national security of our Islamic fatherland is in question." Change a few words of that and you have the position of the liberals and conservatives here in the U.S. and also the attitude of the media that couldn't be bothered to do their homework. ...(Read more...)
A modern philosophy book that ignores Ayn Rand lacks a firm foundation. Rand could be dismissed as a minor 20th century philosopher. This book also ignores William James and Bertrand Russell. But The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke by Dean A. Kowalski, editor (John Wiley & Sons...(Read more...)
Fighting for Freedom Against Reelected Obama By Edward Hudgins November, 7, 2012 -- Barack Obama’s reelection victory, with a narrow popular vote margin, does not constitute a mandate for his future policies; he didn’t give us specifics about them in any case. But we know from Obama's first term that he is a...(Read more...)
If you are an achiever, if you matter and you know it, why don't you give Ayn Rand's nonfiction a serious read? Objectivism has answers. Lots and lots of rich, powerful answers.(Read more...)
One of a series of blog posts on on NPR prompted by the book Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False. This particular one caught my eye because of its "contemplation" of the field of ethics. Nate(Read more...)
Truth About The 47 Percent By Edward Hudgins October 29, 2012—Team Obama continues to hit Mitt Romney with ads concerning his “47 percent” remarks. It’s time to cut through the fog of the campaign and to clarify the truth and implications concerning this controversy. Let’s start with Romney’s remarks i...(Read more...)
Obama’s Biggest Debate Two Whopper By Edward Hudgins October 18, 2012--In Debate Two with GOP opponent Mitt Romney, President Obama lied about the attack on the consulate in Benghazi and the murders of the ambassador and three other Americans. For nearly two weeks, the president and administration spokespers...(Read more...)
There's a bit of a trend going on called "The Truth Contest". So what is "The Truth", according to the site: truth: being in accord with fact or reality (Bold and Italics not mine) Reading the first few paragraphs of "The Present" section, the site seems to champion reason and rationality (ign...(Read more...)
