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001 Two kinds of people (The paradox of practical epistemology)
Normal person version ( Read more... ) -
000 Why there will always be rabid political conflict
There are meaningful philosophic and moral differences involved in this budget debate, so let me apologize now to those who just wish some mystical and fictitious "common sense" could solve things. It'll never be just that simple ( Read more... ) -
-001 A Buddhist defense of capitalism
My letter to Deepak Chopra upon his attack on Sarah Palin ( Read more... ) -
huh ... symbolic I think ...
George Washington died by being drained of life by leaches ... and it seems his country may follow that same fate.
How'bout that, ya'll got a post before my Facebook account did! :P -
The reality of rule by the intellectual class
Intellectuals mistake their education for collective omniscience, their omniscience for omnipotence and their omnipotence for the right to reshape society at will. - - But no matter what their justification, it comes down to the same thing, rule by force and coercion ... essentially reducing their "omnipotence" to the same level as any tribe of ( Read more... ) -
Avatar
Yes, I realize I'm quite behind the times in giving my take on this movie, but I only just now saw it. I do tend to catch major movies when they come out, but in this case, particularly as no one would / could tell me what the plot was, I was less than enthused ( Read more... ) -
Ghost readers
So I just found out I had at least one reader for a long period of time who read and didn't tell me. Anyone else out there read this thing ( Read more... ) -
Atlas Shrugged
For want of a good editor Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged," a book with some of the greatest characterization, philosophy and intricate plots I've ever read, will go untouched by many potential readers / converts ( Read more... ) -
microblogging ...
You suppose microblogging is going to kill regular blogging?
I know I hardly ever post on here since I've become more active on Facebook. :\ Ah well. -
The REAL angry mobs.
Idiot anarchists marched against the G-20 today shouting "No bailout, no capitalism." Well, I agree with half of that ... but if they're actually anarchists then they should realize that capitalism is like gravity, it doesn't go away with the dissolution of government, markets, black or otherwise, will be natural tendency of thinking humans and as ( Read more... )