This is an excerpt from John Galt’s lengthy speech at the end of Atlas Shrugged, and it deals with the notions of inherited guilt and ancestral sin, commonly known as “original sin”. Damnation is the start of your morality, destruction is its purpose, means and end. Your code begins by damning man as evil, then … Continued
For libertarians, it can be frustrating to watch elections: no matter which party wins, all to often, we lose. The same was true of this year, as President Obama was ushered into a second term by voters. But it wasn’t all bad: good news trickled in from across the country tonight, from ballot initiatives on … Continued
The mission is open-ended, and war has become an institution. The emergency is permanent.
If there’s one lesson to be learned about polarization and heated rhetoric, it’s that the Other Guys are murdering Commie terrorists who want to bring down the government. On no account let Them win. Yesterday, the great sage and eminent philosopher Jerry Springer compared the Tea Party to Osama bin Laden and various unnamed dictators, … Continued
How much is 174,000 rounds? Not very much.
In the course of tracking down and verifying a quote on Facebook attributed to Daniel Webster, I came across the speech from which it was derived. It was so good I thought I would repost it here. It is titled “The Philanthropic Love of Power.” I believe the power of the executive has increased, is … Continued
This morning, the Supreme Court released its decision on President Obama’s landmark health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare.” Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed to the Court by President Bush in 2005, delivered the majority opinion upholding the entirety of the law, including the individual insurance mandate, the regulations on … Continued
Roderick Long has written a rebuttal over at Bleeding Heart Libertarians to the LearnLiberty video Matt Zwolinski did on how sweatshops can help the poor escape poverty. Long’s argument is short on specifics, but his conclusion (sweatshops are bad and we should try to find ways of getting rid of them) is highly appealing, even … Continued
