And About that “Self-Defense” Thing
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Mark Steyn calls it as it is with regard to the West’s continued capitulation to the “Muslim world”: Listening to Attorney General Holder, one is tempted to modify Trotsky: You may not be interested in Islam, but Islam is interested in you. Islam smells weakness at the heart of the west. The post-World War Two [...]
Anthem by Ayn Rand
Sunday, December 13th, 2009Atlas Shrugged gets most of the press nowadays, but Ayn Rand has another work that perhaps serves as a better introduction to her works. Particularly for younger folks, Anthem provides a glimpse into Ayn Rand’s sense of life that is far shorter and more accessible than Atlas Shrugged. Amazon’s description provides a decent introduction: Written with [...]
Jeremiah Wright – Obama’s Spiritual Father Speaks
Monday, November 2nd, 2009It’s been awhile since this blog has been updated. That’s not been on purpose, and the story behind the delay might be interesting to some (it’s a story about the housing and financial crisis, on a very micro scale), but it’s not been decided whether it’s actually worth a post. What is worth it, though, [...]
Obama Succeeds in Destroying Property Rights
Saturday, May 9th, 2009This is tragic, and frightening: Chrysler Lenders Give Into Restructuring: A scrappy group of dissident lenders that challenged President Obama’s restructuring of Chrysler LLC fell apart Friday in a development that signals a major political victory for the White House and likely paves the way for a rapid exit from bankruptcy for the beleaguered automaker. [...]
Health Insurance Organization Sells Out Membership to Obama Administration
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009I can’t imagine a worse quote as this: Health Insurers Try to Scuttle Obama Plan: In an effort to scuttle a major part of President Obama’s plan to reform the nation’s health-care system, private health insurers are taking the unusual step of asking Congress to increase regulation of their industry. “We are not asking people [...]
Dr. Binswanger on the Glenn Beck Show, Discussing Obama’s Education Plan
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009“Churning out Barney Franks, Michael Moores, and Al Gores…” Classic! Definitely worth a watch…
The True Nature of Socialism
Thursday, April 30th, 2009My wife grew up in the Soviet Union, and this is precisely how she describes it: The Choice Between Capitalism and Socialism. Take note of the part in bold type: A few days ago, I happened to meet a doctor in our area who has an unusual background. He emigrated to America from Russia, and [...]
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