Republicans have a significant altruist/collectivist element in their thinking, but at least that element is tempered by an element of reason/individualism. Democrats don’t have the element of reason/individualism. They speak incessantly of altruism (‘other’-ism etymologically), sacrifice, “shared prosperity,” and ‘coming together’. Moreover, even when they think they are being individualist, they are still being collectivist. […]
I consider Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, the greatest work of art and most advanced human achievement. September 2 (1946) is the date on which Ayn Rand began writing the novel, and is also the date on which the novel begins. I celebrate Atlas Shrugged Day by reading passages from the novel, often by opening […]
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, caricatured in political ads last year and again this month as pushing Granny off the cliff of Medicare, is now the running mate of the maker of RomneyCare, who is running against the maker of ObamaCare. With the consequent renewed debate over proposed reforms of Medicare and other aspects of government-provided […]
Even when the Left opposes something wrong, it supports something worse. The Left does not oppose religion and mysticism as such, but rather the Western Judeo-Christian tradition in particular: the least mystical religion today because of its infusion of Aristotle via Aquinas. The Left supports all other religions and mystical beliefs: Islam, Buddhism, Eastern religions, […]
“I am the lesser of two evils.” And if Romney said the following, I would even campaign for him. I know I’m not a real Republican. Well, I am a real Republican; what I mean is that I am not a real defender of freedom. I don’t have any political ideas; I just try to […]
Government makes ‘investments’ in us that we can’t refuse. (The title was changed on 7/26/2012 from “Policies of Obama Match his Socialist Rhetoric.”) Many, including me, have identified the socialist premises in President Obama’s remarks on July 13 in Roanoke, VA. But are Obama’s actual policies as socialist as his socialist rhetoric? The answer is […]
The outcry over remarks by Obama last week in Roanoke, VA has been refreshing but surprising, considering this very similar passage from Obama’s last State of the Union Address: No one built this country on their [sic] own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as […]
It is never too often to recall these words from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are […]
After hearing and reading many commentaries on President Obama’s “hot mic” conversation with Russian President Medvedev on Monday, I hold to what I wrote that day on the News page of this blog. This was the conversation: Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it’s important for […]
The worst thing regarding “Occupy Wall Street” and related anti-capitalist protests is that most popular defenders of capitalism—aside from Ayn Rand—do not understand capitalism well enough to defend it against the absurd arguments offered by public figures who support the chanting, mindless–and now violent–protesters. Consider the arguments by union leader Arthur Cheliotes, music producer Russell […]