Politics

I Relocated for Politics

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I relocated for politics. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. What I discovered was not only a better political environment but also a much better culture, which of course was the basis for the politics. I encourage everyone, whatever his politics, to consider an analogous relocation. In my case, I went […]

Politics

Capitalism and America vs. Clinton and Trump

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Capitalism and socialism are opposite social systems. Under capitalism, intercourse is consensual. Under socialism, including its variants such as fascism, intercourse is compulsory or forbidden. Because I love America and respect millions of Americans, I still have hope that neither Trump (the flamboyant fascist scoundrel) nor Clinton (the female fascist scoundrel), will be president. Both […]

Art

Happy Atlas Shrugged Day 2016

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Each year on September 2, informally known as Atlas Shrugged Day, I celebrate by opening to a random page of the novel and reading. I consider this novel by Ayn Rand the greatest work of art and perhaps the greatest achievement in history. Every page is an unsurpassed inspiration. Here is part of the reason […]

Politics

Ted Cruz and the Survival of Civilization

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For generations, defenders of freedom have sought a Republican who would not cave in to Democrats and other statists, who would remain true to the principle of freedom. As in his solitary marathon stand to defund Obamacare, as in his condemnation of Republican leadership in Congress, Ted Cruz once again proved that he is a […]

Epistemology

My Book on Amazon: The Longevity Argument

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I recently Googled myself on Google Scholar, and I learned that my 2009 article, “Past Longevity as Evidence for the Future,” published in Philosophy of Science, has been cited favorably by three different philosophers in four of the top twenty ranked journals of philosophy: Journal of Philosophy (ranked #3), Analysis (#8), Synthese (#10), and Ratio […]

Politics

Support Cruz Because of Ideology

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The past two presidential elections have pitted a democrat against a fascist. In both cases, the democrat lost. The capital-D Democrat Obama was, charitably speaking, the fascist. Those past two elections were lost when the Republicans, under the influence of the mainstream media, nominated a democrat. This year, America is in danger of seeing the Republicans […]

Art

My Novella, The Merchant of Mars

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My novella, The Merchant of Mars, is available on Amazon in paperback (list price of $10) and as a Kindle ebook ($3). Just click this cover: Here is what the story is about. The head of NASA convinces the President that space exploration should be done by private industry, and the United States government declares, […]