Despite the teachings of conventional morality, judging others is a virtue from the perspective of rational egoism.
CULTURE
A Right to Discriminate
Why must you be religious to practice what you believe? This should be about individual freedom.
Movie Review: Malcolm X
The words "...by any means necessary," conclude Spike Lee's racist propaganda piece, Malcolm X. This phrase asserting that the ends justify the means, a rationalization for tyranny throughout history, is the movie's theme. Lee capably gives "by any means necessary",...
The Altar of Government Schools
If you send your children to a private school, you are not a bad person. And anyone who claims otherwise is a monster.
Who Trashes Liberal Arts?
Liberal professors have trashed the liberal arts, by converting so many liberal arts courses into indoctrination centers for left-wing causes and fads, instead of courses where students learn how to weigh conflicting views of the world for themselves.
“Common Core” Public Education vs. Critical Thinking
The very name “Common Core” is collectivist (i.e. socialist, communistic) in its orientation. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s deliberate. The bureaucratic intellectuals in Washington DC and elsewhere think this is a good thing.
Socialism is Based on a Philosophy of Death
We Would Not Have Killed 1.7 Million People in our Agrarian Utopia
Hollywood’s Carbon Footprint
No more movies. No more lights. No more power usage.
What to Say When Someone Calls You “Selfish”
I want to control you, which is why I intimidate you by calling you “selfish.”
Movie Review: Selma
Selma is a lost opportunity. A great movie about achieving 20th century progress for blacks in America has yet to be made. Selma is an example of how not to do it.
The Shadow of Selma
Barack Obama belongs on the side of Selma’s oppressor, not on the side of Selma’s oppressed.
College Campus Update: Indoctrination Done in The Name of Education
Let’s update college indoctrination done in the name of education.
Thomas Sowell’s Random Thoughts for March 2015
Random thoughts on the passing scene…
The Feminist Male Demonizing Fantasy of “Rape Culture”
If we forget the difference between violent and non-violent conduct, no one is safe. If we pretend everyone is guilty instead of a few real criminals, rapists win.
The Moral Case for Price “Gouging”
There is a knee-jerk response to the notion of an individual raising the price of his property during a storm that immediately evokes hostility from most people. Why?
Anthony Robbins’ Poisonous Recipe for Love
Robbins poses a false alternative. Either you go into a relationship exclusively to give, or you go into a relationship exclusively to take.
“Common Core” Public Education vs. Critical Thinking
Thinking merged with indoctrination — imposing any kind of agenda from authority — is not education; it’s schooling.
Cancer of Multiculturalism
President Obama’s vision is that of a man brainwashed through an academic vision of multiculturalism, in which American exceptionalism has no place.
Why Be Moral?
Your life depends on it.
Damaging Admissions
Admitting students strictly on the basis of their academic qualifications, which might seem to be common sense, is rejected by many college admissions committees.
Lesson from Brian Williams’ dishonesty: Faking is futile—and hazardous
Why should one follow honesty systematically, as a principle?
Why Be Moral? Your Life Depends On It
Moral principles, such as self-interest, rationality, honesty, justice, integrity, independence, productiveness, and pride, are not based on feelings but on facts.
Tragic School Stories
The best that politicians can do is to give parents and children who are serious about education a mechanism to opt out of rotten schools. That option is something the education establishment fights tooth and nail against.
An Open Letter to Clemson Students
It is our moral obligation as faculty to defend our students’ basic rights to free speech and expression, whether we support those views or not.
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