An ill-conceived undertaking by a businessman who sadly does not understand the novel.
CULTURE
Movie Review: America
Emphasizing emotions over facts, the propellant and powerful America: Imagine the World Without Her, co-written and co-directed by conservative author Dinesh D'Souza, teems with a proper American sense of life. It is limited in its power, which strongly builds yet...
Movie Review: Atlas Shrugged Part 3
As I previewed last month, the new and final part of libertarian businessman John Aglialoro's independent movie trilogy adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged, features Christian libertarian ex-congressman Ron Paul of Texas. It's a plot point that, however...
Important Slow News
Recently, President Barack Obama was mocked for saying: “The world is less violent than it has ever been. It is healthier than it has ever been. It is more tolerant than it has ever been. It is better fed than it’s ever been. It is more educated than it’s ever been.” Although these comments received criticism, he was absolutely right.
Capitalism Solves Problems; Statism Creates Them
Free market benefits aren’t only measured in dollars and cents.
America’s Birthday
But America’s upcoming birthday on the Fourth of July is a time when the gift most needed is an urgent warning about the dangers of losing the things that have made this country America.
The Psychology of Obama
Perhaps we should be grateful that Obama has not done more damage to the nation than he already has.
Omission Control
Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s story sounds familiar to me: A major network got tired of her reports criticizing government. She no longer works there.
The Education Establishment’s Success
Americans fall easy prey to charlatans of all stripes because of the education establishment’s success in dumbing down the nation.
The Errors in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century
Capital accumulation and more production, not egalitarianism and its absurd theories and programs, are the foundation of rising living standards in general and rising real wages in particular.
Petty Annoyances
It may be that it’s I who is getting old and out of touch, having been educated during ancient times when nonsense was less acceptable.
Random Thoughts: May 2014
Some people act as if the answer to every problem is to put more money and power in the hands of politicians.
White Privilege
The average parent has no idea of the devious indoctrination going on in classrooms in many public schools. What follows are some of the lessons of the conference.
Following the Majority vs Independence and Integrity
Ayn Rand convincingly demonstrated that our survival and thriving depends on identifying and consistently applying valid principles, no matter how “extreme” they may be considered by those clinging to the majority consensus.
Marriage: It’s Complicated
Be very suspicious if government says it’s bringing the perfect gift to the wedding.
Kangaroo Courts on Campus?
Why are college campus rapists not reported to the police and prosecuted in a court of law?
The Moral Bankruptcy of Our Educational System
Too many of today’s “educators” see students as a captive audience for them to manipulate and propagandize.
Interview: Brandeis Prof. Thomas Doherty in Defense of Infidel Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali
After being abused by Moslems in Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali moved to the Netherlands. She became an outspoken critic of Islam and wrote a screenplay for Submission, a 2004 movie that specifically critiques Moslem treatment of women.
Why is Capitalism Not Appreciated?
Fulford’s characterization of capitalism is inaccurate and non-essential and therefore worth analyzing here.
The Virtue of Pride: The Policy of Doing Your Best
According to conventional morality, pride is a sin. According to Aristotle, it is the crown of all virtues.
The Debate Debate
Objective observers see a bureaucratic, inefficient, and hopelessly out of touch ivory tower that is bleeding the country of its savings, and more tragically, its intellectual acuity.
Will Dunbar Rise Again?
What is different about the history of Dunbar is that, from its founding in 1870 as the first public high school in the country for black students, until the mid 1950s, it was an outstanding academic success.
Demonizing the Helpers: Private Schools
Teachers’ unions and others who defend the public school establishment decry competing schools, on grounds that they are somehow undermining the public schools.
Politics Versus Education
Of all the cynical frauds of the Obama administration, few are so despicable as sacrificing the education of poor and minority children to the interests of the teachers’ unions.
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