Osama Bin Laden is Dead, Yet America Is Still Losing the War
America is losing the war because we are still acting like police and social workers while our enemies are fighting a war, and because our political leaders still do not recognize the enemy: Islamists, especially Islamic governments.
The Needless Casualty
It is because of the bankrupt nature of altruism that events such as those on June 28, 2005 in Kunar province occur, and no one can explain the rationale for 19 dead American servicemen.
Rosie O'Donnell and the Terrorists She Loves
Rosie O’Donnell, comedian and celebrity, has come out against the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden — on principle. O’Donnell no doubt speaks for many liberals and some libertarians when she claims that Osama bin Laden’s execution is...??Confidence But No Competence
It’s considered an absolute that self-esteem is always a good thing. In the right context, it is. But what happens when self-esteem/self-confidence and wrong-headed thinking exist in the same person? Many people’s thinking is undercut, or even...No Sherman March for the Welfare State
Just as an individual needs a reality-oriented form of psychotherapy, a nation or a culture needs a reality-based set of solutions to get out of any mess it finds itself in.Consider a bit of history. General William T. Sherman turned the tide of the Civil War, by his...Thank God For…
Dr. Hurd: I was wondering why some people — in fact, many people — thank God (or Dog if you’re dyslexic) for saving them from some calamity (such as a tornado, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, flood, etc.), but they don’t blame that same God for...Suffering is Not the Goal
Do traumas, tragedies, and difficulties make you stronger? I say: NO. It’s not difficulty that makes people stronger. What makes you strong are the habits of rationality and serenity which make difficulty bearable in the first place. You’re better because...?Government vs. Production
Impose the world’s highest corporate income tax rate, and we can expect the result will be too few corporations and too much government. “The United States may soon wind up with the distinction that makes business leaders cringe — the highest...
CAPITALISM REVIEW
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- Verifying Universal Mail In Ballots
- Chip Joyce: Fauci Document Archive
- George Reisman: Western civilization is open to everyone
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- Shooting of Renee Good: Irresponsible to Immediately Proclaim This a Murder
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- America is Not Fundamentally a Christian Nation
- “Warm Collectivism” vs. “Frigid” Individualism
- CNN Scott Jennings on the “epidemic of political vigilantism”