tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post9085706587655106246..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: John Stossel on Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, and Fish PedicuresThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-19140473819838224212010-01-26T00:19:36.898-06:002010-01-26T00:19:36.898-06:00I don't think anyone mentioned roads, which us...I don't think anyone mentioned roads, which usually rounds out the minimalist government trifecta.Term Papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-53526302970669186752010-01-13T12:29:42.142-06:002010-01-13T12:29:42.142-06:00It is only with abstract principles that a social ...It is only with abstract principles that a social system may properly be concerned. A social system cannot force a particular good on a man nor can it force him to seek the good: it can only maintain conditions of existence which leave him free to seek it. A government cannot live a man's life, it can only protect his freedom. It cannot prescribe concretes, it cannot tell a man how to workDouglas Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863306437396915892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-44201197612238115632010-01-11T12:36:29.817-06:002010-01-11T12:36:29.817-06:00Atlas Shrugged is my favorite all time book. Whil...Atlas Shrugged is my favorite all time book. While I have not studied Objectivism in depth, to me the concept of rational self interest is a simple one. Unfortunately, the second handers can and do evade its message. But you can't fault them when all they have to do is whine and our paternal government will come to their rescue at my expense! As to Objectivists being pro war, I do not agree Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476180178169652044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-85935796548811698612010-01-10T08:39:39.295-06:002010-01-10T08:39:39.295-06:00I finally got around to watching the show last nig...I finally got around to watching the show last night, it had been sitting on the DVR a couple of days. The show was one of the best so far. I am not a fan of Objectivism anymore. I used to be an fan and I would have at least considered myself an Objectivist sympathizer, but the split between libertarians and Objectivists over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (many prominent Objectivists were Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282789796125211475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-84522419252046032722010-01-08T09:42:26.931-06:002010-01-08T09:42:26.931-06:00We can turn our economy around, but it will be tou...We can turn our economy around, but it will be tough sledding. A new book is due out on Amazon.com that tells how we became the most prosperous nation in the world. It is called SAVE PEBBLE DROPPERS & PROSPERITY. You’ll find it on claysamerica.com. It points out why prosperity comes only from individual freedom. The economy will never recover as long as government strangles small businessClay Barhamnoreply@blogger.com