Month: August 2009
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What if Car Insurance was a Right?
by Jason Stotts This is the question that Dr. John Lewis (Duke) asks in his new essay on CapMag. The essay highlights the absurdity of claiming a right to insurance and the problems that result. Suppose Car Insurance was Considered to be a Right?
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Objectivist Blog Carnival
Welcome to the August 6, 2009 edition of Objectivist round up. Objectivism is the Philosophy of Ayn Rand. She defined it, most eloquently, as a “philosophy for living on Earth.” In that spirit, we present this week’s round up. —————————————- Deb Ross presents What you get if you ask posted at Mariposario, saying, “An aspect…
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The Rise of Socialism
by Jason Stotts In George Orwell’s 1984, the world is ruled by “Big Brother” and his socialist regime. Individuals are property of the state and must serve its pleasure, able to own nothing: not even their own thoughts. Indeed, Big Brother seeks to eliminate “thought crime” through the use of “newspeak” and social conditioning exercises.…