Erosophia

Month: April 2010

  • Arizona Officially Honors the Second Amendment

    by Jason Stotts The state of Arizona has just passed a law that allows any citizen over the age of 21 to legally carry any weapon they own on their person, whether concealed or open.  I think this is great and I imagine that crime will be doing down pretty rapidly. (AP article on Yahoo!)…

  • Buttholes

    by Jason Stotts Let’s be honest, when you read the title of this essay, it made you uneasy.  It’s okay.  The taboo against buttholes is so intense in our culture that it’s hard to even see the word without having a reaction to it.  But, you might wonder, why is there such a strong negative…

  • Happy Tax Day!

    by Jason Stotts Today, the government would like to remind you that they own 40-80% of you, depending on your income.

  • Same Sex Marriage and Epistemological Confusion: Revisited

    by Jason Stotts After looking over Qwertz’s original essay again, and in light of the clarifying comments I’ve received on my last post on this subject, I believe I owe Qwertz an apology.  When I originally read his post, I took him to be taking a much stronger, and indeed different,  position that it seems…

  • Same-Sex Marriage and Epistemological Confusion

    by Jason Stotts I am a fan of the blog WoPSR run by “Qwertz.”  He generally has good analysis and frequently deals with interesting legal issues.  Unfortunately, this time, he strayed too far afield and right into my bailiwick. In his essay “Rand’s Razor v. Gay Marriage” Qwertz takes the position that for a married…

  • Something that Annoys Me

    by Jason Stotts It drives me crazy when people misuse acronyms and initialisms,  especially ATM and PIN. The other day at a store, I cringed when I heard someone say “just enter your ATM machine PIN number”.  It was all I could do to contain myself and not call them an idiot to their face.…

  • Question From A Reader

    by Jason Stotts In September of last year, on the old Erosophia, I published an essay called “Objectivism, Masculinity, Femininity, and Homosexuality: Initial Thoughts.”  Recently, I was sent an e-mail, asking some very good questions about the essay and questioning my definitions of masculinity and femininity.  Below, I am going to reprint that letter anonymously,…

  • Driving While Shaving…

    by Jason Stotts In one of the best headlines ever, ABC is reporting that “Woman Crashes Car While Shaving Her Privates.“ According to a startled Florida Highway Patrol trooper, Barnes was shaving her bikini area [vagina] while driving south on the famed Overseas Highway when she crashed into the rear of an SUV March 2.…