Month: October 2011

  • SoCal Objectivists Second Meeting

    by Jason Stotts I’m happy to report that the second meeting of the SoCal Objectivists on Saturday night was a great success!  We had 13 people and a lively discussion. I want to thank Don Watkins for coming and presenting a very good lecture primarily on Ethics, with some Politics thrown in.  I also want…

  • Little Poundcake

    by Jason Stotts Hilarious, but terrifying to children.

  • Dan Savage on STI’s

    by Jason Stotts I’m a big fan of Dan Savage’s podcast “Savage Love.”  While there are some things I find distasteful, he is a staunch democrat and very socialist leaning, on sexual issues we largely agree.  Even though we have differences, I think there is great value in his podcast and I recommend that people…

  • Formspring: Sex without Love?

    by Jason Stotts Another question from a reader from Formspring: What are your thoughts on relationships that are purely sexual in nature and in which there is no expectation of romance or dating? This is a complicated question. From a moral standpoint, this can be done perfectly morally.  I’ve talked about the criteria for this kind of relationship before…

  • Erosophia is Getting Popular

    by Jason Stotts When I started my blog all those years ago in 2005, when the internet was new and shiny, I never  thought that anyone would actually read it. I was writing mostly for myself; to vent, to ponder, and just for practice writing. Then, somehow, people just started reading what I was writing. I…

  • It’s About Time

    by Jason Stotts Many people don’t know this, but it is a felony in most places for an underage person to send a nude picture of themselves to another person (manufacturing, possession, and distribution of child pornography) or for any person to receive such a picture (possession of child pornography).  This has landed more than…