Archive for January, 2012

SoCal Objectivist Lecture

January 28, 2012

by Jason Stotts For anyone who is in the Southern California area and who wants to hear me speak, I’ll be giving a live lecture in two weeks, on Saturday February 11th, in Riverside California.  Details can be found at www.SoCalObjectivists.com. Automatically Generated Related Posts:Chicago MiniconSexual Ethics and Objectivism (Update)Sexual Ethics and ObjectivismATLOSCon 2012Announcement: Live [...]

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Objectivist Blog Carnival

January 26, 2012

by Jason Stotts Welcome to the January 26, 2012 edition of the Objectivist Round Up and the 17th time Erosophia has hosted! Today’s quote is from Jean-Baptiste Say: Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right? If you have never read Say, he is worth reading and is a clear [...]

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The Big Bad Wolf

January 21, 2012

by Jason Stotts This video is just…the most…disturbing…interesting…strange…nsfw?…video ever. I’m sorry I’m showing it to you, you will not be able to unwatch.  I warned you. I’m so sorry I did that to you, I hope you can forgive me in time. Automatically Generated Related Posts:More CollegeHumor GoodnessBest. Prank. Ever.Girls Watch Porn, Too“How to Get [...]

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Minimum Wage Laws

January 19, 2012

by Jason Stotts This short video does a very good job of explaining the problem of minimum wage laws. One problem that it does not address is this: let’s say under market conditions you employ 100 low-level workers each for $1 per day.  In order to rectify this “social injustice” a minimum wage law is [...]

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The Logical Necessity of the Oxford Comma

January 16, 2012

by Jason Stotts I detest when people don’t use the “Oxford Comma,” which, sadly, is no longer used even by Oxford.  For those who don’t know, it’s the last comma in a set before the “and.” Let’s say you want to talk about three separate things, you would write it thus: A, B, and C. [...]

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Reminder: SoCal Objectivists Meeting #5

January 12, 2012

by Jason Stotts One final reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is Saturday!  The meeting is at 7:30pm at the China Palace Restaurant (13444 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780).  We’re hosting Alex Epstein, former Ayn Rand Institute fellow and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, for a Q&A on Objectivism and his work on Energy. Please [...]

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More CollegeHumor Goodness

January 10, 2012

by Jason Stotts I just recently got done watching the Battlestar Galactica series and while some of it was really interesting, it was overshadowed by way too much religion and mysticism driving the plot (in fact that’s all that drives the plot).  This video sums up how I feel about BSG: This video “Why Sex [...]

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Presidential Candidates and Liberty

January 4, 2012

by Jason Stotts As the caucuses (cauci?) and debates heat up, it is important to look through the political rhetoric and to remember to think in principles.  To that end I want to suggest that people take a look at the ACLU’s “Campaign Report Card,” where they rank each of the Republican and Libertarian candidates [...]

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SoCal Objectivists Meeting #5

January 3, 2012

by Jason Stotts Just a reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is coming up soon!  The meeting is January 14th at 7:30pm at the China Palace Restaurant (13444 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780).  We’re hosting Alex Epstein, former Ayn Rand Institute fellow and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, for a Q&A on Objectivism and his [...]

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Best of 2011

January 2, 2012

by Jason Stotts 2011 was a good year for Erosophia.  Traffic was up dramatically from the year before, even though there were fewer overall posts (206 in 2010, 149 in 2011) Erosophia’s 2011 Traffic: We’ve also seen the birth of the Erosophia podcast and it’s very first episode. I have some exciting things planned for 2012 and [...]

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