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Democrats Finally Clear About Socialist Agenda
by Jason Stotts Although she clearly didn’t mean to out herself, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) accidentally told the President of of Shell Oil that “And guess what this liberal will be all about? This liberal will be all about socializing…” (see clip). The funny thing is that she clearly didn’t mean to out herself and,…
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The Christians are Burning Witches (Again)
by Jason Stotts It sometimes seems like we are doomed to repeat history. Everything from the complete failure of socialism in Russia, to the hyperinflation of Germany in the 1920’s, and now the Salem Witch Trials. The Associated Press is reporting in the LA Times that Christians are again burning witches, although this time it’s…
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Nietzsche’s Obituary
by Jason Stotts Recently I was sent something most astonishing from my peripatetic philosopher friend Robert Garmong. It is the actual obituary of Friedrich Nietzsche as published in the New York Times on August 26, 1900. Now, my understanding of Nietzsche from my undergraduate days, and some of what I’ve read about him from Kaufman, led…
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On Marijuana
By Jason Stotts As many of you know, I’ve recently moved to the People’s State of California. There is much that I like about the state so far, like the weather, and much that I dislike about the state so far, like the state government. One of the few things that I do approve of,…
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My First Nude Beach
by Jason Stotts There is something truly liberating about being naked outside. I found this out when I went to my first nude beach, San Onofre in southern California, not too long ago. There is something so natural about being, well au natural, at the beach. Instead of spending all my time making sure my…
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The Stupidity of Sub-Prime
by Jason Stotts The advocates of government-guarenteed mortgages also forget what is being lent is ultimately real capital, which is limited in supply, and that they are helping identified B at the expense of some unidentified A. Government-guarenteed home mortgages, especially when a negligible down payment or no down payment whatever is required, inevitably mean…
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Movie Review: The Invention of Lying
by Jason Stotts Last night I went with M. and saw The Invention of Lying. It was awesome. The premise of the movie is that their world is a parallel universe divergent from our own only in that the people of this universe have never developed the ability to lie. In fact, they lack even…
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Reflections on Celebrity
by Jason Stotts Not long ago I saw Steve Carell perform live sketch comedy at Denison University, our mutual alma mater. I was excited to see him perform live and was certainly not disappointed by his performance. However, his performance is not the subject of this particular essay. Rather, as I was thinking about Carell…
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