This collection of articles are mostly what I've written on the various subjects I feel are of enduring interest and which ought to be available any time. Some are links from several of my web sites and others are links to articles on other people's sites. Others are reposts with permission. But all are important. The links are posted alphabetically by subject. Since this page will be constantly "under construction," with new articles being added all the time, you should bookmark it and return to it regularly.Reprint, repost permission: Publishers, web site owners, etc: You may reprint or repost any article here which carries my copyright as long as you do so in complete form, retain my copyright indicia, and add this notice at the bottom:
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Philosophy and Politics
Many people think that what I do is all about politics. It is not. It is about philosophy. As a student of Objectivist philosophy, I look at the world through those eyes. But since it is impossible to divorce philosophy from politics, I must write about politics, by default.
- (The) Ant and the Grasshopper:
- This is a "fairy tale" that, like most fairy tales, illustrates a "life lesson" for all of us. It is short, but informative, and simplified for easy understanding by those who have not been "paying attention to politics."
- Bottom Line-Power:
- Every time you see a new "crisis" in the news it's another power grab. Learn to "read between the lines.
- (The) Death of Freedom:
- This is an article by a noted promoter of freedom and the Constitution about why we celebrate revolution and opposition to government on July 4th, while allowing the government to vilify all those who oppose them. Well worth reading.
- (The) Evita Factor:
- Evita Peron and her husband, Juan, took a thriving economy in Argentina and destroyed it in ten years by doing the same things Evita...er, uh, Hillary and Bill Clinton are doing now. Their administration is an excellent copy of that of the Perons. Is that what you want?
- Forty Years Ago:
- People wonder why today, children are killing each other and others more and more. They weren't doing it 40 years ago. Why? This article by John Quinn tells us exactly why they are doing it today and weren't then. It's something to think about.
- "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" Updated for Today:
- On March 25, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a stirring speech in which he made his famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" statement. Recently I was sent an updated version of this speech with the United Nations substituted for the king and for Britain. But I believe the menace is much closer to home and have reedited it to reflect that difference.
- Hero: John Stossel:
- This article is used by permission of "The Objectivist Daily." a web site for people interested in learning about Objectivist philosophy, individualism, logic, and reason. It contains much information of interest to anybody interested in maintaining their freedom. I go there every morning, first thing. John Stossel does television specials on things other television people avoid like the plague, and which are important to us. He is a "true hero."
- It Doesn't Affect Us:
- One of the biggest problems people like me have in trying to bring the truth to those who aren't "paying attention to politics" is the tendency to ignore outrages that don't affect them personally But soon, those outrages will affect all of us whether or not we're paying attention and by then it will be too late. This article goes into detail about that phenomenon.
- (The) Little Dutch Boy:
- The "Little Dutch Boy" put his finger in the dike and saved the town. Under today's laws, rules and regulations, he wouldn't be able to do that. He would put everybody involved in prison or out of work.
- (The).Mind on Strike:
- Power seekers claim that the rich, the owners of factories and large businesses are "riding the backs" of the workers and that "the workers" are every bit as important to their success as they are, if not more important. This article debunks that notion completely. It "blasts it completely out of the water" by showing that without the creative and original ideas of those people and their superior management skills, there would be no factory for the "workers" to work in, thus, no jobs for them to be "exploited" by. This is basic. A "must read."
- My Militia:
- One of the things you won't find here is a "militia" to join. But if you want to "join together" and make things happen, you can join the Thomas Paine Society, a loosely-organized group of people who get together in their own locality and discuss the issues (a la the Founders), and who constantly attempt to bring the depredations of the power seekers to the attention of those who need to know by using the Internet and by writing letters to the editor and other kinds of articles and getting them published. People who care about retaining our freedom and want to do something about it. The price is right: it's free.
- Not Interested in Politics?
- You'd Better Be. You cannot ignore politics. Politics will affect you anyway, to your detriment.
- Objectivist "True Believers":
- Many people accuse me of being an Objectivist "True Believer" who believes everything ever uttered by Ayn Rand, originator of the Objectivist philosophy. That she is, like a "deity," unable to make a mistake. On the contrary, I disagree with her on several points because she approached them from a subjective premise. But this essay, by Howard Hood, gives ten points that will allow people to identify real Objectivist "True Believers," who subconsciously regard Objectivism as a "religion" or a "cult" of which they are members.
- Slavery: Chattel vs. Political:
- Actually, there are many different forms of slavery. One is "chattel slavery" where people buy and sell human beings. Then there is "land slavery" where the people belonged to the land and were called "serfs." Whoever owned the land also owned the slaves because they could not be separated from the land. For many years, Russia engaged in that kind of slavery. Then they changed it to the other main type of slavery, "political slavery," where the government owns the people, making them slaves. Political slavery is the most popular form now in use, and it is this that the power seekers in this country want to impose on us, with them as the "slavekeepers." This article gives "chapter and verse on just what slavery is.
- Words Mean Things:
- When reading a newsletter such as "Beyond Common Sense" it is important that you understand the exact meaning of words as we use them, not as the liberals do. They routinely distort the meaning of words to confuse you. We use words as they were meant to be used and the exact meaning of many words might surprise you.
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