So the other day an Objectivist wrote this gem at their blog: "On this Memorial Day, I would like to honor the three men of the American Civil War who understood the terrible need for total war : President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and General William T. Sherman. Their vigorous...
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on Sat, May 31 2008
Filed under: Objectivism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Consistancy, Collectivism, Rational Egoism, Altruism, War, Libertarianism
One of the most well known American legal traditions is state's rights. State's rights is essentially the idea that each individual state should retain its sovereignty or independance from the federal government. The idea is that each state may have its own varying laws and precedents that the...
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on Wed, May 7 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Universality, Consistancy, Decentralization, Centralization, Discrimination, Sovereignty, Libertarianism
Immigration is a hot topic these days, particularly for those in the southern and south-western states of America. There has been a rising anti-immigration sentiment, directed specifically at immigrating Mexicans. The public cries out, "Secure the borders!" and "They're taking our...
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Filed under: Non-Aggression Axoim, Ethics, Competition, Consistancy, Racism, Collectivism, Discrimination, Separatism, Interventionism, Libertarianism, Economics, isolationism, Free Association, Immigration, Nationalism, Labor, Free Trade, Prohibition