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Tue, 29 May 2012 17:12:53 -0400

"We live in a world that seems to have abandoned the concept of savings and investment as the source..."

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:32:15 -0400

“We live in a world that seems to have abandoned the concept of savings and investment as the source of real wealth and economic growth. Financial markets clamour for more cheap money creation on the part of central banks. Hopes of further quantitative easing from the Fed, the Bank of England, or the Bank of Japan – or further longer-term refinancing operations from the ECB – buoy markets, while decisions not to intervene can cause stocks to plummet. Policy makers focus on spurring consumption, while ignoring production. The so-called capitalists have forgotten that capital cannot be created by government fiat.”

- Our central bankers are intellectually bankrupt

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Mon, 28 May 2012 17:25:20 -0400

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5 Classic Teen Sex-and-Drug Freakouts: Reason.com

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:28:48 -0400

5 Classic Teen Sex-and-Drug Freakouts: Reason.com:

This kind of story is why hoaxes like Pasting are created.

Attributes of the Gentleman or Mr. Darcy’s Rules of Engagement | Front Porch Republic

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:10:34 -0400

Attributes of the Gentleman or Mr. Darcy’s Rules of Engagement | Front Porch Republic:

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What is American? | Front Porch Republic

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:59:16 -0400

What is American? | Front Porch Republic:

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"As Greece stands at the precipice of the abyss, democratic socialists throughout Europe and the..."

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:01:44 -0400

“As Greece stands at the precipice of the abyss, democratic socialists throughout Europe and the Obama administration here in America are still screaming that the problem is that the wealthy refuse to pay their “fair share” in taxes. If we can learn anything from this Greek tragedy, it is that Greece demonstrates to the world the intractable hardness of the heart of mankind; that progressives and socialists are so arrogant and their hatred of God, rationalism, market capitalism and common sense so intractable, that all of the hundreds of billions of drachmas and now euros Greece has spent on social welfare programs for the poor, sick and needy since becoming a modern nation in 1947 has only hastened its descent into economic Tartarus.”

- Greek tragedy 2012

Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING?

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:18:09 -0400

Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? :

A sad, if honest, post from the creator of perhaps my favorite TV show.

danharmon:

Kids:

A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…

Why Hunger Games is Flawed to Its Core – Trevin Wax

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:39:09 -0400

Why Hunger Games is Flawed to Its Core – Trevin Wax

Liberal Intolerance and the Firing of Naomi Schaefer Riley - Reason.com

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:03:12 -0400

Liberal Intolerance and the Firing of Naomi Schaefer Riley - Reason.com

Zombies, Zelda, and the Natural Law | Crisis Magazine

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:43:59 -0400

Zombies, Zelda, and the Natural Law | Crisis Magazine:

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Clear and Present Safety | Foreign Affairs

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:25:08 -0400

Clear and Present Safety | Foreign Affairs

Rands In Repose: Two Universes

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:24:22 -0400

Rands In Repose: Two Universes:

A very lucid article about why learning software doesn’t have to suck.

Why Can't Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:21:53 -0400

Why Can't Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?

Why the Campaign to Stop America's Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing - The Daily Beast

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:42:00 -0400

Why the Campaign to Stop America's Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing - The Daily Beast

Patriot Games - By J.M. Berger | Foreign Policy

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:36:55 -0400

Patriot Games - By J.M. Berger | Foreign Policy:

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"Review Dr. Orans questions and plug in any of the most famous books by author’s I’ve cited above and..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:21:02 -0400

“Review Dr. Orans questions and plug in any of the most famous books by author’s I’ve cited above and you will rightly deduce that their celebrated books were merely thinly disguised and pathetic attempts to deconstruct the Judeo-Christian traditions of philosophy, morality, science, medicine, law, economics, culture, society and intellectual thought by: 1) deconstructing, killing or ignoring God, the Bible and natural law, 2) denigrating the good while deifying the evil, the depraved, the primitive, the unremarkable and the unjust, and 3) instituting abnormal behaviors demonstrative of the writer’s own personal character and life choices by slavishly following this diabolical yet simple aphorism: The primitive = the natural = the good.”

- Alfred Kinsey’s sexual revolution

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Mon, 07 May 2012 14:38:57 -0400

The Damnation of Ideas

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:41:33 -0400

An interesting attempt at an intellectual rogues gallery for the last two hundred years. It is a bit corny, but does express more truth than most people realize.

The feminine mystique and Marxism

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:42:12 -0400

The feminine mystique and Marxism:

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