Current Events Archive
Contra Ayn Rand, and Gordon Gekko, greed is NOT good
Here is a point I've been meaning to make publicly to other Objectivists for many years. I posted this as a comment on John Enright's post.
Ayn Rand called Galt's Gulch a "utopia of greed" ...
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Good economic ideas from the Newt
September 23, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Politics
Newt Gingrich wins my award for best commentary on the financial crisis, for his recent article in NRO, "Before D.C. gets our money, it owes us some answers."
And Kathy sent me a link to Newt's ...
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On keeping our heads, and hearts, this election season
I received the following from a new reader, Andrea Pflaumer. She offered that I could publish it here for Mudita Journal readers, and I'm delighted to take her up on the offer.
For the next ...
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For the record: U.S. economy doing rather well
September 4, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Politics
UPDATE (Oct 10): The title of this post has become quite ironic given the events of the past few weeks. I would still challenge any critic of Bush's economic policies (which I don't care ...
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What do you think of Sarah Palin?
September 4, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Politics
I'd be very curious to know what Mudita Journal readers think of Sarah Palin.
If you didn't see her acceptance speech tonight, you can watch it here. Or you can read a text summary (with ...
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The Real Iraq: A Moment of Truth
May 28, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Politics
"To most of us, Iraq is an abstraction that, at best, vaguely resembles reality on the ground. A new book by Michael Yon, however, reveals the real Iraq -- and why we face a moment ...
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A soldier’s perspective on why they’re in Iraq
This is a guest post by reader Russ Corwin.
I’ve enjoyed reading this thread (“On appreciating military service, even in Iraq”) as it has developed and before I comment I want to say that I consider ...
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Who is John Yoo?
In the article "Is John Yoo a Monster?" Esquire magazine provides a lovely, intimate look at the man who played the single biggest role in shaping the Bush administration's policies on torture.
One thing I like ...
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Reason.tv: Mississippi Drug War Blues
May 8, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Politics
Wow, Reason.tv is doing some excellent work, here.
I couldn't take my eyes off it.
(h/t Instapundit)
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Best Buy leading the world in workday flexibility
I am fascinated by what Best Buy has done:
[W]hen Hance participates in a morning teleconference with his co-workers or in-house clients, he sometimes is calling in via cell phone from his fishing boat on a ...
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