Individualism Archive
Sage insights about the “ownership society” and how it relates to the financial crisis
I've been a late-comer to the Volokh Conspiracy party -- I remember hearing its name for many years and skimming many posts before realizing why it was such a big deal, and worth reading regularly ...
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The Socratic method in education
I enjoyed this interview with Michael Strong on Socratic Practice in education. The interviewer, by the way, is from the same Francisco Marroquin University that we noted recently at the Atlasphere, for their pro-freedom ...
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When we no longer need our illusions
I had a dream recently where I went down a rabbit hole and found a people true to themselves.
I wrote down the dream, and one day may share it here. In the interim, here's ...
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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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Abraham Lincoln: We all declare for liberty…
May 3, 2008 · Category: Individualism, Politics
This quote from Abraham Lincoln does an excellent job of distilling the difference between "negative" and "positive" rights, and the implications of each:
We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word, we do ...
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Michael Strong: Give charter schools a chance
I've been talking some lately with Flow CEO Michael Strong, who (together with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey) is doing some excellent work with explaining free market principles to folks with liberal-ish ideals.
Today ...
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Buying a Spot on the Syllabus … for Atlas Shrugged
(Cross-posted from the Atlasphere's Ayn Rand meta-blog.)
Inside Higher Ed Editor Scott Jaschik kindly sent a link to his new story "Buying a Spot on the Syllabus," which is indeed very interesting. He begins:
Some professors at ...
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Liberal vs Conservative? Christ! Oops.
If you struggle, as I do, with the nutty distinction between being considered "liberal" or "conservative" in modern America, you might share my enjoyment of this thoughtful post by Patrick Stephens.
In fact, Patrick's discussion here, ...
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Objectivism, Modern Politics, and the Non-initiation of Force
A friend made some claims in a friends-only post at LiveJournal, and a disagreement between us ensued. Since it was a friends-only post, I cannot really quote his post here in public.
The issues raised ...
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San Diego Mayor Reverses Position on Gay Marriage
Andrew Schwartz e-mailed me a link to this video, with the subject line "Integrity." I really couldn't agree more.
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