Saturday, April 19, 2014

Faith And The Vigil

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One of the things a thoroughly scientific outlook is good for -- and please don't assume that it's good for much else; take it from ...
Friday, April 18, 2014

For Good Friday: The Ruthlessness Dynamic

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"When force is made the standard, the murderer wins over the pickpocket." [Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged ] Once you accept that pol...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Programs, Motivations, And Popular Acceptance

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    "Of all the musts and must-nots of warfare, this one is paramount: you must conceal your motives. Unless he is insignificant in co...
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Habituations

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[The following first appeared at Eternity Road on July 31, 2009. -- FWP ] In reply to this earlier piece, longtime reader and frequent...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Conversations

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Concerning the vagaries of domestic hot-water heaters: FWP: Damn. No hot water again. CSO: Why do you think that always happens at this ...

For Tax Return Deadline Day

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[The following first appeared ten years ago today, at the old Palace Of Reason, -- FWP ] To love a thing is to know and love its nature...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Blinded By "Science"

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Even now that they've largely been revealed to be money-hungry shills for a wholly unsubstantiated thesis that would rationalize the imp...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Reviving The Constitution Part 3: Federal "Property."

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The drama in Nevada these past couple of weeks, as the federal Bureau of Land Management attempted to dispossess a peaceable rancher for the...
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Sunday, April 13, 2014

A Mundane Resurrection

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Apologies if you’ve come here hoping for a Rumination, Gentle Reader. I know, it’s Palm Sunday and you probably expected something especiall...
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Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Death Machine

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[The recent resignation of Kathleen Sebelius as HHS Secretary, and the emergence of the true consequences of the Affordable Care Act in term...
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Friday, April 11, 2014

Marginalia

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I've long enjoyed Thomas Sowell's occasional "random thoughts on the passing scene," and have wondered what collection of...
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