Paradoxical free markets? Not really
(’76 Contributor) Sometimes I wonder: Could self-denial perversely lead to self-indulgence and thus cause the demise of the free-market system? “What’s all that gobbledegook about?” you might wonder....
View ArticleMy students’ U-turn on sharing the wealth
(’76 Contributor) As part of my research into the intellectual proximity of Ayn Rand’s objectivism and social conservatism, I have spent stimulating time perusing Rand’s novels and other philosophical...
View ArticleMemo to Cuomo: Exiling us only penalizes you
(’76 Contributor) In an interview on a local radio station a few weeks ago, Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic governor of the state of New York, bluntly announced that “extreme conservatives” were no longer...
View ArticleWhat hope for conservatives? Ask Nock & Limbaugh
(’76 Contributor) Sometimes it takes the perspective of decades and generations to see what is right in front of us politically. Consider this prescient passage from a well-known libertarian book...
View ArticleReconciling (get ready) Solzhenitsyn & Ayn Rand
(’76 Contributor) As I wrote in a previous post,”Memo to Cuomo,” I do not believe that there is any philosophical inconsistency within American conservatism. I would even submit that Ayn Rand’s...
View ArticleTake government benefits? Sure, why not?
(“76 Contributor) A few weeks ago, I came across a challenging post on a conservative blog asking whether conservatives should ever use welfare programs. The author explained that he and his wife were...
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