In retrospect, it was predictable—what climate hysterics would do as the years rolled on with more and more of their predictions being refuted by direct observation. Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth was made 20 years ago; the first IPCC report of the UN was 35 years ago; Congress held hearings on global warming 37 years ago; Ayn
“Younging” is my stab at a term that’s shorter and more descriptive than “rejuvenation” and more positive than “de-aging.” Once it becomes possible to shed years, people will be asking: “You look good, are you younging?” (Whatever word they use, I hope they ask it of me.) Contemptuous dismissal of younging, especially in the mainstream
In one week (on Oct. 20), I begin the live version of my new course on the second half of the phenomenal speech, “The Objectivist Ethics.” The first 60 paragraphs of this speech concerned “meta-ethics”: the derivation of one’s life as one’s ultimate value and man’s survival qua man as the standard of moral value. This course
“American found guilty of murder and multiple rapes” is a headline you’ll never see. But how often have you seen: “Illegal immigrant found guilty of . . .” People reading the latter are highly unlikely to realize that they are being manipulated. But they are: the headlines about illegal immigrants are cherry-picked by the anti-immigrationists.
A member wrote: Each of these great city states, and smaller ones, built up their own private navies to protect shipping—and were made incredibly rich as the dominators of Mediterranean trade. Several comments. First “anarcho-capitalism” (used before the quoted passage) is an invalid concept. There is no more validity to “anarcho-capitalism” than to “state capitalism”
Re: the thread on the limits of open immigration It’s time for Ayn Rand’s Power Question: What facts of reality give rise to the need for such a concept as X? Here, X is “citizenship.” Why do we need this concept? Mainly, to determine who can vote. You can probably think of a few perquisites
On this forum there has been a spirited, but civil and polite, debate over whether Harvard deserves support in its stand against Trump’s attack on it. It’s a pretzel of an issue, and I appreciate the arguments of both sides, I really do (and can be momentarily swayed to one side or the other). But
The Randsday Conference, which was a great success, featured my Objectivist trivia contest. Having used the questions before an audience of about 70, I know I can’t use them again, so I post them here for your edification and amusement.Answers are at the bottom. ==================================================Trivia answers
This is addressed to all those repulsed by the political alternatives offered today, those who are seeking a rational social-political position. 1. Content Rational—reached by a process of reason. A political position should be based on a process of logical reasoning, not on running with a herd or substituting feelings for thinking. Harry’s Substack is a
Thread: Bilateral Economics Re: Member’s post of 11/30/24 I think Rockefeller was on balance a hero, but not an Ayn Rand Hero. Of course. Except, from my limited knowledge, you don’t have to say “on balance.” At several points he led the formation of cartels and other such actions to establish prices and volumes he deemed
