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SamtheMan replied to brian0918's topic in Recreation and The Good Life
Thanks. It would also appear that the Daily Caller is giving away one handgun per week until November: http://contests.dailycaller.com/contests/view/the-daily-caller-gun-giveaway-week-14 -
John A. Allison takes over as CEO of the Cato Institute
SamtheMan replied to NikolaiM's topic in Current Events
Jonathan, I didn't mean to imply that libertarians as a group are disinterested or ignorant of philosophical principles. But there are real differences between many who label themselves libertarian and those associated with Objectivism. And there are some pretty serious philosophical and policy-oriented differences between ARI and Cato. What interests me at the moment (at least in this thread) is how/if the larger of those differences will be reconciled under Mr. Allison's leadership. The history of libertarian philosophical thought does have great depth, but it's also incredibly wide (from natural rights, consequentialism, anarchism, contractarianism, and on and on). But some of those supposed philosophical underpinnings of liberty contradict one another, or at the very least do not square with an Objectivist framework. Acknowledging critiques leveled against libertarianism by Dr. Brook, Dr. Peikoff, Mr. Schwartz, Diana Hsieh, etc., how as Objectivists should we view Mr. Allison's new gig as head of a libertarian organization? -
Batman and Justice: Symbolism over Substance?
SamtheMan replied to Thomas M. Miovas Jr.'s topic in Ethics
I have to see this movie. Not sure what I was waiting for, but this thread has certainly inspired me to pay close attention to the underlying themes of the film. Thanks for the insights!- 59 replies
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John A. Allison takes over as CEO of the Cato Institute
SamtheMan replied to NikolaiM's topic in Current Events
It's too bad that this devolved into a flame war. I was actually interested in whether people think Allison's appointment at Cato will cause problems within ARI (and the Oist community as a whole), or whether they think he'll make some much needed improvements over at Cato and transition the place towards greater acceptance of and appreciation for Ayn Rand's philosophy. Personally, I'm concerned that this is a bad move for Objectivism as it will confuse the public as to the differences between libertarians and Oist (focusing on end-game policy and not on philosophical principles). I'm happy to be proven wrong, and I'd love to know what others think. Can't we all just get along? -
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Paul Ryan as Vice Presidential candidate
SamtheMan replied to softwareNerd's topic in US Elections 2004/2008/2012/2016
Let's see, TARP, auto bailout, prescription drug benefit, and No-Child-Left-Behind. Ryan's voted for them all. Add to that his views on abortion and his recent public statement about Ayn Rand: "I reject her philosophy. It’s an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview. If somebody is going to try to paste a person’s view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don’t give me Ayn Rand.” Forgive me if I'm not enthusiastic... -
John A. Allison takes over as CEO of the Cato Institute
SamtheMan replied to NikolaiM's topic in Current Events
I hear that there was a Q&A session with John Allison and Yaron Brook at last week's ARI conference on this very topic. Anyone have the scoop? aad2caabc014deacd03334a4c8bcb936