John Link

I find Jennifer's post to be full of wisdom. Calling a priest "Mister" (or a nun "Miss") is almost certainly going to be taken as a act of aggression or disrespect. John Link

Check it out: http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russia...s04.html#chap10

I haven't read Kant so I have no first-hand knowledge of whether Rand's presentation of Kant's ideas is accurate, but I did find this article by George Walsh that investigates that question: http://enlightenment.supersaturated.com/objectivity/walsh1/ John Link

Here's a private rather than public speech: John Link

Now I'm really baffled. If you own a Mac, why would you hold a Windows party? To make fun of it?

Good advice!

I found this in the Wikipedia article for Martin Anderson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Anderson_(economist) After serving as director of policy research for the 1968 Presidential campaign of Richard Nixon, Anderson was Special Assistant to the President from 1969 to 1970, and then, from 1970 to 1971, "Special Consultant to the President of the United States for Systems Analysis." It was through his recommendation that Alan Greenspan began his career in government. He is also widely credited with helping to end military conscription in the United States. ...this in the Wikipedia article for Milton Friedman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_friedman Milton Friedman was a leading proponent of a volunteer military, stating that the draft was "inconsistent with a free society".[30] In Capitalism and Freedom, he argued that conscription is inequitable and arbitrary, preventing young men to shape their lives as they see fit.[31] During the Nixon administration he headed the committee to explore a move towards a paid/volunteer armed force. He would later state that his role in eliminating the conscription in the United States was his proudest accomplishment.[32] ...and this in the Wikipedia article "Conscription in the United States": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_...e_United_States During the 1968 presidential election, Richard Nixon campaigned on a promise to end the draft.[33] He had first become interested in the idea of an all-volunteer army during his time out of office, based upon a paper by Professor Martin Anderson of Columbia University.[34] Nixon also saw ending the draft as an effective way to undermine the anti-Vietnam war movement, since he believed affluent youths would stop protesting the war once their own possibility of having to fight in it was gone.[35] There was opposition to the all-volunteer notion from both the Department of Defense and Congress, so Nixon took no immediate action towards ending the draft early in his presidency.[34] Instead, the Gates Commission was formed, headed by Thomas S. Gates, Jr., a former Secretary of Defense in the Eisenhower administration.[34] Gates initially opposed the all-volunteer army idea, but changed his mind during the course of the 15-member commission's work.[34] The Gates Commission issued its report in February 1970, describing how adequate military strength could be maintained without having conscription.[33][36] The existing draft law was expiring at the end of June 1971, but the Department of Defense and Nixon administration decided the draft needed to continue for at least some time.[36] In February 1971, the administration requested of Congress a two-year extension of the draft, to June 1973.[37][38] Senatorial opponents of the war wanted to reduce this to a one-year extension, or eliminate the draft altogether, or tie the draft renewal to a timetable for troop withdrawal from Vietnam;[39] Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska took the most forceful approach, trying to filibuster the draft renewal legislation, shut down conscription, and directly force an end to the war.[40] Senators supporting Nixon's war efforts supported the bill, even though some had qualms about ending the draft.[38] After a prolonged battle in the Senate, in September 1971 cloture was achieved over the filibuster and the draft renewal bill was approved.[41] Meanwhile, military pay was increased as an incentive to attract volunteers, and television advertising for the U.S. Army began.[33] With the end of active U.S. ground participation in Vietnam, December 1972 saw the last men conscripted, who reported for duty in June 1973.[33]In 1973, the Selective Service randomly selected 25 numbers or birthdays in case the draft was extended. Having heard the Joan Kennedy Taylor interview and having read the Wikipedia articles quoted above, I wonder whether Anderson and Friedman were members of the Gates Commission, and if so, what roles they played. John Link

Thank you for the info. That's great news! John Link

Where did you see it? Does anyone know where to get it on DVD? John Link

Just imagine how the kids will react when, years later, they find out that their father engineered this deception. By the way, did you get the job? John Link

I love the Godfather trilogy even though I don't have clue what the building in the picture is famous for. Would you enlighten us? John Link P.S. There seems to be a problem with the link quoted above. Once I got it to work but now I just get a message saying "Not found".

This might be helpful to you: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html My guess is that what you have in mind would best be undertaken with the permission of the copyright holder. John Link

Too bad you can't travel back in time to ask Frank and Barbara. John Link

I think that Katie Granju has identified not the fundamental problem with nudism, but rather the fundamental problem with fluorescent lights! John Link

Consensus of whom? And how could a symphony be a piano concerto? John Link

I think you probably need to enjoy more. Although one might get an explanation of enjoyment from a book, the enjoyment comes not from the explanation but from the act of enjoying. Go out and have some more fun! John Link

I found an email address for Prof. Wortham and sent her the following message: I'll let you know about any response I receive. John Link

Thank you for providing the source from which you copied the article. It appears to me that that Michael Eden, the owner of the website you've cited, has also violated copyright law by publishing the article for which he does not own the copyright. Can anyone provide a source for where the author of the article published her article? John Link

I think that you probably already violated copyright law by posting Anne Wortham's article on your website. Furthermore your website seems to suggest, but does not make clear, that Anne Wortham wrote the material that begins with "Fellow Americans," and ends with "your happy obliviousness.". In any case, please provide a source, preferably a link, to the article as it is published by Anne Wortham. John Link

Yes, very interesting what Paul Newman had to say about rebels always saying "no" and conformists always saying "yes". The actress, by the way, is Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman's second wife. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman they were married on February 2, 1958. YouTube says that the video was from a 1958 interview, so they were already married or about to be married. I very much enjoyed seeing how happy and comfortable they were with each other. When Paul Newman died on September 26, 2008, they had been married for 50 years. I bet they had some good times together. John Link "Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?" -Paul Newman, quoted in wikipedia, when asked about infidelity

Juditha, what can you do today to connect yourself with the immediacy of life? Find something, and do it! John Link

The title of this thread, "The Purpose of Sex", suggests that sex has only one purpose. It seems to me that that sort of thinking is rather limited. If I remember correctly, Jacob Bronowski wrote (maybe in "The Ascent of Man" http://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Man-Jacob-Bro...749&sr=8-2) that every biological structure has at least two uses. For example, the penis transmits both urine and semen, the ear is involved with both balance and hearing, the tongue is used for both eating and speaking. Surely sex can be seen to have at least two purposes, pleasure and procreation. To suggest that sex has only one purpose, whether it be pleasure or procreation, seems to me as silly as asserting that the penis should transmit only urine, that the ear should be used only for hearing, and that the tongue should be used only for eating. John Link

Your view is supported by all the definitions found here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arrogance

My recommendation is to go to a few strip clubs and enjoy looking at the women. When you find one that turns you on, let us know. Enjoy yourself!

According to the passage above, the Fourth was Haley's last. Was there also a Fifth?