My recent article on the lost virtue of manners resulted in a lot of responses. The overwhelming majority were positive. A particularly insightful reader said this: At the base of any political system is the issue of, “Are we individuals … Continue reading
American leftism/progressivism is the established way of thinking. It did not win by reason or persuasion; merely by default, or in the absence of any principled, rational alternative. The leftist agenda of a weak defense; unsustainable national debt; fostering dependence … Continue reading
Left-wing tabloid New York Daily News has endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Its editorial board described the Ohio Republican as someone who “marries a small government outlook with can-do effectiveness. … On the ideological spectrum …[Kasich] meets the tests of Republican … Continue reading
Almost half of registered Democrats think the Constitution needs to be updated, according to the results of a new poll. A YouGov survey about the Constitution included a question of whether there should be another Constitutional convention to update the … Continue reading
Avoidance of risk is a major cause of personal problems.We hear a lot of talk about depression. What is depression? A lack of energy, motivation or purpose. What kills purpose? Very often, a habitual tendency to avoid risks. There’s actually … Continue reading
John Kasich says he wouldn’t have signed North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill shielding businesses from anti-gay lawsuits and requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. In an interview aired on CBS News’ “Face … Continue reading
Inequality, we have to keep in mind, is not the same thing as poverty. When people like Timothy Noah complain that “income distribution in the United States is now more unequal than in Uruguay, Nicaragua, Guyana, and Venezuela,” they act … Continue reading
In reality and in the Objectivist ethics, there is no such thing as “duty.” There is only choice and the full, clear recognition of a principle obscured by the notion of “duty”: the Law of Causality. The proper approach to … Continue reading
While campaigning for his wife Hillary in Philadelphia on Thursday, Bill Clinton implored the Black Lives Matter movement to “tell the truth” by admitting that they defend people who kill other black people. The former president’s speech was being interrupted … Continue reading
President Barack Obama says he has the power to allow illegal immigrants to be eligible for federal benefits through the guise of “prosecutorial discretion,” and that he will not enforce the law against them for being in the country, CNS … Continue reading
I am so sick of the presidential horse race. Who will acquire the most delegates in time for the Republican convention? Will the Republican donor elites seize control of the convention, or allow Ted Cruz or Donald Trump—whoever has the … Continue reading
Conservative professor John McAdams is under threat of termination from liberal university president Michael Lovell of the Jesuit-run Marquette University. McAdams is not taking the threat lightly and has fired off a blistering letter to his boss. In the lengthy … Continue reading