The Inherent Conflict Between Modern Liberalism and Modern Feminism
Feminists are liberals, and liberals are feminists, or so it goes in modern society. The War on Women is supposedly being waged by the Right Wing and the Republican Party, so certainly, it seems safe to presume that feminism and liberalism share common values....
Why Obama Wont Pull a Clinton
The 2014 mid-term election victory for the Republicans has prompted comparisons to the 1994 mid-term election and its aftermath. Twenty years ago, over-reach in the direction of statism by the Clinton administration led to historic victories for the Republican party...
Market Inefficiency
I had an interesting conversation with a seasoned real estate attorney the other day. I've recently been looking into investing in commercial real estate, and I took a look at a company that provides a particular type of health care service. It's a national outfit,...
Has the Addict Bottomed Out?
...or has he simply gotten mad at his dealer? By now, the epic smack down the GOP laid on the Democratic Party in the 2014 mid-term elections has settled in. The liberal press is falling all over itself to discuss and explain away both the fact of the loss of the...
The Origins Of Niceness
Here's a fascinating observation: The biggest cultural predictor that you will be trusting, trustworthy, generous, fair, and so on is the extent to which you come from a market-oriented society. People from traditional societies, from tribal societies, from non- or...
Take Back Our Country
There's a soundbite bouncing around out in the liberal landscape. It's being expressed as a variation of take back our country or take back America. It was recently expressed by Elizabeth Warren, who stated during an appearance on Bill Maher's show: We've got to get...
Hey GOP, What’s In It For Me?
With another Election Day rolling around, and a couple close Senate races already forecast to be affected by Libertarian Party (LP) candidates, some finger-waggers are already loosening their knuckles up in case a GOP candidate loses to a Democrat because (and under a...
Malice or Incompetence
During the last few years' perambulations through Internet message boards and comments sections, I've come to notice a not-uncommon accusation, typically originating from conservative quarters, regarding President Obama's intent towards the nation. Many accuse him of...
Sacks of Chemicals
Every so often, each of us comes across an idea, a phrase, a sentence, an essay, a book, a film or television show, or a work of some other form of art that strikes a chord, and that reshapes how we look at the world. I had one of those aha moments a couple years ago,...
Pressure Makes Diamonds
I caught an interview of Joe Perry, one of the core members of the band Aerosmith, the other day on satellite radio. He was shilling a new book, which is apparently and in part a rebuttal to the book that his bandmate Steven Tyler released a while back. Tyler and...
Inalienable Rights
A clip of Ben Affleck on Bill Maher's show, wherein Affleck loses his cool, is making the conservative website rounds today. I normally don't watch Maher (I normally don't watch television news or talking heads in general), so this only came to my attention when I saw...
The Real Isolationists
Isolationism. It's a dirty word. It evokes images of a head in the sand. It suggests detachment from the outside world, from the reality of what's going on elsewhere. It implies callousness, indifference, or even stupidity. It's also a common attack lobbed at...
For The Good of Others
A couple months ago I embroiled myself in yet another argument with conservatives regarding gay marriage. As previous posts on this page make very clear, I support the right of gay couples to access the same legal and tax benefits and to choose to bind themselves with...
They’ll Get It Right This Time
As the war drums beat in demand for yet another US military involvement in the middle east, I can't help but think we've heard this all before. As our warplanes and drones drop bombs in Syria, I'm reminded of past jingoism and loud declarations. As the best and...
Company Loyalty
Here's a dirty little secret: No matter what you're told, no matter what words you hear about loyalty and family and teams, your company does not care about you. Oh, no. Not a bit. Sure, your supervisor may be a great person, who values your work, looks out for you in...
Greed and Envy
I had an interaction recently over the Biblical proverb money is the root of all evil. I corrected the original poster, noting that the saying is actually the love of money is the root of all evil. The OP didn't acknowledge a difference. I didn't think anything more...
Is There A Red Pill For The Wealthy?
Pay even a little attention to any left-liberal protest, and you will hear diatribes against the 1% and against big corporations. These twin and overlapping pillars of malevolence are, we are told, the source of all that's wrong in our society. They're the ones who...
Privacy, Technology and Market Forces
Recently, Apple made a big splash in the news with an announcement that its new system of data encryption would make it impossible for the company to comply with demands from the government that data on an individual's smartphone be retrieved and provided to the...
Principled But Not Absolutist
In the past couple months, I unfriended two people on Facebook over politics. They were both "friends" only via politics - one was invited by a friend of a friend into my blog, and the other friended me because of my political postings - so I didn't actually end...
Scorched Earth
A recent NY Times report discussed the "diaspora" of people from blue states to red states. The Times seems to welcome this movement, since, at least according to its analysis, those relocaters are keeping their blue-state voting habits and thus are helping the...
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