Category Archives: History
1981: Space Shuttle Columbia Launch
April, 12, 1981. Enjoy. Image 1: NASA Image 2: NASA
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NPR: The Secret Document That Transformed China
NPR has a fascinating report on China which involves collectivism and the virtue of the profit-motive. From the report: In 1978, the farmers in a small Chinese village called Xiaogang gathered in a mud hut to sign a secret contract. They … Continue reading
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Ayn Rand on Self-Determination of Nations
“The right of “the self-determination of nations” applies only to free societies or to societies seeking to establish freedom; it does not apply to dictatorships. Just as an individual’s right of free action does not include the “right” to commit … Continue reading
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My Interview with John David Lewis
First published in American Thinker on September 22, 2011. Dr. John David Lewis is a visiting associate professor in the philosophy, politics, and economics program at Duke University, a contributing editor to The Objective Standard, and the author of the book Nothing Less Than … Continue reading
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Ann Coulter: “They said they were for ‘peace’”
”They said they were for ‘peace.’ This is what they produced: ‘reeducation’ camps, political prisoners, and gruesome bloodbaths as Communists swept through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. In Cambodia, millions were slaughtered by Marxist ideologues. Cambodians were forced to watch as … Continue reading
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