The Influence of Ayn Rand (and why I’m not a fan)
The WAPO has an article today about how a large portion of the cabinet in waiting as well as many conservative politicians are big fans of Ayn Rand. In the included satirical video by John Oliver, however, it shows a tycoon on the other side (Mark Cuban) who is also a...
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Yesterday When I Was Young
When I was 17 I worked at a summer camp in upstate NY, delivering supplies in a red 1952 Ford pickup (with 3-speed stick on the steering column). On many an evening after work I would head down a narrow dirt road to a cozy rural bar & grill for libations,...
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I Found My Neighbor, Dead
My neighbor was not elderly - he was younger than me, in his early 40s, single, and seemingly fit. The last time I had seen him, the day before, he was going for a run, wearing track shorts, looking trim and happy to have a day off from his busy work life as corporate...
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Anything is Possible
I was thinking of Isaac Asimov's Second Foundation, the third in the sci-fi classic series. The secret group of scientist "saviors" of civilization were said to be at the end of the galaxy where they are the object of a galaxy-wide search by the evil mutant Mule, and...
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