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I was a Randian for a couple of years, starting when I was 15, to the extent that I not

Memphis Bill

I'm undecided on the question of altruism. One of the few ideas on which Rand moved me. Altruism is

A friend of a friend suggests "coffee parties" as an alternative.

packen still@work

[ #17 ]/ evariste: Please do, I must be the only person here who never read any of her

Pastorius and others-I'm writing a short meditation on Rand which you may enjoy. It'll take a minute.

Welp, you heard the man. In your face! I just won at Bloggie. Again.

Earl

[ #3 ]/ evariste: COTD

What the hell is a Jewish guy doing with a Christian first name and a Muslim last name?

Christine Keeler

[ #31 ]/ Queequeg: Peter was a wonderful man albeit a little strange. He used to ask

Lewis

Plaster's not really all that wonderful. Fairly soundproof, yes, but wonderful? No.

Rand's attack on "altruism" gives her away. Any Christian who can hear her critique of altruism and still believe the

He tore out all that wonderful plaster just so that he could use his cell inside his house????

I can't tell you how many times I've seen Philosophy professors go off the rails. I had one Professor whose

_ I´m amazed that so many consider themselves simultaneously "Randian" and "Christian". _ As a Christian, I'm

Lewis

[ #12 ]/ evariste #11 Lewis I read enough Kant in college

I really liked his joke about how it's a little-known fact that the original Boston Tea Party was also for-profit.

Cool!

Salome

I'm biting, and thank you! I wish I had more time to devote to this. As you're well aware, this

Though I do like Palin, in general, I thought this bit was hilarious.

[ #11 ]/ Lewis I read enough Kant in college to have an honest lack of respect

the hyperlinkopotamus:

Learning the grammar of sartorial style

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Paul Ford, editor of Harper's, on freeloaders

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Stephen Colbert: "Sarah Palin is a fucking retard. Get it? You see? It's satire!"

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Effectively, Greece is now an EU protectorate

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How Goldman Sachs helped Greece mask the true extent of its deficit

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Take it from Gabrielle Bouliane, and don't you dare waste your fucking time

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Did bankers' bonuses cause the financial crisis?

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The IDF's new sooper seekrit weapon (Odourless socks)

annie

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Bernard-Henri Lévy cites the authority of a fictional philosopher, and makes a laughingstock of himself

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Amnesty International suspends an employee for complaining about its partnership with a terrorist

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Meet the 88-year-old mayor of Mississauga, a thriving, debt-free city with $700 million in the bank

-mon 10:00 pm (14 comments)

Greek Ouzo crisis escalates into global margin call as confidence ebbs

Lady of Shalott

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Stephen Fry: Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?

-mon 6:08 pm (7 comments)

2 soft drinks a week double the risk of pancreatic cancer

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"An Education": a nastily antisemitic British film that is the darling of Sundance

-mon 4:30 pm (34 comments)

When healthcare coverage is insurance in name only

zorkmidden

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Awesome political attack ad...for a coroner's race in New Orleans

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Greece: "After pillaging the country, they flee with their ill-gotten gains at the very mention of the word tax"

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I Try Myself To Create Clever Yet Respectful Line of Head. I Fails.

-mon 12:25 pm (6 comments)

Don't Mess With Old People--Case Study 894,243

zorkmidden

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