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International Pronouns Day Is A Thinly Veiled Attack On Individualism And Personal Integrity.

October 18, 2018

College campus life is already reeling from the effects of college admission racial quotas. Now International Pronoun Day activists are throwing salt on the wounds by expanding geometrically the number of possible identity groups. In a desperate appeal to dignity, the entire premise of the project is dissected in terms of reason, purpose, and self-respect. In other words, life-affirming values.

The Mirage Of Social Justice, Part 3: Primitive Thinking By Immature Minds: “Social Justice” Is Based On Envy, The Most Anti-Social Of All Passions.

October 17, 2018

“Someone” must be to blame for unequal distribution of incomes. Therefore, they must be punished. Their property must be involuntarily transferred to others.

Why Interfering With Little Words Like Pronouns Is An Attack On Western Civilization.

October 16, 2018

Little words matter a lot. As cultures evolve so do languages. New words and meanings are added while others are dropped. Nouns and verbs may change most, but it is not a good idea to override pronouns in conformity with changing social pressures. Authoritarianism begins with people's attempts to control the ideological and linguistic territory.

The Next Generation of Ridesharing Is Giving Uber a Run for Its Money

October 16, 2018

When Uber and Lyft first hit the market, it completely revolutionized the concept of “hailing” a cab. And while the ridesharing industry has offered us safe and reliable alternatives to the outdated cab industry, innovation is constant.

Why Alan Greenspan, Of All People, Calls For Less Government And More Entrepreneurship.

October 15, 2018

Americans are more inclined to found companies than the people of other countries and are also better at turning small companies into giant ones. The U.S. was the first country to make it easy to create companies without going cap in hand to local bureaucrats who had a right to tell them what to do.

Seasteading Is the Future of Health Care Innovation

October 14, 2018

Since the sea is unclaimed territory, creating medical facilities, whether on ships or floating islands, allows medical innovators to bypass the regulatory processes that are keeping patients from receiving the care they need.

No Vision Insurance? No Problem! Tech Is Making Eye Care Cheaper and More Accessible

October 13, 2018

Digital eye exams offered through companies like Opternative and subscription-based services like Hubble are helping to decentralize vision coverage, making it more affordable and accessible to everyone, whether they have insurance or not.

F.A. Hayek Knew That The “Nobel Prize” In Economic Sciences Was A Propaganda Tool For Central Banks.

October 13, 2018

The Nobel Prize confers on an individual an authority which in economics no man ought to possess.

Talented Entrepreneurs Like Jeff Bezos Are Shrinking Inequality Of Lifestyles, Which The New York Times Refuses To Acknowledge.

October 11, 2018

Rising inequality in terms of wealth is a sign of shrinking lifestyle inequality between the rich and poor. Think about it. Entrepreneurs generally amass great wealth by virtue of mass-producing the goods and services previously only enjoyed by the rich.

The Mirage Of Social Justice, Part 2: What Is Justice Anyway? It’s Not What SJW’s Want You To Think It Is.

October 10, 2018

Pretending to use concepts of justice to limit individual achievement Is simply the ideology of socialism: to achieve total control over society because the governing elites believe it is in their power to design and determine future outcomes.

How We Can Apply Systems Thinking To Get Rid Of Politicians And Change Our System Of Government.

October 9, 2018

If a frog turns right and catches a fly, and then turns left and catches a fly, and then turns around backward and catches a fly, the purpose of the frog has to do not with turning left or right or backward but with catching flies.

Socialism Might Get You “Free” Stuff, But Kiss Your Civil Liberties Goodbye

October 9, 2018

The power of the individual is, perhaps, one of the strongest forces on the planet. Like a ripple in the water, the action of one can cause a domino effect, where more and more individuals join together.

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Raushan Gross: Socialism Cannot Work, Not Even in an AI-Driven Economy

The Right to Repair: Shouldn’t Americans Have the Right to Fix Their Own Stuff?