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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Column on Just Say “No”
Just Say “No” Tibor R. Machan After sustained profligacy comes the dreaded cold turkey. Any kind of habitual indulgence can only be stopped if at some point the “addict” says “no,” with no excuses. I would assume most people have … Continue reading
Column on “Not Guilty” isn’t “Innocent”
“Not Guilty” isn’t “Innocent” Tibor R. Machan An indication of the sad state of journalism is how often when people show support for the Casey Anthony verdict they are labeled as Casey Anthony supporters. But they could very well be … Continue reading
Column on Public Works on Steroids
Public Works on Steroids Tibor R. Machan What the Obama administration and its cheerleaders call “the stimulus” is by all sensible accounts the macroeconomic version of steroids. And you can get quite addicted to these–just as some athletes can to … Continue reading
Column on Ignorance Amidst Erudition
Ignorance Amidst Erudition Tibor R. Machan Stanley Kauffmann is the film reviewer of The New Republic and his work in this area is worth the time it takes to read it, at least for me. He is what I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Paul Krugmann, Paul Samuleson, Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
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Column on What’s With Social Security?
What’s With Social Security? Tibor R. Machan When shortly after I arrived on these shores I got my first job as an usher in a cinema in Philadelphia, back in the fall of 1956, I asked about the deduction from … Continue reading
Column on Tea Party Muddles
Tea Party Confusion Tibor R. Machan The idea that politicians should sign a pledge to promote personal morality is contrary to the avowed Tea Party commitment to small government. If you want the government to have a restricted scope, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, global warming, marriage, Michelle Bockman, Tea Party
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Column on Live and Let Live–Not In Silverado
Live and Let Live: not in Silverado Tibor R. Machan Where I live quite a few neighbors are what are affectionately called Tree Huggers. What such neighbors, by no means even the majority, have in common is that they oppose … Continue reading
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Tagged Marx & Engels, Private property rights, Tree Huggers, US Constitution
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Column on Am I A Corporate Shill?
Am I A Corporate Shill? Tibor R. Machan It has always been my view that corporations are groups of people united for various purposes, often to benefit from a business venture guided by competent management. Initially I worried little about … Continue reading
Column on The Pleasures of Humiliation?
The Pleasures of Humiliation? Tibor R. Machan Call me old fashioned, and in some matters I proudly am, but for me entertainment needs to contain a solid dose of enjoyment. So when I select my movies or TV fare, I … Continue reading
Essay: Revisiting Selfishness–Again
Revisiting Selfishness Again Tibor R. Machan Why are so many who speak up about how we ought to act make a special effort to denigrate self-interested conduct? The main reason is that there is serious problem about what most people … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Greek ethics, modern science, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Hobbes
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