August 2005

The Fall semester is about to begin…

August 20, 2005 @ 9:04 am

…and it looks like I’ll have a lot on my plate this semester and in the Spring as well. I’ll probably be taking my comprehensive exams toward the end of the Spring semester, while I’m taking what will probably be my last graduate-level class: a philosophy seminar. As for this semester: I’m teaching Intro. to [...]

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Parental Socialism: A Peculiarly Modern Twist?

August 18, 2005 @ 11:09 am

Steven Horwitz has an interesting post at L&P that discusses the distinction between parental socialism and paternal socialism, and the roots of the former, in the light of work done by James Buchanan. Ayn Rand even gets a favorable mention and credit where credit is due. Chris Matthew Sciabarra chimes in in a comment to [...]

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Firefly and the New Serenity Trailer

August 18, 2005 @ 10:46 am

This is a little late, but for those who haven’t yet heard of the sci-fi/western tv series Firefly, the Serenity movie, or the new trailer for the movie, here it is. Here’s the Serenity movie website, where you can find an earlier trailer and a blog. Here are two Firefly, the tv series, websites: 1 [...]

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A Tax Song

August 18, 2005 @ 10:42 am

“Taxes Are Best When You Pay Nothing At All” via Mises Econ Blog. Addendum: And see here for another tax song.

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Officer: "Ma'am… You don't have a prescription for that. I'm afraid I'll have to take you in. Step out of the car, please."

August 18, 2005 @ 10:37 am

The surveillance state continues to grow. See Radley Balko’s post at L&P for the latest disturbing direction government policy is taking.

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The Phraseology and Symbols of Despotism

August 18, 2005 @ 10:32 am

Karen De Coster has an interesting post at LewRockwell.com.

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A Thorny Issue in Just War Theory & Practice

August 18, 2005 @ 10:21 am

Roderick Long has an interesting post on the thorny issue of a war having both just and unjust aims.

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Interesting Posts on Tolkien and Hobbits

August 18, 2005 @ 10:07 am

If you’re a big Tolkien fan, this blog post at L&P might interest you. And here’s a blog that the L&P post links to that seems to be somewhat LotRs inspired: The Elfin Ethicist.

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