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Society and the meaning of individual actions
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Libertarians are often talking about freedom and liberty. Thomas Jefferson claimed in his magnum opus the Declaration of Independence that we all have a right to liberty. But freedom and liberty aren...
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Bearing responsibility for your own existence
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The higher your self-esteem, the more confidence you have in your ability to cope with life's never-ending challenges. Strong self-esteem is based on many factors, one of which is self-responsibility...
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Critical thinking
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Ayn Rand wrote that the process of thinking "is the process of defining identity and discovering causal connections." She claimed that thinking is a choice - not an automatic function - and she admon...
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Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism - intellectuals resent businessman because they feel superior yet don't feel properly respected or rewarded
reason.com link posted by in capitalism
They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work. "Intellectuals have always disdained commerce" says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey. T...
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Why You Should Never Say: ‘Beauty Lies in the Eye of the Beholder’
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A society that can’t talk sensibly, publicly and perhaps at length, about beauty inadvertently condemns itself to ugliness.
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Watch What Happens After A 13-Year-Old Boy Leaves “Public Education”
thefreethoughtproject.com link posted by in teens
When conformity and rigidity are replaced with free thinking and innovation, the results can be quite stunning. Such was the case with 13-year-old Logan LaPlante, who left the public education system...
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I Don’t Believe in Religious Freedom
lewrockwell.com link posted by in politics
I don’t believe in religious freedom. Freedom should have nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof. The reason we intuitively have a concept like freedom is because we...
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Ayn Rand Haters Will Hate
huffingtonpost.com link posted by in objectivism
After reading Rand's most famous work, Atlas Shrugged, I find my thoughts on politics and life profoundly inspired. Her characters and philosophical convictions are unapologetically pragmatic and sim...
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