Death Is Easy

DEATH IS
EASY
by
Russell Madden


Freedom As If It Mattered

FREEDOM, 
As If
It Mattered
by
Russell Madden



Guardian Project

The Guardian
Project
by
Russell Madden




Random

RaNdoM
by
Russell Madden






 

 

 

 

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1    WHOLE ISSUE 53

February 12, 2010

 

 
THIS ISSUE'S FEATURED WRITING

How to Reform Everything
by
Russell Madden



One cannot escape the politicians these days yammering in the media about how to “reform” all the ills and woes in our society. Consider just some of the issues and problems the State seeks to correct:

• Health care
• Welfare, personal and corporate (subsidies)
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Social Security
• Education
• Child care/daycare
• Unemployment
• Banking/financial/monetary system
• Taxes
• Regulations
• Energy
• Transportation
• Air travel security
• Crime
• Illicit drug usage
• High speed Internet
• Food and product safety

For more of this article...

 
Short commentary on current events

Don't Get Me Started!
by
Russ Madden
This space will include my observations on various issues that don't warrant an entire essay or article.

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“Don't Get Me Started!” Blogs and the occasional short podcast. The main blog page is here. For a full list of the entries, see the archive page, here. Some recent samples are below:

Leave Me Alone

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Since Thomas Frank (“The Left Should Reclaim ‘Freedom,’” Wall Street Journal, 9-16-09) never bothers to define “freedom,” it’s unsurprising he reaches the wrong conclusions.



Abusing Animals, Abusing Rights

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

How many times? How many friggin’ times am I going to read a “libertarian’s” bold claim that — somehow, some way — this time it’s okay to use the State to punish those who engage in immoral (but not rights-violating) behavior?...

Archive of previous short commentaries.



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No Green

 
Concerto of Deliverance
by
John Mills-Cockell


Seven Movements for Instruments & Voices.
 A musical adventure of discovery, remembrance, and arrival.
 A top-quality, 79-minute album of rich, moving music.
Inspired by words from Ayn Rand.


An Ayn Rand100 Tribute. Samples & Information available at http://www.starshipaurora.com/concertoofdeliverance.html
 




 

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