Edward Cline presents The Scarecrow of “Violent Language” posted at The Rule of Reason, saying, "On the heels of excising the “hurtful” language from Mark Twain’s novels, come the calls for mellowing the “caustic language” of anyone criticizing big government or its recent depredations against the country and its citizenry. The occasion is the attempted murder (the charge of “attempted assassination” is arguable; the victim was not a head of state) of Gabrielle Giffords, Democratic U.S. representative from Arizona, on January 8th during a political event outside a Safeway store in Tucson."
Jared Rhoads presents Let's petition with conviction posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, "If we're going to petition to repeal Obamacare, let's do it with full, firm, moral conviction."
Roberto Sarrionandia presents Objectivists Can Enjoy Debating posted at Roberto Sarrionandia, saying, "Are debating competitions really incompatible with Objectivism?"
Miranda Barzey presents My Ever-Evolving View of My Body posted at Building Atlantis, saying, "How my body-image has evolved over the years, from self-loathing to love."
Hanah presents Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel posted at Charlie's Bookshelf, saying, "This classic book is perfect for Objectivists and their kids, with strong lessons about both economics and the ethics of productive work. It's about finding the work you can do, taking pride in it, and finding a situation that gives you the best life possible."
Benjamin Skipper presents Listening to Oneself posted at Musing Aloud, saying, "In hopes of improving my psychology, I am undertaking to record myself speaking about uncomfortable subjects and then listening to the audio later. Will it make me a better friend?"
Diana Hsieh presents Compare and Contrast posted at NoodleFood, saying, "I compare two radically different approaches to parenting -- the demanding, self-sacrificing "Asian Mom" extolled by Amy Chua and Rose's determination to find a way of teaching so that her daughter wants to learn."
Benjamin Skipper presents Stopwatch posted at Musing Aloud, saying, "Have a hard time getting "moving"? Try timing yourself: The facts of reality are a sufficient enough motivator."
Kelly Elmore presents Tribute to the Gilmore Girls posted at Reepicheep's Coracle, saying, "Livy and I just finished watching the last season of the Gilmore Girls. In this post, I talk about why I like it so much and why I cried like a baby when I knew it was over. There are very, very minor spoilers."
Rational Jenn presents Peopleguy Tours posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "One of the goals for our homeschool is to take tours of businesses and meet the people who run them and work in them. We're starting off slow, but we'll be ramping up these kinds of field trips over the years as the kids get older. I'm hoping that the kids will even have the opportunity to do some real grownup work as part of these tours so that they can experience the jobs a little bit first-hand."
Paul Hsieh presents Why Caltech Is Different posted at NoodleFood, saying, "What happens when a university admits students based solely on academic merit, without making special exemptions for race, sex or if the student's parents were alumni?"
Ari Armstrong presents Ritter's "New Energy Economy" Based on Old Fallacies posted at Free Colorado, saying, "Pushing 'green' energy through controls and corporate welfare harms the economy, despite frequent claims to the contrary."
Julia Campbell presents tilapia with grapefruit beurre blanc + sautéed mushrooms posted at the crankin' kitchen!, saying, "Super delicious and easy fish recipe!"
David C Lewis, RFA presents Arbitrary Retirement Plan Rules, Part 1: 401k Plans posted at A Revolution In Financial Planning, saying, "Should you invest in a 401(k) plan? Maybe, but only if you're willing to accept the arbitrary nature of such plans. I discuss some of the oddities of retirement accounts and provide some interesting reading material on the history of the 401(k) in America and where they might be going."
Morgan Polotan presents The Idea That Will Change The Way We Do Business | Morgan Polotan's Blog posted at Morgan Polotan's Blog.
RickMarazzani presents Witch, Commie, Creationist? How crazy is your teacher? posted at MindPosts.
Edward Cline presents The Spinning Tops of Paul Krugman posted at The Rule of Reason, saying, "Spin. An interesting word. It has a variety of definitions in as many realms of human activity, such as in finance, music, and even computer science. In politics, it means exaggeration, fabrication and falsehood. Its political role in “civil discourse” means that truths, facts, theories, or accusations can be “spun” out of whole cloth from a single thread, or out of context, or “twisted” beyond recognition, twirled to tweak into existence a perceived fact to reflect positively or negatively on someone or some thing."
Earl Parson presents Everything in its Place: TV Edition posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, "Another update from the almost-completed Tennessee House - pictures and description of the little custom cabinet for the TV. Enjoy!"
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