tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post5024894373724968564..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Weekend open threadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-39823491243319837492008-10-04T04:01:00.000-04:002008-10-04T04:01:00.000-04:00I was disappointed in Sarah Palin's response to th...I was disappointed in Sarah Palin's response to the whole Fannie/Freddie mess. She clearly doesn't get that it's the government corrupting he marketplace, and Wall Street.<BR/><BR/>This whole attacking the banking industry is like a bank robber forcing somebody to help rob said bank at gunpoint, then prosecuting them for the crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-36522388230703923062008-10-04T02:00:00.000-04:002008-10-04T02:00:00.000-04:00The most disgusting thing since the ruling in Kelo...The most disgusting thing since the ruling in Kelo v. New London. That ruling made property rights forfeit; individual liberty surely will be next.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125745545009130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-27891296183566685032008-10-03T23:29:00.000-04:002008-10-03T23:29:00.000-04:002) Since the New Deal was enacted.2) Since the New Deal was enacted.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939985783528185830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-65395610593907591042008-10-03T21:56:00.000-04:002008-10-03T21:56:00.000-04:002.) The passage of the new bailout law is the most...2.) The passage of the new bailout law is the most disgusting thing to happen in American politics since yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-63001752103657647912008-10-03T21:12:00.000-04:002008-10-03T21:12:00.000-04:00...since the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? No, lots of ......since the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? <BR/><BR/>No, lots of bad things came after that, I know, but it's the first one that popped into my head.Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-50682878336090901282008-10-03T20:47:00.000-04:002008-10-03T20:47:00.000-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-40346954249257344592008-10-03T20:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T20:42:00.000-04:00"Brief Summary" By Ayn Rand, The ObjectivistSeptem..."Brief Summary" By Ayn Rand, <I>The Objectivist</I>September 1971.<BR/><BR/>"You will find that on every fundamental issue, Kant's philosophy is the exact opposite of Objectivism. You may also find it hard to believe that anyone could advocate the things Kant is advocating. If you doubt it, I suggest that you look up the references given and read the original works. Do not seek to escape the subject by thinking: "Oh, Kant didn't mean it!" He did."Nicholas Provenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926131141263622350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-15445704424691686952008-10-03T20:36:00.000-04:002008-10-03T20:36:00.000-04:00No. The statement was something like this:"Kant's ...No. The statement was something like this:<BR/><BR/>"Kant's philosophy is, in all essentials, the antithesis of mine." <BR/><BR/>I don't remember the exact wording. Perhaps it might say: "The philosophy of Kant . . . "<BR/><BR/>And it might say: ". . . the opposite of mine . . ."<BR/><BR/>Thank you for looking.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-9024160160647899552008-10-03T20:25:00.000-04:002008-10-03T20:25:00.000-04:00I can't find it; do you remember the exact quote?I can't find it; do you remember the exact quote?Nicholas Provenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926131141263622350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-5461453294868683132008-10-03T18:39:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:39:00.000-04:00Where did Ayn Rand say her philosophy was the oppo...Where did Ayn Rand say her philosophy was the opposite of Kant's?<BR/><BR/>(As a Mac user, I no longer have access to Phil Oliver's very helpful Objectivism Research CD.)Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com