It is free will, after all, that is simultaneously both a feature and a bug within our species and is at the root of every victory and defeat we have confronted since the dawn of our existence.
A Necessarily – Amiss Christmas Missive
Note: This was first published on Christmas Eve of 2009. The world is dramatically different now. This year, 2020, we are suffering through a pandemic, harsh and seemingly punitive lockdowns, school and business closures, and a subtle yet brewing social, civil, and cultural war. The message this essay intends to convey, however, is timeless.
Introduction
We have been working for a while on a novel called “The Mosaic Decalogue And The Political Faith Triad”. Here’s the Introduction.
The Free Press and Human Liberty
Of all the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, nothing confounds a Free people more than the Freedom of the Press. 245 years of…
Howard Roark’s Speech at his Trial from “The Fountainhead”, 1949, Ayn Rand
5 Min 36 sec, “Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had…
The Post-COVID Decalogues: Part IV
God told the prophet, Samuel, this is what would happen if the Israelites demanded, and anointed for themselves, a king to lead them. He wasn’t wrong.