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Continue reading →: Practical Politics for Left-Libertarians
As of this date, despite the presence of various third-party candidates in the 2024 election cycle, it is virtually inevitable that either Donald Trump or Joe Biden is going to serve another term in the White House. But there are other political visions that are awaiting an audience. As an…
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Continue reading →: Looking Back 55 Years: Our Cat Buttons
On March 17, 1969, a neighbor’s cat gave birth to a litter of kittens and among them was our cat Buttons. He was the kitten we chose and in June of that year, he came to live with us. He was with us until March 16, 1987, when he passed…
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Continue reading →: Congrats to the NYU Violets
Congratulations to the women of the undefeated NYU Violets for winning their first Division III NCAA title since 1997!
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Continue reading →: Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand 25
Twenty-five years ago this past February, Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand was released by Pennsylvania State University Press, as part of their series “Re-reading the Canon.” To my knowledge, it was the first time that Ayn Rand had been included in a series of volumes on thinkers of the Western…
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Continue reading →: Sifting through the Noise
We all face the problem of “epistemic flooding,” in which we are overwhelmed with information through online algorithms that appeal to our biases. Whether from the right or the left, it is incumbent on us to be diligent in our approach to information and how it’s presented. Being critically engaged…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2114
Song of the Day: Go Away Little Girl, words and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, was a #1 hit in 1963 for Steve Lawrence, who died today at the age of 88. He and his wife, Eydie Gorme (who died in 2013), made a terrific singing pair. One…
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Continue reading →: The Project of Personal Flourishing
My very dear friend Ryan Neugebauer has published a wonderful Medium piece on the topic of personal flourishing. “Personal Flourishing for Everyone: A Commentary on Human Flourishing Accompanied by 25 People Exploring Personal Flourishing for Themselves” begins with a brief discussion of how the issue of human flourishing has been…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2113
Song of the Day: Lady and the Tramp (“What a Dog / He’s a Tramp”) features the words and music of Oliver Wallace and Peggy Lee, who sings this classic song from the 1955 Disney animated film. It is also heard in the 2019 live action Disney reboot, where it…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2112
Song of the Day: Back to the Future (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Alan Silvestri, features themes from the Robert Zemeckis-directed 1985 film, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. The film spawned a franchise of movie sequels, short films, television series, a video game, and a stage musical,…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2111
Song of the Day: Kings Row (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, is derived from one of the signature film scores from this cinematic musical giant. The acclaimed 1942 melodrama is famous for having given us Ronald Reagan‘s line, “Where’s the rest of me?“, which became the…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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