Capitalism has found a way to work with human nature.
Socialism, on the other hand, can be implemented only by denying it, despite the fact that human nature unfortunately finds itself attracted to the concept.
Category Archives: Philosophy
Democrats And Socialism
Well, this is refreshing. Maybe she should think about switching parties, though; she seems out of touch with the base.
Misunderstanding Socialism
Some instruction for millennials, from Bastiat.
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Milan Kundera on historical amnesia.
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Socialism: The delusional fantasy that always ends in a nightmare.
The Gas-Station Clerk
An interesting disquisition on the ethics of saving others.
Atheism
It’s not consistent with the scientific method. I agree.
“Progressive” Professors
…want to blacklist academics who write for Quillette.
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Speaking of Quillette, “Why We Should Read Marx.”
Max Boot
Giving him the boot.
He does seem to have gone completely nuts.
Embryonic Stem Cells
What are they good for? It seems to me they were mainly good for the pro-abortionists to hold the line against any restrictions on it, or any notion that embryos might be worthy of consideration as humans. Unlike them, I’m very glad that adult stem cells now seem to be the gold standard.
Free-Market Meat
Some thoughts on the tradeoffs with animal cruelty. I would love to get pork in a cruelty-free way, and I’d vastly prefer factory-manufactured steak and bacon, if it was indistinguishable in every way from that obtained by killing cattle and pigs.
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This seems related, somehow: Vegan “pork” rinds.
I disagree with this, though:
Apparently, the gourmands have discovered pork rinds. Yes, the deep-fried, not at all good for you, salt-laden, very high fat, treat found rarely if ever outside the US South or (as chicharones) where there is a sizeable Mexican consumer pool.
They’re actually quite keto, because low carb (close to zero). There’s nothing wrong with high fat, as long as it’s not seed oils.
Welcome To Intersectional Brotherhood Week
It’s not much of an improvement on National Brotherhood Week, but everyone still hates the Jooz. And so the saga continues. It won’t end well.