Agonist
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[Hayek] argues that markets generally do not reward “merit.†That is, the people who become wealthy in the marketplace do not do so, for the most part, because they are somehow “better†people than those who are not as wealthy. [Merit is] not what the market rewards. The market rewards the creation of value in…
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Ruben Bolling attempts irony through hyperbole, fails.
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On the corruption of youth. But is it really the surest way?
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www.marriedtothesea.com This pleases me.
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From The Onion: What’s that? Now it’s making an appeal to reason? Never! Do you hear me, you eloquent, well-read behemoth? Never! We’ll die before we recognize what we secretly know to be true! The cognitive dissonance only makes our denial stronger! Via STR
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It’s been a bit too long since I’ve watched Mary Poppins.
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There’s this box I haven’t unpacked sitting just out of reach. Its top is partway open. I can see there’s a “Slush Mug” in there. If you don’t know what a “Slush Mug” is, that sucks for you. The product of a “Slush Mug” is delicious. Between me and the slush mug box there’s a…
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The chancellor at Indiana University-Perdue University Indianapolis has apologized for accusing a janitor there of “racial harassment.” Some are no doubt unsatisfied with the university’s apology, thinking it too little, too late. I think we should not get ahead of ourselves. We must maintain a sense of proportion here. Calling for the resignation of all…
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I wrote the following as part of an ongoing debate over my solution to the problem of universals. I leave it for the reader to surmise why I thought it worth sharing here. Let me take a moment to make a meta-argument before I dive back in to addressing the comments in this thread. I…
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Late in the week of April 16, 2000, I solved the problem of universals. I have delayed publication for a number of reasons. Before publishing, I wanted to develop the perfect formulations, to have ready answers to all probable objections, and to have acquired a detailed knowledge of the history of the problem. I have…