It’s the new millennium. OK, that’s old news. Frankly, that was old news 8 years ago. With bloggers beginning to analyze the Oughts and ‘I Love the 90s’ celebrating its 5th birthday, I admit that I’m pretty behind the ‘Zeitgeist of the Cloud.’ Then again, we’ll be discussing Philosophy – a topic that is generally [...]
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Out with the Old? [Part 1]
21 August, 2009
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Government: Part 3
17 November, 2008
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But, before we continue down the path of rights, let me diverge and ask a different question (I know, I’m horrible with continuity in serial posts): is insurance the only role of government? Is law solely for protection of rights? What about the didactic power of law? Should that be considered as fundamental a facet [...]
Government: Part 2
14 November, 2008
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When I was old enough to form my own political opinions, I’m ashamed to admit that I opted for simplicity out of laziness. I thought that the role of government was to protect us from foreign invaders and from domestic violence, and that was it. Everything else (economic decisions, moral decisions) should be left to [...]
