Month: January 2003

  • Venezuela

    If you don’t know what’s going on in Venezuela just yet, click on the link below. For an overview, check out this article on their site: Is John Galt Venezuelan?

  • If someone were to sum

    If someone were to sum up everything I ever found wrong with the state of modern philosophy, this would be it. Note the source.

  • This is pretty funny: U.S.

    This is pretty funny: U.S. food programs ‘make the poor obese’ “The U.S. government’s food aid programs for low-income people are contributing to the high obesity rates of America’s poor, according to a recent report from a Washington think thank. In his paper, Besharov, director of AEI’s social and individual responsibility project, notes that that…

  • Government, Social Obligation and the Nature of Rights

      Government, Social Obligation and the Nature of Rights January 30, 2003 A recent reading of John Locke’s Second Treatise of Civil Government(1) provided me with important insights into the nature of rights. In today’s world, when the term “human rights” is used to demand the “right” to healthcare, social security, affirmative action, and cable…

  • Art Stuff

    In case you haven’t seen it before, I’ve recently updated my art gallery. Also, check out another one of my recent projects.

  • Science and Government Don't Mix!

    A headline from today’s MSNBC science story: “A growing number of scientists say President Bush’s administration is distorting the scientific advisory process by appointing conservative ideologues to panels that are supposed to be impartial. They fear the appointments are politically motivated and meant to delay decision-making affecting controversial areas such as the environment, abortion and…

  • New essay: Modern Art and Visions of Values

    Inspired by Tim’s letter to ArtRenewal.com, I wrote a an essay dedicated to the evils of modern art. Here is the intro: Today’s rant is dedicated to the general and overwhelming mediocrity of “modern art”. No, “mediocre” is too mild a word. Modern art is horrible! Pathetic! Rubbish! It has about as much artistic value…

  • Modern Art and Visions of Values

    Modern Art and Visions of Values January 24, 2003 Two weeks ago, the Battalion featured a photo of a life-like ultra-realistic human sculpture in the local gallery.  The model clearly showed great talent in its construction – although I did not see it in detail, I will grant that the artist has better skill in…

  • Abortion Speech

    The speech went really well — we had over 160 people show up, and with the help of notecards for Q&A, there wasn’t any of the usual protest when it comes to abortion. Check out the photos.

  • New Blogger

    I’ve set up a new site for Silas to spout off his crazy ideas.