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New Essay: “The Duty to Die”
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For the record, I am not a utilitarian, and this essay helps explain why. I hope you can at least appreciate the logic I employed…
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Posted On Reviews
New Review: The Emperor Gaius (Caligula) by J. P. V. D. Balsdon
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The Emperor Gaius (Caligula). by John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon My rating: 3 of 5 stars John P. V. D. Balsdon wrote his comprehensive biography…
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Posted On Essays
New Essay: “Who Is John Galt Having Sex With?”
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Human sexuality is a complex and diverse issue. Pornography, homosexuality, sadomasochism, other so-called perversions have real moral implications and affect real people. An issue as…
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Posted On Writing
Word Snobbery
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Last night, my wife explained how she had felt sick to her stomach earlier in the day. After she told her story, I thanked her…
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Getting Enhanced
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There’s been a lot of hullabaloo recently over the “enhanced pat-downs” being doled out by the TSA. Some people, like Penn Jillette, think this amounts to…
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New Essay: “Our Darkest Parts”
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Our Darkest Parts Since the earliest days of humanity, there have been legends of the dead returning to life. The most familiar tales of the…