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Obamacare in the Supreme Court, NBC Misrepresents Zimmerman, Shorty Awards update and more today at 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT)

Topics for today’s “Don’t Let It Go…Unheard”:  Supreme Court arguments in the legal challenge to Obamacare: have any tea leaf predictions? We’ll discuss a few off-the-beaten path observations I’ve come across this week. Also: NBC’s Today Show misrepresented what Zimmerman said … Continue reading

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American Politics’ Chicken-and-Egg Problem

(An edited version of this piece was published this week at The Washington Times.) Now more than ever we want to be inspired by our politicians. The economy, not just in the United States, but worldwide, is in dire straits. … Continue reading

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On Leonard Peikoff’s brief podcast discussion of the Kobe Bryant case

I have shown the following to Leonard Peikoff, who encouraged me to make it public. He plans to discuss this issue in his next unfilled podcast, which will be the first Monday in March (March 4). (SPOILER ALERT for those … Continue reading

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Help The Ayn Rand Bot Win A “Shorty” Award

…or at least get a lot of good publicity trying. This year will be the 4th annual Shorty Awards, which their website describes as “Honoring the Best Producers of Short Content on Social Media.” The awards seem to be based … Continue reading

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Socialism in Eight Words

Those who are on Twitter know about the games people often play there. For example, yesterday people were playing one called “Less Ambitious Book Titles,” in which you are asked to make a variation on a book title that sounds … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to my Blog Subscribers! One-hour show today at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET)

Just a brief note to wish a Merry Christmas to all subscribers to my blog and to thank you for following the blog during 2011. We will be having a shorter, one-hour webcast today. Planned topics include: Different perspectives on … Continue reading

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NTSB “Recommends” that States Ban Use of Cell Phones to Call or Text While Driving

The National Transportation Safety Board today said it “recommends” that states outlaw all non-emergency phone calls and texts by all operators of vehicles on the road. We know how this goes. First it’s just a “recommendation.” Next, it becomes a … Continue reading

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Why Facebook Should Not Have Settled With The F.T.C.

A little over a week ago we learned that the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Facebook, which the F.T.C. had charged with “unfair and deceptive” business practices. The grounds for the complaints against Facebook are familiar to anyone … Continue reading

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Why “Small Business Saturday” is Anti-Small Business

There have been many attempts to compare Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party. Until recently, the better view seemed to be that both movements recognize that there is something terribly wrong with the world today, but that each has … Continue reading

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Islam By Any Other Name…

I am convinced, based on the evidence I’ve seen, that there is nothing that rises to the level of an ideology that is held by those self-labeled Muslims who do not wish to destroy us and our way of life. … Continue reading

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