Monthly Archives: July 2011

More on the “Ayn Rand vs. Jesus” Campaign

In case you haven’t yet, check out this post by Harry Binswanger, which was published over at American Thinker.

It’s not surprising that George Soros, under the guise of furthering “American Values,” is trying to divide those of us who have as our goal the return to a small, limited government, one dedicated to protecting individual rights. Binswanger’s response is excellent. Regardless of anyone’s religious beliefs (or lack thereof), in politics we need to deal with each other on the basis of reason. So long as we can do that, and no one tries to force his religious beliefs on anyone else, we can work together to oust this blood-sucking Obama Administration in 2012. The question then becomes: which non-Obama candidate is willing to set his (or her) religious beliefs aside in this manner? If a candidate is willing consistently to uphold the principle of separation of church and state, then he can avail himself of all the power of Rand’s moral defense of capitalism in the realm of politics. But if he’s not, then he has made himself vulnerable to the recent attacks by Soros et al.

To borrow from a Duran Duran song title, is there anyone out there?

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Don’t Let It Go…Unheard #20

This week’s Sixth Circuit decision upholding the Affordable Healthcare Act (aka Obamacare). New Califorinia law requiring large online retailers to collect sales tax on items sold to purchasers in California. Three recent Supreme Court cases in which the Court struck down state laws affecting speech: (1) a California law banning the sale or rental to children of ultraviolent video games, (2) an Arizona “Clean Elections” law, and (3) a Vermont law restricting the use of doctors’ prescribing information for the purpose of marketing prescription drugs.

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Tomorrow’s Live Webcast

Every Sunday I conduct a live webcast in which I discuss news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism. You are invited to get in on the discussion tomorrow, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., PST.

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Tomorrow’s webcast might well be called a command performance, as I will be discussing a number of legal cases that my listeners have asked me about. Of course there’s this week’s Sixth Circuit decision upholding Obamacare. But, in addition, there are three recent Supreme Court cases in which the Court struck down state laws affecting speech: (1) an Arizona “Clean Elections” law, (2) a Vermont law restricting the use of doctors’ prescribing information for the purpose of marketing prescription drugs, and (3) a California law banning the sale or rental to children of ultraviolent video games. There is also the California law, signed by the governor just days ago, requiring large online retailers to collect sales tax on items sold to purchasers in the state of California. (OK, I cheated, I actually put this one on the list all by myself.) And, if there’s time, one listener just asked me about Google’s failed attempt to get a privacy-rights case involving its “Street View” service dismissed.

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