Revisiting the value of giving a damn, and of not “letting go,” as a common thread through various items in the news and culture. See Program Notes, below, for all the stories, etc., I plan to discuss.
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Program Notes
Philosophy: Who Needs It (Which Contains Rand’s Essay, “Don’t Let It Go”)
I’m a Conservative Who Was Roofied by a Stranger. Here’s What I Think of the ‘Me Too’ Hashtag.
Or: a leadership that realizes real respect for our Flag & Country must come from within, that motions performed under threat mean nothing. https://t.co/XqCyqxyxmq
— Amy Peikoff 🇺🇸 (@AmyPeikoff) October 23, 2017
IIRC, proper Twittiquette tells us to reserve all-caps for polls saying a clear majority don't believe media that refuse to be yes-men. YMMV https://t.co/oiQhdF1GZV
— Amy Peikoff 🇺🇸 (@AmyPeikoff) October 22, 2017
Hopes Dim for Congressional Russia Inquiries as Parties Clash
"*Initiative* is an 'instinctive' i.e., automatized) American characteristic…."
–Ayn Rand, "Don't Let It Go" (1971) https://t.co/zoSSC4Bl1E
— Amy Peikoff 🇺🇸 (@AmyPeikoff) October 23, 2017
Ted Cruz: A Pressure Point for North Korea
Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens HT Rob Abiera
Don't Let It Go 
Here is the Fountainhead.
EconTalk host Russ Roberts interviews
Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand and the Goddess of the Market
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