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May the ghost of Ayn Rand smite them
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation has published guidelines for submissions of designs for the World Trade Center memorial. Just in this most sensitive corner, they've managed to inject the worst kind of fake egalitarian nonsense into the rules.
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Lucretius: Scientist, philosopher, poet
It's beautiful poetry, and a nice view of the emerging idea of scientific empiricism. It's a wonder even simply to appreciate the scope of the author's ambition.
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Huxley's Patio
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Properly, the works of Robert Heinlein are always in season. This one, however, seems to jump out at me as especially timely.
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Criticism 101
Being able to distinguish between good melody (or story or painting) and good politics should be considered a basic rudimentary issue for any intelligent person.
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