The Secular Foxhole

Toying with an Idea

2011-09-29T15:32:00.001-05:00

Lately, as I've been listening to other podcast's, by Objectivist's and others, I've been giving serious thought to starting one of my own. A rough sketch for beginning, my podcast would be 15 minutes or so, covering news stories or ideas of interest. Don't know yet when I'll begin......

Objectivist Round Up Fourth Anniversary!!

2011-07-21T22:32:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the fourth anniversary edition of the Objectivist Round Up. There is no better spokeman for this philosophy than Miss Rand herself, so she has the floor: I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows. This—the supremacy

More delays in the Objectivist Round-Up

2011-06-16T09:38:00.002-05:00

[Friday update] I'm sorry folks, there is no round up as of yet. I never received an email from Blog Carnival with any links. I'm working on fixing what I have, but it may be the weekend before anything is posted, if at all. Clearly, the folks at the BlogCarnival site itself are not proficient at what they do.

Delay in Blog Carnival

2011-06-15T22:24:00.000-05:00

So far, all week, I haven't received any emails showing OBlogger members posts to include in the Carnival. The Blog Carnival site itself is not all that dependable. It seems every time I try to host the Carnival, something goes awry with them. I'm in contact with Jenn and will hopefully have the Carnival up tomorrow morning, if not sooner.

Hypocricy in Washington! Really?

2011-05-30T11:32:00.000-05:00

House of Representatives "in the know" score big on insider stock picks

Another Objectivist @ Forbes.com

2011-02-24T23:35:00.000-05:00

In case you're unaware, Richard Salsman has his own column at Forbes now. I've long admired him and encourage you to visit. Richard Salsman

The Objectivist Round Up!

2011-02-24T10:36:00.005-05:00

Welcome to The Objectivist Roundup, a weekly blog carnival featuring the best blog posts on any topic written by Objectivist bloggers. Objectivism is Ayn Rand's philosophy of this-worldly reason, egoism, and capitalism. Ayn Rand is the author of the epic novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. As she explained: My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his

The Objectivist Roundup is delayed

2011-02-24T00:25:00.000-05:00

I am unable to post this week's roundup due to html errors that I cannot decipher at this time. Hopefully, Jenn will step in and have the roundup posted before much longer...... I apologize to all who have submitted articles and hope to figure out these glitches in the near future for other hosting dates.

Another Solid Snowfall During the Night

2011-01-27T09:27:00.000-05:00

I was outside @ 7am looking at a solid 15 inches of new snow. On top of the record snowfall for January here, that's a lot of snow! Took two hours to clear it out, and I still didn't get to my car!! Oh well. At least I don't have to go to work till noonish.....

Here Comes another GOP/Conservative 'Sucker Punch'

2011-01-27T00:13:00.000-05:00

The House Republicans' first major technology initiative is about to be unveiled: a push to force Internet companies to keep track of what their users are doing. GOP Pushes ISP's to track data

A Philosopher Reflects on the Giffords Shooting

2011-01-17T11:46:00.000-05:00

From Capitalism Magazine. Don't miss this... A Philosopher Reflects

It pays to know your neighbors

2011-01-16T09:47:00.000-05:00

Last weekend our washing machine gave out after 11 years of use. Not bad, really. So naturally, we went price shopping at Sears and Best Buy to look for an affordable new washer and found two that we were strongly considering. Well the next day a neighbor, who has recently moved in to the house caddy-corner across the street mentioned that the previous owner left both their relatively new washer

In Love with Frederich Hayek

2011-01-12T23:18:00.000-05:00

This is a cute YouTube video I found @ Virginia Postrel's site. Check it out... In Love with Frederich Hayek

20 inches and counting...

2011-01-12T10:25:00.000-05:00

Well, I got up @ 7:40am to try and clear out the snow. I'm back in at 10:10am from using my little blower and shoveling. Not ashamed to say I'm soaked and more than a bit tired. Still snowing at a slow and steady clip. Later I gotta go out and clean off my car to go to work!#$$%$%^@^ LOL

How I was introduced to Objectivism

2011-01-07T01:20:00.001-05:00

This is my first post of the new year and the first attempt to write about how I came to Objectivism, so bare with me. Imagine in the early 1970's, a not very good looking teenager driving around alone at night in his 1969 327 Camaro. I vividly recall one night driving around and lamenting my life and future. Here I am a high school grad and saying out loud to myself, "I need to learn how to

Merry Christmas! (Belated)

2010-12-26T00:38:00.000-05:00

We had a wonderful day here with family and I was able to talk to my brother who lives in the southwestern states.

Now I Know The Government Has Gone Too Far! #$%^Q@#$%^&

2010-12-01T23:34:00.002-05:00

The mayor of Oklahoma City cancels the Lingerie Football League. On YouTube: Lingerie Football League (Just tryin' to inject some levity into very serious times we're living in.)

Goodbye Sweden?

2010-12-01T23:21:00.000-05:00

Comic Pat Condell condemns Sweden's multiculturalism and influx of Muslims. Don't miss this. Goodbye Sweden

Objectivist Round Up November 18 Edition

2010-11-17T23:32:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the November 18, 2010 edition of objectivist round up. Objectivism is the philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand. Here's a quote of her's to get things started: "I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows. This--

ALERT: Obama's DOJ plans to nix the military's absentee votes this November

2010-08-17T21:53:00.000-05:00

Hat Tip: Jerry Pournelle Obama's DOJ

It's not all BP's fault. Let's look to environmentalism and government over-regulation for starters...

2010-06-26T15:29:00.001-05:00

The Gulf Spill, the Financial Crisis and Government Failure.

Objectivist Blog Carnival #150

2010-05-26T22:24:00.010-05:00

Hi and welcome to the latest Objectivist Blog Carnival. This edition is choc-full of mental goodness for you to feast upon, but first, some background.Objectivism is the philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as well as non-fiction works like The Virtue of Selfishness and Capitalism The Unknown Ideal.Here is a quote from her to get things rolling:"

Are the Greek Riots A Picture of Our Future?

2010-05-12T11:27:00.004-05:00

Ayn Rand was right. Altruism, the dominate moral code of the world, is leading us toward destruction. While dominant, it is not the only moral code vying for people's minds.In the US, 40 to 45% of the population lives on government "entitlements" which the vast majority of them think is theirs 'by right'. [!] Wrong.Greek Riots

Smokin' Hot!

2010-05-06T21:39:00.001-05:00

I saw this hilarious YouTube video at Noodlefood. I totally agree!Restore Joss Whedon

gus van horn @ Pajamas media!

2010-04-30T09:24:00.003-05:00

Gus van Horn has an article that should be read by as many thinking people as possible. That means you!Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom: Welfare State is Draw for IllegalsAgreed. Go check it out.My thanks to Gus for writing this, too.

Scatologically speaking...

2010-04-15T06:46:00.003-05:00

Click on the link and read the captions.Homework

I don't know this gentleman,

2010-03-23T23:42:00.002-05:00

but I sure want to meet him.HT: Liberty and Culture via Thrutch:Colonel Allen West Answers a Marine's question:Agreed.

Worthy Cause

2010-03-15T21:32:00.002-05:00

The forthcoming book, The Logical Leap looks to be revolutionary in scope. So too, is the institute that promotes it. Check out The Falling Apple Science Institute. Falling Apple Science InstituteAs soon as I'm able, I plan to financially support this great educational idea.

The Spring Issue of The Objective Standard & Other Important Items

2010-03-11T10:28:00.005-05:00

The spring issue of The Objective Standard is now online! Hooray!!The Objective StandardDiana Hsieh has a website up to assist in combating Colorado's immoral Amazon tax. Check it here and be sure to visit Ari Armstrong's site for an in-depth article on same.Repeal the Amazon TaxAri Armstrong

It's too late to apologize

2010-03-08T10:50:00.000-05:00

Courtesy of Rational Jenn

Obectivist Round UP #137

2010-02-25T09:09:00.005-05:00