  Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten
by George W. Cordero
In the years that lie ahead of us, the topic of nuclear proliferation by Islamic theocracies will increasingly dominate the news. Voices from all sides of the political spectrum will lend their expert advice on the issue. The loudest voice that you will hear is the ever-present voice of appeasement and pacifism: the voice of the guilt-ridden and self-hating Western nations. (Read more...)
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 No
by George W. Cordero
I cannot help but feel that the moment in which paradise and innocence are truly lost, is the first moment of your first "yes" to an unearned guilt or injustice; the moment in which you accept ‘pain’ as a normal state of being. (Read more...)
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Brian's Smile
by George W. Cordero
Brian once confessed to me that he believed that life was about suffering, and that those few moments of happiness we have, are just accidents. He would often say that the only true happiness a person will experience in his life is at the moment of death, the moment in which one is finally released from so much pain. (Read more...)
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 The New Face of Human Selfishness
by George W. Cordero
These people really do believe that life is ‘one giant hospital’, and that each of us must be our ‘brother's keeper.’ (Read more...)
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The Gun Rights Dilemma
by George W. Cordero
In the end, the direction America is heading in relation to gun ownership rights will not be determined by the success or failure of any single pro- or anti-gun lobby, but by the overall direction of the culture at large. (Read more...)
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A Cordero Rant: Spanking Little Johnny
by George W. Cordero
In keeping with the tradition that I should always stay about one comment away from being banned from SOLO, or from having a couple of you guys come to Florida just to beat the hell out of me, I have decided to submit this little gem. (Read more...)
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What Will They Think Of Us?
by George W. Cordero
History is replete with the carcasses of civilizations that had become so morally uncertain that a primitive, but committed foe, was able to vanquish them. The analogies are endless, but in all of them there is a common thread; the more advanced civilization being undermined from within. (Read more...)
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 The Forgotten Romantic: Anton Bruckner
by George W. Cordero
Bruckner is demanding of his listener—he demands focus, demands concentration, demands stamina, and above all he demands commitment. One does not listen to a Bruckner symphony, one must commit to it. (Read more...)
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SOLOing
by George W. Cordero
Here Objectivism is not some endless ‘open system’ unwilling to judge the culture at large. Nor is the Objectivism expressed here a series of stifling rule-bound exercises in being a ‘true believer.’ For years Objectivism has needed a bridge between dogmatism and philosophical eclecticism; it is as this bridge that SOLO makes its appeal.
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One Down, Two to Go
by George W. Cordero
A massive Anglo-American air strike will be launched against all of the nuclear research and production stations within Iran. (Read more...)
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Wednesday
November 24, 2004 |
 Atheism: A Question of Conscience
by George W. Cordero
They say that patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel; I tell you that atheism is his first refuge. (Read more...)
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Yet Another Open Letter to Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by George W. Cordero
So for those Bush haters out there, if you want someone to blame, blame Sally and Jose. The people wearing crucifixes voted as they always do. (Read more...)
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A Letter to Cassandra
by George W. Cordero
It’s funny how a simple remark or gesture can make such an impact. You made a lasting one with me. (Read more...)
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The Master: Wilhelm Furtwangler
by George W. Cordero
There are many compilations of all of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies. I personally own 3 whole sets, and numerous individual recordings of different symphonies. When it comes to a Beethoven symphony its hard to argue against the precision of a von Karajan with the BPO. And if state of the art technology and stereo or digi... (Read more...)
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The Sky Is Falling (or - Why I Believe that Everyone and Everything Sucks)
by George W. Cordero
If you ask me, there really is very little to live for. Obviously your only option is an armed revolution to overthrow this vile dictatorship that you live under. (Read more...)
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Why I Hate Chris Sciabarra & Barbara Branden
by George W. Cordero
We declare that we live by the philosophical tenets of a woman who regarded reasoning and work a virtue, and then stop the hard work of expanding our rational minds by accepting the ‘package deal’ version of Objectivism, in its totality and without question. (Read more...)
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What I have Learned from the Recent Debates on Homosexuality
by George W. Cordero
Rightly or wrongly, the issue tends to act like the first domino in a long row of dominos, if you allow that first one to be tipped over – all the rest will follow. (Read more...)
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Think About It
by George W. Cordero
Hey, I have been reading here on this website a little bit and I can’t help but think that all you guys are weirdos. You guys just don’t get it, do you? I mean, all this crap about how bad it is to for the government to run things and all. And if that’s not enough you guys got the nerve to disrespect the Almighty Himself! Well, let me tell you a thing or two, Mr. and Mrs. Know-it-all. (Read more...)
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 Truth and Rumor
by George W. Cordero
Keep this anecdote in mind the next time you either hear, or are about to repeat, a rumor. (Read more...)
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An Open Letter to Chris Matthew Sciabarra
by George W. Cordero
America is 4 years into the 21st century, and she has never stood taller than she does now; she has never before been a greater beacon of truth, freedom, and reason than she is now. (Read more...)
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The Birthday Cake
by George W. Cordero
It is uncommon for 2 friends who are male to relate a true story from their life that exposes anything beyond the superficial. In the course of talking about our fathers, my friend related to me the story that became the basis of The Birthday Cake. While he spoke, my friend became increasingly emotional, and by the end of his story he was in tears. I was so moved by it that I asked him if I could retell his father’s life in the form of a short story. He said he would be very happy if I did so. In order to try to convey the same amount of passion in which my friend told this story, I decided to write it in the first person.
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