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Friday
January 25, 2008
Humor
What's Worse: Foie Gras or Africaines Gras?
by Alexander Butziger
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"Animal rights" activists complain about geese force-fed to make foie gras. Funny, they don't seem to care that there are places in the world where humans are routinely force-fed. (Read more...)
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Saturday
June 16, 2007
Commentary
Shrugging All the Time
by Alexander Butziger
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With the G8 summit upon us, the German government is well prepared, having built dedicated holding facilities for violent anti-globalization activists planning on Seattle redux.
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Wednesday
May 30, 2007
Objectivism
Acceptance
by Alexander Butziger
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Why can't we just get along? Why can even apparently reasonable people sharing many fundamental values sometimes not agree on fundamental moral questions? Is reason limited, after all? Or are all human beings inherently irrational subjectivists, no matter what claims to reason and objectivity they may make? Is our faith in reason misplaced? (Read more...)
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Tuesday
April 17, 2007
Arts

Roark Rising
by Alexander Butziger
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Looking at the Manhattan skyline (kneeling if you will), let's talk about life imitating art. After more than half a century, it looks like two buildings out of The Fountainhead are finally getting built in New York. (Read more...)
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Wednesday
January 24, 2007
Humor
Scientists: Earth Is Flat
by Alexander Butziger
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If there had been something like an encyclopedia in the late 1400s, one entry might have read like this: (Read more...)
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