My main beef with other libertarians is that so many of us (them?) seem to place a disproportionate emphasis on individualism in the sense that they see their own success as being the result of either their unique skills and / or talents and the failure of others as being the result of their respective lack of effort and “natural-born” abilities. Read more »
I’m supposed to do some work, but my thoughts are jumping around the world. The weather outside is frightful: after an Easter week-end with temperatures of 10 C and over, today we’re close to 0, it’s snowing and the wind is pushing the window toward me. And I’m thinking of a woman. Maybe more.. Read more »
I've recently had a chance to see The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco. I took it. Read more »
Recently, I became reacquainted with Oblio as a friend on Facebook shared Liviu Mihaiu’s post that suggested a viewing of that famous little movie with Romanian subtitles. Read more »
People seem to place an undue importance on the handshakes of the powerful, rich and famous. Let us take a quick look at the American presidents and their different approach. Read more »
If by Rudyard Kipling was one of my favourite poems in my childhood. Since then, my views have changed. It seems that the story behind the poem is not all that compelling. Read more »
Understanding religion is tough even for those who were lucky enough to receive a non-abusive education. Navigating the numerous inadequacies and misunderstandings that surround this subject is a multidisciplinary endeavour, involving psychology, history, economics and to a certain extent, religion. Read more »
A friend's link posted on Facebook about fidelity, monogamy and marriage reminded me of a famous Joy Division song. Read more »
Psychology Today is a source of some truly great articles on polyamory. Understanding why some people prefer this lifestyle while others are hurt by the very thought of its existence is, perhaps, the key to its greater acceptance. Read more »
The world offers many stellar examples to countries and / or nations that want to plan their development. Chief among them are the Scandinavian countries. We'll take a look at Finland. Read more »
There's a lot to say on this subject, but for the moment, I would rather mention only the recent CTV documentary "The Decline in Civility". Read more »
Economists don't have a reputation for being exceedingly sexy. They weren't perceived as funny either, but not long ago a "stand-up economist" popped up. Here we're looking at two studies where economists try to figure marital bliss. Read more »
Brigitte Bardot makes again headlines in her fight to put animals above people. Her fascist past notwithstanding, this is a good opportunity to take a look at the animal rights movement. Read more »
We hear more and more about idiotic teachers who join in with idiotic law enforcement to replace student beatings with "lawful arrests". Recently, NYPD arrested and detained a 12 y o girl for doodling.
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A very recent debate hosted by TVO reminded me of Fukuyama’s famous essay. The plan is to summarize it and eventually discuss it. Read more »
