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Unreviewed Reviews – The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz

by March 30th, 2010 Politics » Culture » The Written Word »

Late one night while watching an episode of the Colbert Report, it came time for the interview segment to which more often or not I tend to make a jerking off gesture towards the product being peddled, Colbert’s comic flair lubricating the way, but on this night rubbed myself imaginarily raw in protest of guest […]

The Libertarian Socialist – Up With People and Down on None

by March 24th, 2010 Politics »

It may well be true that very many self-described libertarians tend to be of a such a stubborn independent bent that they themselves might suffer from their aversion to community. However, adopting the life of a cane-shaking, iconoclastic hermit is not necessary of or necessarily connected to the philosophy of libertarianism. Libertarianism is not a […]

As Always When Being Reformed

by March 21st, 2010 Politics »

I do not think people can actually communicate with one another and that it is only an inescapable phenomenon of our unique capabilities of perception, whereby were we to view our interactions with different faculties we would see ourselves somewhat more accurately as communicating about as well as wooden blocks do tumbling against one another […]

The Politics of Government Without Ideology

by February 26th, 2010 Politics »

In debate over hotly contested legislation in the last few years, politicians have more and more spewed forth noble, heartwarming, selfless pleas to the effect of: “Now is not the time for ideology. Government must do what works and abandon what does not work.” In my attempts to imagine a government actually taking actions without […]

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