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Was Palin chosen, at least in part, to stop the voting for a spoiler? And what is the major advantage of placing what might be a spoiler vote? Dr. Lester H. Hunt's blog has a some interesting thoughts... (Read the entire blog entry)

I take to task Norman O. Brown, an apologist for communism. His main argument is that man is base and that that explains two things:

(1) That man needs communism (for liberty, justice, equality).
(2) That the noted negative consequences of attempting communism on Earth are due to the moral limitations of those implementing it (rather than to the system, itself). (Read the entire blog entry)

Timeless Reagan. (Read the entire blog entry)

This just in: A bunch of free market enthusiasts are meeting on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in my home town. (Read the entire blog entry)

A recent experience not only stands out, but ties together otherwise-disparate observations ... (Read the entire blog entry)

LeRoi Moore, the saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, died of complications from an ATV accident. My first reaction was, oh well, I guess Dave is the songwriter, so they'll just replace LeRoi. Then I remembered the song Proudest Monkey off the Crash album and I started crying. If you haven't heard it, go buy... (Read the entire blog entry)

News from the life of Dean Michael Gores on August 14th, 2008: I ran the 2008 CIGNA Elliot Corporate Road Race (5k) in 22 minutes 20 seconds. Which is a healthy speed but not anything extraordinary. I beat the other 9 participants from the company I work for. My car was broken into for the second time i... (Read the entire blog entry)

"Dry" scientific evidence on CO2 and global warming -- comments welcome (Read the entire blog entry)

"... commonly held views of heroism and stress response
are both inter-related and misplaced." (Read the entire blog entry)

A funny if disquieting peek into how others view Objectivists. Not sure if this is entirely tongue-in-cheek. (Read the entire blog entry)