And now, an Ayn Rand quote:
There is a fundamental conviction which some people never acquire, some hold only in their youth, and a few hold to the end of their days—the conviction that ideas matter . . . . That ideas matter means that knowledge matters, that truth matters, that one’s mind matters . . . .
Its consequence is the inability to believe in the power or the triumph of evil. No matter what corruption one observes in one’s immediate background, one is unable to accept it as normal, permanent or metaphysically right. One feels: “This injustice (or terror or falsehood or frustration or pain or agony) is the exception in life, not the rule.” One feels certain that somewhere on earth—even if not anywhere in one’s surroundings or within one’s reach—a proper, human way of life is possible to human beings, and justice matters.
-- from the essay "The Inexplicable Personal Alchemy" in Return of the Primitive
And now, the carnival, which always reminds me that good people are out there, working and living and writing and filling the world with value.
Rory presents In which Rory recognises that which does not matter must truly slide posted at Mind To Matter, saying, "An exploration of the issue of the concrete values which constitute our day-to-day lives. Objectivism holds the pursuit of values as being a central moral concern - we must think hard and carefully about the values which will orientate our lives. But they are *orientating*, not a guarantee of the best decision in every particular case of potential value achievement - and that ought not to worry us."
C.W. presents Inflation and Economic Update, April, 2010 posted at Krazy Economy, saying, "Is the economy beginning to grow as the administration claims? What is happening with inflaiton. Things seem so stable right now. My update on current affairs."
Rachel Miner presents Movie Keepers posted at The Playful Spirit, saying, "I share movie recommendations for the younger set. This was much more difficult for me than the "Book Gems" post. I found it difficult to find examples that I could recommend without qualifications. I'm definitely interested if there are movies for young kids that others would recommend without reservation."
Ron Pisaturo presents Fettered Markets posted at Ron Pisaturo's Blog, saying, "When politicians, economists, and commentators depersonalize the idea of freedom, when they speak of free or unfettered markets but never of free or unfettered people, then freedom becomes easier for them to attack or more difficult for them to defend."
Edward Cline presents The Liberal/Left‘s Ventriloquist Dummy posted at The Rule of Reason, saying, "Former President Bill Clinton revealed his totalitarian bent during an interview with ABC’s Jake Tapper on April 17, when he linked Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building in 1995 with current “anti-government“ rhetoric, rallies and demonstrations by Tea Partiers. It is almost surreal, listening to this vile, hypocritical, amoral person pontificating on the necessity for civil debate. His language was banal, but in its banality, lurked evil."
Diana Hsieh presents Murray Rothbard Versus Children's Rights posted at NoodleFood, saying, "My quick essay on the source of parental obligations in response to a nasty bit of rationalism by a prominent libertarian."
Ari Armstrong presents Everybody Draw Mohammed posted at Free Colorado, saying, "In order to protest Islamist death threats, offer moral support to those threatened, and help spread the risk of threat, I am participating in the "Everybody Draw Mohammed" campaign."
Paul Hsieh presents Permission to Survive posted at NoodleFood, saying, "My latest OpEd at PJM was on what Ayn Rand called the "ultimate inversion", where the government can do what it wants, whereas ordinary citizens need permission to do anything they want."
Paul Hsieh presents Spider posted at NoodleFood, saying, "Why "Spider" is my favorite episode of the miniseries "From The Earth To The Moon"."
Rational Jenn presents Homeschooling a Gifted Kid? You're Selfish! posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "A recent article about homeschooling scolded parents for removing their kids from schools that needed them. I was both irritated with the article and really happy to see some of the response the article received from commenters."
Rational Jenn presents Cultivating the Virtues Podcast #2: Temperament posted at Cultivating the Virtues, saying, "The second podcast by Jenn and Kelly focuses primarily on Temperament. We also made some changes to improve the quality and aesthetics of the podcast (thanks to our producer/editor Brendan!). Enjoy!"
Gideon Reich presents Everybody Draw Mohammed Day posted at Armchair Intellectual, saying, "My entry for everybody draw Mohammed day."
Jim Woods presents Who are Parents to Decide About Their Child? posted at Words by Woods, saying, "Parents have a choice to make; either defer to the opinions of the public educrats who fail to account for individual variances, or use independent judgment to focus decisions upon the requirements of your own child."
Earl Parson presents Mohammed Boobquake Cartoon posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, "In defense of the First Amendment, I present my cartoon of Mohammed and Sedighi (the Iranian prayer leader) watching coverage of BoobQuake on CNN."
Earl Parson presents A Small Lesson in Leadership posted at Creatures of Prometheus, saying, "A true anecdote illustrating a lesson in leadership."
Roderick Fitts presents Part 4: Moral Sanction posted at Inductive Quest, saying, "Part 4 deals with my view of Objectivist moral sanction, and discusses my disagreements with Kelley's view of aid, sanction, and his participation with the libertarian movement."
Mike Zemack presents Directive Number 10-289: From Fiction to “Fundamental” Reality posted at Principled Perspectives, saying, "Obama's agenda amounts to a slow-motion Directive # 10-289"
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1 comment:
Thanks for hosting it up this week, Kelly.
And thanks for putting mine at the top! :D
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