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A Journal for Western Man-- Issue XVIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historical Analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cato's Letters on Liberty and Property: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 27, 2003: Dr. Gary M. Galles analyzes a brilliant set of works from 1720 defending the free market, a government of individual rights and negative obligations, and the immutable nature of property rights. |
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Mathematics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An Exposition of Stolyarovian Functions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 17, 2003: The confounding state of affairs in modern mathematical notation, where there is no shorthand for functions such as ln(ln(x))) or arcsec(arcsec(arcsec(x))), nor any systematic study of such functions. G. Stolyarov II alters both situations by proposing a new notation form and initiating such a thorough exploration. |
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Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Waltz #3, Op. 25: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 17, 2003: The newest composition by G. Stolyarov II emphasizing rationality, structure, and musical harmony. |
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Poetry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty in Exile: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 27, 2003: G. Stolyarov II's allegorical poem depicts the sorry deterioration of what once had been the freest country on Earth. |
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Moral Currency: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 30, 2003: Scott T. Schad distinguishes between the petty investment in posthumous rewards that is altruistic sacrifice and the respect for the men of egoism and individual innovation that can bring about a paradise on Earth in this intensely insightful lyric work. |
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The Diet of Truth: Each piece of truth, however sour, I shall with eagerness devour. But on the sweetest of all lies I shall not even feast my eyes. ~ G. Stolyarov II, December 21, 2003 |
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Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Appeasement in Iraq: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 23, 2003: The multilateralists' much decried "quagmire" of the Iraq occupation is in fact the cause of America's pandering to anti-freedom interests across the world, explains Peter Schwartz. |
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Era of Big Government has Just Begun: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 25, 2003: Today, the United States Senate has rendered permanent the now irreconcilable split between so-called "conservative Republicans" and individual liberty via its passage of a gargantuan Medicare Expansion package. Read this press release by Americans for Free Choice in Medicine to find out more. |
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Sick Chicken: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 27, 2003: As America embarks upon the folly of expanded Medicare, its politicians should consider the dire state of affairs of an even more socialized system in Canada. Medicare is a sick chicken, writes Michael Miller, and the proper remedy for such a creature is an ax. |
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The Evil of Forced Volunteerism: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 3, 2003: G. Stolyarov II employs the histories of totalitarian regimes, both in actuality and in Orwell's 1984, to demonstrate the philosophical and material detriment of coerced servitude to the lives of youth. |
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The Rational Man's Dilemma: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 21, 2003: G. Stolyarov II addresses the means by which an individualistic creator can effectively fend off violations of his liberties that seem to come from every direction and infest every sphere of his life. |
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The Trigger of Justice: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 21, 2003: In a brief commentary, G. Stolyarov II explains why assassination of dictators worldwide must become an American option in its anti-terror arsenal. |
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The "Trigger of Justice" Debate: Olson v. Stolyarov: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 17, 2003: Robert Olson has written a critique of Mr. Stolyarov's proposal to legalize assassination of foreign dictators. The result has been a thorough and thought-provoking intellectual exchange. |
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Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Where Have You Gone, Isaac Newton?: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 22, 2003: David Harriman writes of the betrayal of classical ideas of logic, consistency, and comprehensibility in modern orthodox pseudo-science and "creative physics." |