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The Rational Argumentator A Journal for Western Man-- Issue V |
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An Essay on Pleasure and the Desired Attitude Toward It: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 19, 2002: G. Stolyarov II discusses the necessity of constructive, progressive enjoyment as opposed to spiteful, envious slacker revelry. |
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Atheism: The Rational Alternative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 18, 2002: This essay by Don Watkins III clarifies why fundamental logical principles clash with the assumption of a deity's existence and why rational proof is necessary for every justified belief. |
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But It's Fun!: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 18, 2002: Don Watkins III reveals that the dominant conception of fun as un-intellectual revelry is not a form of pleasure but rather one of degradation. |
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Capitalism Is Moral: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 18, 2002: Read this enlightening essay by Don Watkins III to discover the true morality of Objectivism and its justification of a free economy wherein the entrepreneurial spirit of value trade thrives and profits. |
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God: Examining the Arguments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 18, 2002: This treatise by Don Watkins III serves to refute the theists' claims in defense of a deity and defend the values outlined in "Atheism: The Rational Alternative". |
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Government Controlled Medicine: The Destruction of the Physician-Patient Relationship: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 18, 2002: Read about the frightening evils of government coercion applied to medicine and the necessity of a productive, voluntary doctor-patient exchange from a man who knows medicine, Dr. Richard Parker. |
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The Meaning of Heroism: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 20, 2002: Scott A. McConnell explores the identities of the men who should be considered the most prodigious and heroic and the radiant selfishness which capacitates them to commit their illustrious deeds. |
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Poetry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 20, 2002: G. Stolyarov II describes a terrifying character possessed by an institutional underclass created by the evils of welfare statism. |
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Hero Born Again: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 18, 2002: This work by Don Watkins III envisions a heroic man, his love of life, his motivations, his goals, and the world he would attempt to bring about. |
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What is Conservatism?: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 17, 2002: This concise poem by G. Stolyarov II summarizes the fundamental convictions shared by the political right and by The Rational Argumentator, answering that ubiquitous question in an eloquent fashion. |
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A National Health ID Card: Another Assault on the Physician-Patient Relationship: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 19, 2002: In this open letter to a U.S. Congressman and Senator, Dr. Richard Parker warns of the most recent Big Brother scheme to nationalize our nation's medical services and rob patients of privacy, the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill. |
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Cost-Cutting at Patients' Expense: The Inherent Deprivation of Statist Health Care: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 20, 2002: Edmund Daleford presents a recent bid to alleviate debts of the Portuguese government's national health care system as an example of the horrific failure of all government intervention in medicine. |
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The Meaning of Welch's Cave-In: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 20, 2002: Dr. Edwin A. Locke explains why diligent businessmen must not give in to public pressure for their expropriation. |
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The Morality of Cloning: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 19, 2002: G. Stolyarov II urges all rational men to take a stand in favor of scientific advancement through the support of developments such as cloning, genetic engineering, and stem cell research. |
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