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Finding Meaning and Purpose in a Godless Universe
In the 1880s, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was at his intellectual peak.
Feb 24
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Martin Hooss
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Practicing the Virtue of Justice while Making Exceptions for the Ones We Love: A Contradiction?
In Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead, Gail Wynand, one of the book’s protagonists, argues that “love is exception-making.” At the same time, though…
Feb 13
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Martin Hooss
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Practicing the Virtue of Justice while Making Exceptions for the Ones We Love: A Contradiction?
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January 2025
Review of Reckoning: Race War Comes to America by Andrew Bernstein
Over the course of the past decades, Dr.
Jan 9
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Martin Hooss
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Review of Reckoning: Race War Comes to America by Andrew Bernstein
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December 2024
Champions of Free Will and Moral Values: The Romanticists
Dec 19, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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Champions of Free Will and Moral Values: The Romanticists
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November 2024
The Road to Moral Grayness
In last week’s short, I pointed out that, tragically, myriad people do not actualize their highest potential.
Nov 21, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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The White, the Gray, and the Black
In a previous short, I pointed out that there are people who are utterly devoid of any moral qualities whatsoever.
Nov 14, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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'We Have to Protect Our Geniuses': Reflections on President Trump's 2024 Victory Speech
Over the course of the past decades, Democrats have become increasingly vocal in demanding that rich people (be forced to) redistribute their wealth.
Nov 7, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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'We Have to Protect Our Geniuses': Reflections on President Trump's 2024 Victory Speech
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October 2024
Independence and Romantic Relationships: The Lesson of Shel Silverstein’s The Missing Piece
Unfortunately, a great many people do not enjoy fulfilling romances.
Oct 30, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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Independence and Romantic Relationships: The Lesson of Shel Silverstein’s The Missing Piece
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The Bald Eagle Experiment
Imagine two bald eagles.
Oct 23, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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September 2024
The Austrian Business Cycle Theory and the Economic Decline of Ancient Rome:
Diocletian’s “Edictum de Pretiis Rerum Venalium”
Sep 5, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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The Austrian Business Cycle Theory and the Economic Decline of Ancient Rome:
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August 2024
To Karla Lopez: The Myth of Nonrenewable Resources
One of the charges most frequently leveled against capitalism is that this social system must necessarily lead to ecological disaster.
Aug 29, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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To Karla Lopez: The Myth of Nonrenewable Resources
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To Walter Sylesh: The Role of the United States in Foreign Affairs
In last week’s short, I discussed the differences between a democracy and a republic, arguing that the United States of America is not a democracy but a…
Aug 15, 2024
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Martin Hooss
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To Walter Sylesh: The Role of the United States in Foreign Affairs
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