Gah…what is the solution to this?
By: Barry Belmont
Oh, goodness…
By: Barry Belmont
Certainly as libertarians one should be as free as the wind to show pornographic content of any kind (of consenting adults) with consenting adults. Presumably this includes porn of the Buddha, the god Vishnu, Jesus Christ, and a panoply of other divine figures (Thor, Odin, Hathor, Ra, too!). However, an artist in Sweden by the [...]
By: Barry Belmont
Check it out. Here’s an interview with libertarian activist “Starchild” saying that the libertarian movement needs to move forward with new and innovative strategies to move the cause of libertarianism forward. And while his choice of ‘Che’ is likely to ruffle a few feathers, I believe that is exactly his point. Hopefully we here at [...]
17Dec10
Stossel: Tragedy of the Commons.
By: Barry Belmont
Damn I love John Stossel. …should have told him about the Tragedy of Trojes…
14Dec10
Wouldn’t it be absurd?
By: Barry Belmont
…to say that because the treatment of women (and their right to wear pants) within a society is wholly determined by the subjectivity of the members of that society that we can’t say there is anything wrong with this? Clearly we can say this is wrong. Lock, stock, and barrel. It’s time to stop pretending [...]
13Dec10
Nickel and Dimed and Offended
By: Barry Belmont
So I know a lot of you had to read that “Nickel and Dimed” book as part of your freshmen orientation and I also know very few of you actually enjoyed it. You thought it was biased or boring or only kinda true or what have you. But this is the first time I’ve heard [...]
By: Barry Belmont
Adam Savage, one of the Mythbusters, recently went on a plane and related a story about how the TSA managed to miss some very deadly things on his person…two 12″ razor blades. In other words…can’t wait to fly home for Thanksgiving…
19Nov10
Blasphemy = Death (in Pakistan)
By: Barry Belmont
The other day I had a debate regarding the “Ground Zero Mosque” which quickly turned into a discussion about Islam itself. I made the claim that Islam is very different from other religions in that it has as one of its central tenets the idea that fighting, dying, and killing for one’s faith is a [...]
By: Barry Belmont
I am currently preparing myself for a student forum this Wednesday on “The Mosque at Ground Zero” (Wednesday, Nov 17, 6 PM, JCSU 4th floor ballroom). As such I’ve been researching Islam, the motivations of religion, and the relationship between secularism and rationality. I came across this video. It is real Middle Eastern television. It [...]
