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** WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019
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"Rights" are a moral concept--the concept that provides a logical transition from the principles guiding an individual's actions to the principles guiding his relationship with others--the concept that preserves and protects individual morality in a social context--the link between the moral code of a man and the legal code of a society, between ethics and politics. Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.
– Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness ([link removed]) [1964]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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October 2, 2019
What If the President Is a Threat to National Security? ([link removed])
Last January, the Washington Post carried an interesting article by a person named Asha Rangappa, who is a former FBI agent. The article explored what would happen if a U.S. president became a threat to national security. She wrote her article in the context of suspicions that President Trump might be acting as a covert agent for Russia. She began ...
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The Sham of Government Transparency (audio) ([link removed])
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George Orwell Warned Us, But Was Anyone Listening? ([link removed])
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Politics Is the Problem—Trade Is the Answer ([link removed])
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The US Has Ceased Being a Republic and Has Become a National Security State ([link removed])
by Daniel McAdams
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U.S. Troops Can’t Keep Supporting Afghanistan ([link removed])
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