In order to add a bit of my own touch to the excellence that is this blog carnival, I've made two changes to the standard format. First, you get my personal commentary after each submission, so you can know what I think about something in order to help you decide what you should think :^P. Second, I've added a section at the end for blogs that I know of that didn't submit to this week's carnival but still had quality posts this week. Hope you enjoy!
First off, Amy Mossoff presents The Original Sin posted at The Little Things. This post analyzes pride and contrasts it with arrogance and conceit within the context of Olympic sports. I think it hits on one of the key reasons Americans like sports so much.
Gideon Reich presents If there is no God (Part I) posted at Armchair Intellectual, saying, "A four part critique of Dennis Prager's recent op-ed "If there is no God"". Reich tackles four common arguments made by theists, and shows just how absurd they are. A solid post.
Ari Armstrong presents Churches Should Keep Out of Politics, Poll Says posted at AriArmstrong.com, saying, "A quick summary of poll results showing that Americans are somewhat more leery of injecting religion into politics." After two years of worry, this post gives me a slight reassurance that this country might not actually be sliding back into the dark ages.
Andy Clarkson presents Great Men And Their Contributions posted at The Charlotte Capitalist. This post briefly outlines the achievements of 18 men which indirectly led to the possibility of his company.
Doug presents Read My Book Reviews on Amazon.com posted at Dark Waters Blogs. I myself have read a few of Doug's book reviews, and I recommend you do the same!
Gus Van Horn presents Bush's Statist Legacy posted at Gus Van Horn, saying, "Bush's failure as a president has not been because he wasn't conservative enough, it has been because conservatism is antithetical to individual rights." This post clearly and succinctly analyzes, in typical Gus fashion, a RealClear Politics article about the legacy of Bush's presidency. Strongly recommended!
Paul McKeever presents An Objectivist on a Life Boat posted at Paul McKeever, saying, "I think the too-often-heard argument that "ethics does not apply in life boat scenarios or other emergencies" is, in fact, inconsistent with Objectivism and with the Axiom of Identity. Here's my analysis, in both written and video formats (the written is, largely, a transcription of the extemporaneously-made argument in my video)." This presents an extremely thought-provoking reconsideration of the typical response to a life-boat scenario. I'm not quite sure I agree, but it's definitely interesting. You might even see a response from me in the future...
PC presents Time for an Olympian razor posted at Not PC. A convincing argument for the standards of what should be considered an Olympic sport is laid out. As someone who has always wondered about the line between sport and game and about which sports should be included in events like the Olympics, this was very interesting to me.
Myrhaf presents It Can Happen Here posted at Myrhaf. He writes a fairly convincing (and fairly terrifying) warning about the extent to which Obama represents the coming of Fascism to America.
So that's that for the submitted posts. What follows is a list of posts that I thought were worthy for inclusion, but for some reason or other were not submitted to the carnival. Be aware that the following authors did not choose to affiliate themselves with the Objectivist carnival, though some have done so in the past, and treat my list for what it is: a recommended-reading list.
Galileo Blogs presents Adults Have the Right to Drink Alcohol posted at Galileo Blogs. Using the recent declaration of 100 college presidents that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 as a starting point, Galileo Blogs argues that very point on the grounds that 18 year old's should be legally treated as adults.
Diana Hsieh presents Faith-Based Politics is a Losing Strategy posted at Politics without God. This is a media press release chastising the Democrats for further embracing faith as having a role in government.
Liriodendron presents Hello From Jesusland posted at Spark A Synapse. This is a scary look at three reasons to be worried about the state of Nebraska.
Edward Cline presents A Fateful Forgiveness posted at The Rule of Reason. This post analyzes another in the growing list of legal victories for Islamists. Appeasement abounds.
Paul Hsieh presents Is Sleep Essential? posted at GeekPress. As someone who wants to end the need for sleep within his lifetime, this is an extremely intriguing article.
Kim presents School in Full Swing--Curriculum and No Curriculum posted at Kim's Play Place. An in-depth look at what an actual homeschooling curriculum looks like
C. August presents Classical Music Request posted at Titanic Deck Chairs. The meat of this post is in the comments.
K.M. presents Culture posted at Applying Philosophy to Life. This post takes a stab at analyzing the meaning of the often-hazy concept of "culture", and does a very good job at it.
Adam Reed presents InLine Activism: A University Policy on Free Expression posted at Born to Identify. This is an excellent example of both inline activism and of a proper speech policy at a University.
Darren Cauthon presents Man With a Plan posted at Darren Cauthon. A short and sweet analysis of the fundamental nature of Obama's "plan" for America.
Ari presents Republican Majority for Choice posted at Free Colorado. This post tells of a group that can hopefully push the Republican party back in the right direction.
Noah Stahl presents Enforcing 'Constructive Behavioral Change' posted at The Undercurrent Blog. An insightful look at how and why almost every political discussion/debate completely misses the mark
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1 comments:
Nicely done! Thanks for including me!
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