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Curtis Weyant

Literature. Language. Liberty. Life.

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“If he’s innocent, God will stop the drone”

September 11, 2012 by Curtis Leave a Comment
Obama: Road to Change...ing how easy I can kill you

Nearly everyone knows that eleven years ago today terrorists hijacked four airplanes. Two of the planes flew into the World Trade Center Towers, one crashed into the Pentagon and another crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. Those left dead numbered in the thousands, and many more were left with physical and emotional wounds, some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty Tagged: god, politics

Harris’ “Free Will” and the moral imperative

March 30, 2012 by Curtis Leave a Comment
Free Will, by Sam Harris

I just finished Sam Harris’ new book on Free Will. It’s a shortish tome, only about 66 pages plus notes, but it doesn’t suffer for its brevity, and it may even be praised for it’s succinctness and clarity. The basic premise is this: That free will is a sham. Based on recent neurological experiments, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: books, philosophy, politics, religion, reviews

An earnest question about interstate health insurance

March 25, 2012 by Curtis Leave a Comment
Money caduceus

As the Supreme Court gears up to hear oral arguments about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – pejoratively referred to by some as “Obamacare” – I’ve been reading up various commentaries and blog posts about the potential constitutionality. For example, NPR has a good, uncharged guide to the questions involved. However, my favorite … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty Tagged: economics, government, law, politics

Gary Johnson on “Wait, Wait…”

May 28, 2011 by Curtis Leave a Comment
Gary Johnson

Some people listen to music that pumps them up while exercising. I listen to podcasts of public radio shows. Earlier this week I went running and heard the May 21 episode of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me — whichfeatured 2012 presidential hopeful, Republican Gary Johnson, in the “Not My Job” segment. Now, I don’t know … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty Tagged: politics

The chimera of Net Neutrality

October 24, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment

So, many fellow libertarians probably will be upset with me when they hear that I don’t give a rabbit’s left toenail about the whole “net neutrality” regulations being considered by the FCC. Even the ever-stunning Shelly Roche hasn’t managed to convince me that I should care – and her video updates typically convince me plenty. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty Tagged: government, internet, politics, technology

Libertarian case against abortion

March 4, 2006 by Curtis Leave a Comment

Even in my own (admittedly shallow) dives into libertarianism, I’ve noticed that, just as within the larger world, there are a host of different opinions on various topics. Although the basic principle of liberty (aggression is always wrong) and the first harmonic of ideals that stem from it (therefore, murder, rape, fraud, etc. should be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty, Life Tagged: libertarianism, politics
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