mjgardner, 1 month ago to Economics

Why not give or sell your work, wealth, or property to just anyone?

“Because it’s mine. Do you understand the word?”

—Hank Rearden in ‘#AtlasShrugged’ by #AynRand https://AynRand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/

Your mind is your fundamental tool for survival as a human. Your individual right to life includes the right to use your mind for productive work and enjoy its results. That is the foundation of your #PropertyRights and of #capitalism.

#IndividualRights #rights #economics #politics #philosophy #Objectivism

mjgardner, 10 months ago to privacy

#Privacy is a #HumanRight in the same way and to the same extent #FreeSpeech is a human #right. Neither obligates others to either keep your secrets or publicize your broadcasts.

#HumanRights #rights #IndividualRights

mjgardner, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

Sometimes I’m pretty proud of the company for which I was #webmaster in the mid-#90s: https://apple.news/Al8eRML4hSaahbB5AVvbMvg

(#HealthCare is not a right: https://www.westandfirm.org/Peikoff-01.html)

#Merck #Medicare #FirstAmendment #FifthAmendment #InflationReductionAct #IndividualRights

CharlieMcHenry, 1 year ago to random

Just unbelievable what the #conservative right-wing thinks they can get away with. #Republicans are trying to turn back the clock folks, and return us to the 19th century. The unmitigated gall is just stunning. So tone-deaf, so clueless. It’s long past time to shun these close minded fools, even if they are in your own family or circle of friends. Enough. Basta. #marriage #divorce #legal #choice #individualrights #relationships https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-crowder-divorce-1234727777/