Objectiblag

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So I realize that this is a bit late, but the thread about my status update got a bit out of hand, partially due to attributing positions to me based on the fact that other Objectivists made certain (unclear) comments. (Thank you, Sara, for helping to clarify some of that.) My purpose here is to [...]

Today in my Law & Economics class, we discussed campaign contribution limits–i.e., legal bars on how much one can contribute to a politician’s campaign.

Last Thursday, in my Law & Economics class, my professor was comparing the “goals” of various political systems, soliciting suggestions from the class. When she got to “What is the goal of communism?”, I piped up without missing a beat (and without being called on): “Murder.” There were a few “oooh”s from the back of [...]

On March 11, I had lunch with the Chief Executive Officer of the UCLA School of Law, Albert Woo. The reason is a funny coincidence: he used to be my manager when I worked as a computer geek for the Office of Residential Life back in 2003 – 2005. We talked about my intense anti-interest [...]