Harry Binswanger

Contributor|Opinion
I am a philosopher who was an associate of the late Ayn Rand, and since 1986 I have been a member of the board of directors of the Ayn Rand Institute. I have taught philosophy at Hunter College (CUNY) and the University of Texas at Austin. My forthcoming book, "How We Know," is
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Jan 25, 2014

Sorry Libertarian Anarchists, Capitalism Requires Government

Marxists claim that capitalistic acts use force. "Anarcho-capitalists" claim that acts of force can be capitalistic. Though they come at it from different directions, both ignore or evade the fact that producing and exchanging values is the opposite of physical force.

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Jan 24, 2014

Sorry Libertarian Anarchists, Capitalism Requires Government

Marxists claim that capitalistic acts use force. "Anarcho-capitalists" claim that acts of force can be capitalistic. Though they come at it from different directions, both ignore or evade the fact that producing and exchanging values is the opposite of physical force.

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Jan 15, 2014

A Dictionary of Obamaspeak

An unavoidably ironic look at the real meaning of the terms used by Obama and the "Progressives."

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Jan 7, 2014

President Obama, Stop Damning The Achievers For Their Virtues

"Inequality is unfair" is the coward's cry against the brave, the slacker's cry against the producer, the hypocrite's cry against integrity, the conformist's cry against the man of independence.

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Jan 7, 2014

President Obama, Stop Damning The Achievers For Their Virtues

"Inequality is unfair" is the coward's cry against the brave, the slacker's cry against the producer, the hypocrite's cry against integrity, the conformist's cry against the man of independence.