I Love Free Markets! As we all should!

True Liberalism is of the right and not the left end of the political spectrum.

Craig Biddle of The awesome Objective Standard wrote an amazing article pointing out why the left is not liberal in anyway shape or form. That "the left" is an anti-liberal and anti-freedom political point of view and always has been. That "the left" is an immoral and anti-reason mindset that has always been anti-freedom. Which is simply a fact.

The Eugenics movement which took numerous lives and involuntarily sterilized whole demographics of people was "of the left." Hitler and Nazis are "the left." Mussolini and his fascist views were a variant of socialism and thus "of the left." It was the "left Democrats" in the early American Independence that supported slavery and fought against the "anti-Slavery Republicans" on "the right."

It was the "the right-wing" H.L Menken whom also called himself a "liberal," and a "libertarian" whom pushed to end the prohibition of alcohol. It was the "leftist," including the first feminists whom were pro-prohibition of alcohol. Women's groups went around with slogans like "lips that taste liquor will never taste ours." It was the right-libertarian and "liberal-right" heritage where you will find all of the pushes for extended liberty to all. It is the "left wing" at it's most radical and thus it's root that you find every extension of state overreach and power.

The term right should not be shed, but, instead shown proudly by rightists. The right is the true liberal and the true liberal's home is on the right. He or she is a person on the right end of the spectrum and not the left. A consistent liberal is a capitalist and a consistent capitalist is a right-liberal. Really, all labels such as right-wing libertarian, Constitutional Republican, Objectivist, Laissez-Faire Capitalist are really just other labels for classical liberal. Or a consistent liberal or a member of the broader right.

Rightism is the views of the right and the views supporting of protection of individual rights. Of views like those mentioned above and it does not include those whom would use states to push their values on others with force. Rightism supports protection of freedom, liberty and individual rights for all. It is views that support the notion of the Non-Initiation of Coercion on ones neighbor. That this is an imperative and must be protected. That it is the only moral framework for a society of civilized people and that retaliatory force in self defense is a moral good.

Rightism is also rational and reasonable. The more you tip your toes into irrational politics the more leftist you are becoming. It is truth vs fantasy running the world. Rightism is the moral and practically right approach to economics and politics.

In conclusion we need self-love, compassion and respect that our views are correct. They are in accordance with facts of reality and we can have pride in our intellectual rigor. Do not let the leftist sympathizers get you down. The regressive-left is not liberal and never has been liberal. You and I have been the True Liberals all along and always will be! Let the haters hate just do not initiate coercion on them. Let them stew in their delusional nonsense and reality will let them reap what they have sewn.

A Philosophy of Success (Dave Rubin Interview with John Allison)

This is the eleventh episode in a series looking at Objectivism's approach to Happiness. John Allison joins Dave Rubin to discuss how the Objectivist ethics enabled his business success. Watch more of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... To receive notifications as each new episode is released, subscribe to the ARI channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... ****** Dave Rubin Host of The Rubin report Dave on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RubinReport John Allison Businessman and Former CEO, Cato Institute For more from John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbph... ****** Like ARI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AynRandInsti... Follow ARI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AynRandInst Explore ARI: http://www.aynrand.org ****** The Ayn Rand Institute is funded through subscription and one-time donations: http://aynrand.org/donate

8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars (2016 documentary)

When Jack Tramiel invented Commodore in the 1970's, he envisioned computing for the masses and not just the upper classes. Spearheading the personal technology revolution and combating giants like Apple and IBM, Commodore became a household name by changing the way in which we interact, create and play with computers. From the advent of the groundbreaking Atari and Tetris games to the evolution of contemporary technological design, 8 Bit Generation dives into the home computer explosion and explores Commodore's key role in shaping the future in which we now live.

The Psychology of Happiness (Dave Rubin Interview with Gregory Salmieri and Gena Gorlin)

This is the tenth episode in a series looking at Objectivism's approach to Happiness. Philosopher Gregory Salmieri and psychologist Gena Gorlin join Dave Rubin to discuss the psychological requirements of happiness. Watch more of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... To receive notifications as each new episode is released, subscribe to the ARI channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... ****** Dave Rubin Host of The Rubin report Dave on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RubinReport Gregory Salmieri Editor, A Companion to Ayn Rand For more from Greg: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Gena Gorlin Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Yeshiva University For more from Gena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKIpa... ****** Like ARI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AynRandInsti... Follow ARI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AynRandInst Explore ARI: http://www.aynrand.org ****** The Ayn Rand Institute is funded through subscription and one-time donations: http://aynrand.org/donate

The Individual is the most important minority.

Bob Metz is Just Wrong when it comes to The Essentialized Political Spectrum

Last night I was listening to archived episodes of Just Right Radio when I came across his episode on The Objective Standard's essentials based political spectrum. I have done an article on this previously in which I pointed out the episode was a misinterpretation of the essay attached to the spectrum. However, this time I realized I had missed the most important thing about this episode. The fact that nowhere in the episode does he even mention the essay/article which explained the spectrum he was looking at.

Instead of reading one of the many, many articles on The Objective Standard which explained the views of the periodical on left vs right Bob acted like a stubborn mule. He simply evaded/ignored any explanation given in great detail by Craig Biddle on the subject. This was very wrong on his part and he did not even bother to investigate and/or present anything from Craig's marvelous essays/articles on the subject of the left-right spectrum. I wish to address some of his biggest mistakes below.


1. The Essentialized Political Spectrum ignores the binary nature and polarity of left vs right.

Bob claims that Craig Biddle thinks that there is no binary within politics. That essentially left vs right contains no absolutes or does not define to opposite ideological views of the nature of government. However, this is not the case at all and if he did even 4 minutes of research via looking over the various articles available under the political spectrum tag he would know he was dead wrong on this matter.

When it comes to explaining the problem with the Nolan Chart used by some whom favor liberty Craig points to just this binary polarity.

"The Nolan chart treats the realm of politics as non-binary when, in fact, it is binary. 

Politics is about freedom and force. Freedom is the condition in which a person is free to act on his judgment. Force is the opposite: To the extent that force is used against a person, he cannot act on his judgment; he is forced to act against it. 

In terms of essentials, politics is either-or: Either you are (fully) free to speak your mind about controversial issues—even when doing so offends others—or you are not. Either you and your doctor are (fully) free to contract by mutual consent to mutual benefit—or you’re not. Either you and your lover are free to marry—or you’re not. Either you and a potential employer or employee are free to negotiate wages in accordance with your respective judgment—or you’re not. 

The Nolan chart presents the basic alternatives in politics as non-binary and “nuanced.” But the alternatives are in fact binary and, when presented properly, vivid. The Nolan chart does not clarify the basic alternatives; it obfuscates them."

Unlike what Bob Metz paints Craig Biddle as believing about ideological fundamentals he does understand left vs right correctly in their essentials.


2.  The existence of the middle is a myth and there is no such thing as mixed ideologies or "the center." 

Bob Metz claims that there is no middle in the political spectrum and that a center is in fact a myth. His reason for believing this is the binary nature of freedom vs force, but this is to deny reality. In reality most people are not far left and most people are not on the Right. Most mainstream voters are in fact mixed in their ideological precepts around politics. Most people are not on The Right AKA for Pure Lassiez-Faire as the essentials spectrum defines The Right.

Nor are most people on the actual far left or extreme left. They are not pure Capitalism proponents nor are they pure Socialism proponents. They are for a mixed economy of some sort they are for "a degree" of infringement of the initiation of non-consent principal. Most people are not consistent ideologically because they are not totally coherent philosophically. They are working on mixed premises which leads to being in the very real middle of the left-right political spectrum.

Which means that they are to some "degree" to the left and thus middle not on The Right. Due to not doing research on what the middle means Bob Metz makes it seem as though Craig Biddle, I, or anyone else that uses the essentials spectrum are the ones denying reality. When in fact, it is Bob and his ignorant stubbornness that is causing him to evade the reality of the mainstream being a mixed premises. This is why Capitalism proponents and liberty lovers can find support depending on the policy from people in various parties/think tanks around the Globe.

"Observe the clarity gained by this conception of the political spectrum. The far left comprises the pure forms of all the rights-violating social systems: communism, socialism, fascism, Islamism, theocracy, democracy (i.e., rule by the majority), and anarchism (i.e., rule by gangs). The far right comprises the pure forms of rights-respecting social systems: laissez-faire capitalism, classical liberalism, constitutional republicanism—all of which require essentially the same thing: a government that protects and does not violate rights. The middle area consists of all the compromised, mixed, mongrel systems advocated by modern “liberals,” conservatives, unprincipled Tea Partiers (as opposed to the good ones), and all those who want government to protect some rights while violating other rights—whether by forcing people to fund other people’s health care, education, retirement, or the like—or by forcing people to comply with religious or traditional mores regarding sex, marriage, drugs, or what have you."

Bob Metz is a mule stubborn beyond compare and he needs to learn to admit when he makes mistakes. As much as he seems to think he is unable to be wrong in this case it is Craig Biddle that is Just Right.

Capitalism is a social system based on bringing out virtue and diminishing vice.

Greg Salmieri - Rational Optimism - Positive Mental Attitude

This video was created by Christian Jackson. Taken from Objectivist Living: Interview w/ Philosopher Greg Salmieri Mar. 18 2018 You can see the full video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6tSG... #RationalOptimism #Positivity #PMA Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow. Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook). Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.

I am my own highest value and you should be yours.

Greg Salmieri - How are These Ideas Radical?

This video was created by Christian Jackson. Taken from Objectivist Living: Interview w/ Philosopher Greg Salmieri Mar. 18 2018 You can see the full video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6tSG... #selfinterest #Altruism #Selfishness Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow. Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook). Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.

Individualism means mutually beneficial relationships of mutual interests. It is the opposite of isolationism.

The Virtue of Selfishness is not to be self-centered, but, to live a life serving experience of flourishing.

Joy is the goal of human existence.

Ayn Rand | Conservatism VS Objectivism Radio interview

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Yaron Brook Show: Interview with Actor Mark Pellegrino

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The Rubin Report: Objectivism on Happiness

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Yaron Brook | The Morality of Capitalism, a Private Lecture for Radley Students

In this talk, Yaron Brook delves into the morality of finance, free markets, savings, insurance and using debt to fund consumption. Through this talk, Brook will explore the pursuit of capitalist motives and why it is indeed moral to be Capitalist. Hosted by Radley in Oxfordshire, UK on February 14, 2019. For more about Radley, see https://www.radley.org.uk. Radley is a full boarding school for boys aged 13-18 and set in a beautiful 800-acre estate, just three miles from Oxford. We offer an environment for boys to grow in self-confidence, thrive academically, and make the most of an enormous range of opportunities. Like what you hear? Become a Patreon member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/YaronBrookShow or support the show direct through PayPal: paypal.me/YaronBrookShow. Want more? Tune in to the Yaron Brook Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ybrook). Continue the discussions anywhere on-line after show time using #YaronBrookShow. Connect with Yaron via Tweet @YaronBrook or follow him on Facebook @ybrook and YouTube (/YaronBrook). Want to learn more about Objectivism? Check out ARI at https://ari.aynrand.org.