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The Sixth Sense – Atlas Shrugged Video Contest Entry
This is the video we created as our submission to the Ayn Rand Institute‘s Atlas Shrugged video contest. The movie was filmed and edited by Abhay Kumar–a friend and talented filmmaker. The concept for...
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The Story behind Our Entry into the Atlas Shrugged Video Contest
My friends and I submitted the “Sixth Sense” video. Admittedly, the philosophy and concept behind the video is not easily accessible at first–beyond the most obvious message to “Think”; so, I’ll just...
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My Blog Review in 2010: Wow!
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers About 3...
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Release of “Atlas Shrugged” in Marathi
Professor Mugdha Karnik from the University of Mumbai had undertaken the monumental task of translating Ayn Rand’s epic novel Atlas Shrugged into Marathi — the regional language of the state of...
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Compromise with Abhay Kumar
I apologize to Abhay Kumar and his family for causing them agony and harm through my actions, which I accept now, were not justified. The entire episode has been a result of misunderstanding, which has...
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Why You Should Not Support Anna Hazare’s LokPal Bill
As an Indian, I am not in favor of Anna Hazare‘s Lokpal bill in any form. Anna Hazare wants to form an autonomous authority that will monitor the activities of politicians and bureaucrats (i.e., the...
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Explaining Postmodernism by Dr. Stephen Hicks
My trip to Italy provided a fitting background for me while I finished reading the brilliant book Explaining Postmodernism: From Rousseau to Foucault by Dr. Stephen Hicks. This book should be required...
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The Psychology of the Rioters in England
Over the past few days, as I read the reports about the sickening and terrible loss of lives and property at the hands of looters and marauders in England, I wondered what could have caused such a...
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The Pressures of being an Intellectual
The pressures of being an editorial columnist, journalist, or some kind of published intellectual can put real strain on your abilities to reach rational, honest conclusions. Because, in this...
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Monogamy May Not Be Sexual Fidelity
I think some clarity is required around the varieties of legitimate romantic relationship designs. In particular, we must dispel this notion that monogamy is identical to sexual fidelity. In reality,...
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The New Socialist: An Achievement in Illogical Radicalism
Knowing leftists and socialists, you can count on them being unable to string a coherent sentence. So, reading leftist material and theories become akin to watching static noise on television; there’s...
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Amen: A Victim of Abuse
A word of Hebrew origin, amen means so be it, truly. Amen also happens to be the name of a movie inspired by the life of Harrish Iyer–an enterprising, entertaining, and enthusiastic young man; a friend...
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Homosexuality and its Discontents
It is not far from the truth to complain that “most gay men want nothing more than casual sex.” Often one hears this refrain from older guys who perceive an alarming level of apparent promiscuity among...
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2012: A Review of My Blog
Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 22,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals Click here to see...
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The Ticking Time Bomb that is India’s Population
Absorb these facts: One out of every 6 people in the world live within the geo-political boundaries of India, which makes this country the second most populous country in the world. Yet, despite having...
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