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Socialism Is Tyranny
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Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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A petition against the insertion of the word "Socialism" in Indian Constitution was dismisses as withdrawn by the Supreme court. Socialism is a failed ideology, and no one can claim of its ignorance. The collectivist claim that words don't have a specific meaning, and doesn't matter is wrong. This is an assualt on Individual liberty, writes Shanu A. |
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Apple, AT&T and Antitrust
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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A federal judge in california ruled that an antirtrust class action suit is fre to proceed against Apple and AT&T for making an agreement to sell only locked phones. There is nothing that should be illegal in the deal. It doesn't hurt competition or drive up prices. On the contrary, this is competition, writes Thomas Bowden in TheStreet. |
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The Road To Economic Security
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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Ambitious Goverment plans to legislate economic security into existence have failed miserably. It is forgotten that institutionalizing coercion can't lead to security-economic or otherwise. Economic security is a corollary of freedom and peace, writes Shanu A. |
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Capitalism In India
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Friday, July 02, 2010 |
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A lot of the objectives of the liberal movement in India were met by the Economic reforms in the early nineties. But, these organizations and movements have found new causes to fight for, writes Aditya Kundalkar in Time Out Mumbai. |
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Should Government Fund Science?
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
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The government of India has decided to sanction grants to science departments of different colleges and universities in Bihar for strengthening their infrastructure, including laboratories.Contentious as the topic is, the libertarian position on the issue is clear-the government should have no business in funding science, writes Shanu A. |
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The Cure For Inflation
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Saturday, January 02, 2010 |
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The governments all over the world have however, abolished the gold standard long ago to finance their policies of lavish spending and bribing the voters. The abolition of the gold standard led to the printing of currency recklessly, without any objective standards where the gold could have been the objective standard, writes Shanu A. |
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Inflation is man made
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Friday, January 01, 2010 |
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Ayn Rand had pointed out decades back in her essay "Egalitarianism And Inflation" that “Inflation, a man made scourge, is made possible by the fact that most people don’t understand it.” If people were sound on monetary matters, government manipulation of money and credit would not have happened, writes Shanu A. |
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Is India Important for America’s Freedom?
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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The visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Us brings so many important issues to our attention. The culture of India is highly mystic and collectivist.However, there are so many goods things that can be said of India. It is a democracy, and there is a growing interest in the ideas of Liberty and Ayn Rand. There are two excellent libertarian think tanks too, writes Edward Hudgins in The Objectivist Centre. |
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Berlin Wall: Collapse of communism in '89 – Lesson for capitalism in '09
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Monday, November 09, 2009 |
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Communism was characterized by its contempt for private property, by the complete control of the state over the economy, and consequently, by its disregard for price as a signal of scarcity and guide for investment. Over the past two years, the foundation of global finance has been shaken, not because of any Marxian foresight, but because of the failure on the part of the capitalist world to appreciate the relationship between property ownership and valuation of that property, writes Barun Mitra |
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The Berlin Wall Then and Now
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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The Cold War crystallized the battle between two philosophies, one of individualism and freedom, the other of collectivism and repression. The Soviet bloc collapsed under the burden of its own contradictions and in the face of Western diligence and military might. Those who value their lives and liberty must tear down that false philosophy lest new walls rise to separate us from our freedom, writes Edward Hudgins in The Atlas Society. |
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