Comments on Titanic Deck Chairs: How Not to Defend Individual Rights

I fully understand the difficulties that come with...

2009-10-07T10:26:42.887-04:00

I fully understand the difficulties that come with compressing big arguments into few words. I just thought the way you constructed the arguments wasn't as forceful or effective as it could have been, even given the space constraints. It seems like there was an opportunity to get some important ideas in front of people who wouldn't see them otherwise, and I thought the opportunity was

So I am asked to lay out the full case for individ...

2009-10-07T09:34:57.493-04:00

So I am asked to lay out the full case for individual rights in a column roughly 650 words long and chided for not doing so. Alas, perhaps the reader ought to do a bit of research and discover my books Human Rights and Human Liberties (1975) and Individuals and Their Rights (1989) and save himself embarrassment.

Thanks for the link. I hadn't looked him up on Wi...

2009-09-25T08:07:14.905-04:00

Thanks for the link. I hadn't looked him up on Wikipedia, but I am familiar with some of his work and some of his positions. It's because I know he is well aware of Rand and has written some good things in support of the proper foundation of individual rights that I was surprised at this particular column.

I assume you have a perspective on this... what's your take?

You might find this Wikipedia article informative:...

2009-09-25T07:14:50.446-04:00

You might find this Wikipedia article informative:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibor_R._Machan