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Dr. Kaleb Demerew's avatar

This is really quite good. Sowell and Rand often seem prophetic considering the period in which they were writing. We now live in a society where collectivism is the normative standard, and individualism is considered a radical platform.

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Sibylle Bay's avatar

Ayn Rand’reader here ☝🏼 Her essay "The Virtue of Selfishness" helps to navigate through the fundamental questions you suggest as beacon of hope (thanks).

Here are the chapters: 1) The Objectivist Ethics, 2) The Ethics of Emergencies, 3) Collectivized Rights, 4) Man’s Rights, 5) Collectivized Rights, 6) Government Financing in a Free Society, 7) Racism.

For my part, I go back to "We the Living", to help me sooth my despair regarding the terrible, terrible state of the government of the country I was born into, where I am still living, with no intention to leave, Canada.

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