O que marca um génio? Se é misantropia, então Johann Sebastian Bach (nascido a 21 de Março de 1685) não era um génio. Ele fez o seu maior trabalho em
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July 4, 2008 -- July 4, the anniversary of the birth of the United States, is a good time to remember the vision of this country. But to
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Understanding evolution has helped us satisfy that quintessential human longing expressed by Aristotle: “All men, by nature, desire to....
In the new year of 1803, America consisted of sixteen states. There were no prairie dogs or grizzly bears. No jackrabbits or bighorn sheep..
The scourge of smallpox is ancient—Pharaoh Ramses V is thought to have died of the illness in 1157 B.C. Yet smallpox did not become a major
When Ayn Rand created a heroic American dynasty for her novel Atlas Shrugged, she based the family's fortune not on oil, or autos, or
A indução é a formação de conhecimentos gerais a partir de provas particulares. É a indução se queimarmos a mão uma vez e depois sempre.
Critics are of two sorts, it has been said: Those who make you want to read the work they are analyzing; and those who make you want to
December 2007 -- The first question to ask upon starting up a vehicle should be: “Where are the brakes?” The first question to ask upon
With America committed to war overseas, an American president (who many consider to be racist) suspends vast swatches of American liberties
Ludwig von Mises and Ayn Rand share the distinction of being the leading voices for individual freedom and the market economy during the....
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To be objective means to be based on features of reality that can be observed or deduced by anyone. Scientific experiments are objective....
The big influences on Hamilton were the economists he read and also the philosophers of natural law and English constitutional law....
Those who love the Enlightenment spirit are sometimes tempted to believe that it engendered fraternity among the age's disciples. And to an
