The Ungoverned

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  • David Veksler

Are we homo superior? Nov 10, 2014

In response to Brian Cox's Human Universe presents a fatally flawed view of evolution:   Are human beings superior to all other animals? Can homo sapiens be said to be at the "top" of the evolutionary tree, rather than just another iteration? To answer this question, one must identify some universal criteria, rather than a species-dependent one. (For example, an obviously species-subjective perspective might be that human women are the best-looking.) The current mainstream view seems to be that this is impossible. It is therefore wrong to say that humans are "more advanced" because we have space stations, because space stations...

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What is a corporation? Key misconceptions Jan 24, 2010

Following this week's Supreme Court ruling, there is much confusion about what legal rights a corporation has and how it is different from other groups: In a free society, any person has the right to associate with any other person by mutual consent. As long as both parties consent to their transaction, no third party (be it a government or anyone else) has the moral right to prevent or punish their interaction. This is as true for friendships, romantic relationships, and political advocacy as financial transactions. The only difference is that financial transactions exchange material values whereas social interactions exchange...

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