Peter Schwartz
Author and Writer at Freelance
Distinguished Fellow/retired Chairman @AynRandInst. Author THE TYRANNY OF NEED https://t.co/vQRmhC4lzc and LIBERTARIANISM: The Perversion of Liberty https://t.co/YRPzT8vIFH.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
lexology.com | Scott A. Freling |Peter Schwartz |Catherine Wettach |Jennifer Uren
The Office of Strategic Capital (“OSC”) within the Department of Defense (“DOD”) has launched a Credit Program, under which it will provide debt financing in critical technology areas that drive national and economic security. As an initial step, OSC is soliciting applications for equipment loans, which may be submitted between January 2 and February 3, 2025.
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May 8, 2024 |
newideal.aynrand.org | Peter Schwartz
The suffering of others may warrant compassion—but only if the suffering is undeserved. Someone wrongly imprisoned can elicit your compassion — but not someone who is rightly imprisoned for a crime. To sympathize with the latter is to morally betray his victim and to subvert the principle of justice. You can commiserate with a neighbor whose house has burned down — but not if he was the one who deliberately set the fire. And certainly not if he set the fire in an attempt to burn down your house.
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Apr 14, 2024 |
rb.gy | Peter Schwartz
The suffering of others may warrant compassion—but only if the suffering is undeserved. Someone wrongly imprisoned can elicit your compassion–but not someone who is rightly imprisoned for a crime. To sympathize with the latter is to morally betray his victim and to subvert the principle of justice. You can commiserate with a neighbor whose house has burned down—but not if he was the one who deliberately set the fire. And certainly not if he set the fire in an attempt to burn down your house.
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Apr 14, 2024 |
peterschwartz.com | Peter Schwartz
The suffering of others may warrant compassion—but only if the suffering is undeserved. Someone wrongly imprisoned can elicit your compassion–but not someone who is rightly imprisoned for a crime. To sympathize with the latter is to morally betray his victim and to subvert the principle of justice. You can commiserate with a neighbor whose house has burned down—but not if he was the one who deliberately set the fire. And certainly not if he set the fire in an attempt to burn down your house.
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Dec 22, 2023 |
bigthink.com | Kevin Kelly |Peter Schwartz |Ari Wallach |Tyler Cowen
Explore the future with visionaries Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen. While each is looking into the future through a different lens, they all share a belief in the power of optimism and proactive engagement as essential tools for overcoming today’s challenges. Wallach introduces “Longpath,” urging long-term thinking, while Kelly advocates for “Protopia,” emphasizing gradual progress.
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RECOLLECTIONS OF AYN RAN--Harry Binswanger's talk at the Randsday Conference (1/31-2/3/2025) in Fort Myers, FL offers stories of his personal conversations with Ayn Rand, most of which he hasn't told before. He will also hold an Ayn Rand trivia contest. https://t.co/Dkgj2yPkzI
Hear the inspiring accounts of 2 escapees from dictatorships--Pouya Nikmand from Iran and Dusia Voronkina from Russia--at the Randsday Conference (1/31-2/1/25) in Fort Myers, FL. Learn how each discovered Objectivism, and how each finally got to America. https://t.co/Dkgj2yOMKa