This was inevitable when Americans allowed the critical book publishing industry to be taken over by foreigners without our Constitutional protections or...
Neil, I noticed you are cited in Brian Doherty's Radicals for Capitalism. I am reading that work now and highly recommend it. Congratulations for being...
Jim, I've read chapters of Brian's book, but not the whole thing, and the only references to me I can find are that I once was on the phone with Ayn Rand and...
Over the past week I've rejected half a dozen messages. One was about Biblical exegesis, which I rejected for being off topic for this group. Several were...
John Snider of SciFiDimensions.com emailed me that Random House/Bertelsmann's refusing to publish a book doesn't amount to censorship since it's a private...
Neil: Im about halfway through, and the cite I refer too is on p.370. It mentions your writings. And mentioned a Boston Tea Party reenactment. I havent...
In a message dated 8/9/2008 3:31:40 PM Central Daylight Time, ... You talked with Rand on the phone? What was that like? MH </HTML>...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 3:51:42 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Yes, and the lack of interesting traffic might have something to do with too much of J....
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That index is filled with omissions. (You wouldn't think omissions could be so filling ....) ... From: James OGallagher <jeo1@...> Subject: Re:...
In a message dated 8/9/2008 4:03:16 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Your absurd comparison to government censorship with modern publishing and media practices is...
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Jim, Thanks for the heads up. I picked up my copy of Brian's book and found the additional reference to me -- as a witness to a failed Society for Individual...
Mike, For anyone who wants an unmoderated list there's Left Libertarian II. The MLL group is moderated and I'm not going to pretend I don't have my own...
... That doesn't chime with my experience. The libertarian movement in my experience is filled with enthusiastic science-fiction fans who are quite likely to...
... publishing and ... himself to ... ebook, post ... advance and are ... themselves, no? ... attention ... U.S. if ... and see ... Of course ... that, no ... ...
In a message dated 8/9/2008 6:58:57 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Thanks for that link. Hilarious! Of course she would have to cite Mr. Spock as her favorite...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 6:59:21 PM Central Daylight Time, ... If your account is accurate then why would not some competing book publisher simply acquire...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 6:59:36 PM Central Daylight Time, ... And so you shall. I contribute a lot more to the new MLL list than the old. But yours is fine...
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... my experience is filled with enthusiastic science-fiction fans who are quite likely to promote the ideas by recommending sf novels by libertarian authors,...
Interesting that she watched Star Trek; I never knew that. I suspect she might see Spock as analogous to Rearden, an ultra-rationalist who represses his...
Neil: Thanks for the background info and explanation, that is helpful. Jim ... From: J. Neil Schulman <jneil@...> To: LeftLibertarian@yahoogroups.com ...
... publisher ... Money. There are only a few major bookstore chains remaining -- mostly Borders and Barnes and Noble -- and they give front of the store ...
Does anyone read Ilana Mercer? I used to frequently and posted comments occassionally. Then I got into it with her on the good ol' Palestinian\Israeli...
... comments occassionally. Then I got into it with her on the good ol' Palestinian\Israeli matter. She is an adamant supporter of all things Israeli, and a...
In a message dated 8/9/2008 7:57:25 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Much like Rand herself. Of course Spock was the most unusual character. And the least hammy. ...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 7:58:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Ron Paul's "The Revolution" was on best seller lists and in major bookstores, though his...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 7:58:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Yes, I had the same thoughts. I would have been more sympathetic had she not basically grown...
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In a message dated 8/9/2008 7:58:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Remarkable story Neil. Not surprising but very disheartening. I guess that proves the point...