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In reply to Roderick T. Long. P.S. – Possibly June 1969, not Dec. 1969; my references disagree. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I’m also peeved at Rand’s and Holzer’s repeating the common charge that 2001: A Space Odyssey is “incomprehensible.” I saw it when I was five years old and had no trouble following it. Peopl…

Speaking of reviewing the unread, or in this case unseen: in the Dec. 1969 issue of The Objectivist, Rand and Erika Holzer published a jointly-written, scathing review of three recent movies: Bullitt, Charly, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Objectiscuttl…

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In reply to Michael Brazier. If you promote Napoleon to General, you are preparing the way for him to promote himself to Emperor. LikeLike

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In reply to Irfan Khawaja. While I won’t dispute your main point, I must say that “Classically understood, strategic knowledge is tactical knowledge integrated with the proper ends of politics, including justice.” is a definition of &…

In reply to Michael Brazier. If my country were at war in the kinds of war that Napoleon or Custer fought, I would want it to lose. LikeLike

In reply to Michael Brazier. (Responding to Michael Brazier): It seems to me that unjustified warfare is a large-scale injustice morally on par with the very worst crimes that human beings can commit. It also seems to me that culpable behavior deserves…