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Efficiency Is Not a Dirty Word

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:05:16 +0000

The company’s Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) was livid. The young engineer had the gall to question the need for a weekly accounting report to the home office when he didn’t know anything about accounting processes! So the CAO spat some choice words and told the young engineer to leave and never return. The engineer sheepishly [...]

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Pope Francis on Poverty

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:12:32 +0000

When Sarah Palin said the Pope’s views on poverty were “kind of liberal” and Rush Limbaugh called them “pure Marxism,” the media were aghast. In a rare moment of unity, scoffers joined now-and-then Catholics, former Catholics, and practicing Catholics in protest. Palin and Limbaugh quickly, and prudently, said they had meant no disrespect. Ironically, their [...]

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Progressivism’s Fundamental Flaw

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:00:05 +0000

Progressivism is the dominant political and social philosophy of our time. Even people who know little about it tend to regard it favorably. They believe that since progress suggests moving forward, developing, and improving, Progressivism must be positive and good. But Progressivism doesn’t deserve this favorable image because it is rooted in a profound falsehood—that the vast majority of [...]

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Whatever Happened to Logic?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:05:00 +0000

Once upon a time, logic was held in high regard. Most educated people were acquainted with its basic principles and had at least modest skill in separating sound arguments from unsound ones. For example, they would see the validity of “All human beings are mortal; Americans are human beings; therefore Americans are mortal.” They would [...]

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Enjoying Your Obamelet?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:04:32 +0000

Obamelet is an apt metaphor for the President’s transformation of the economy. It recalls Vladimir Lenin’s statement, made 75 years ago in reference to the Great Famine in Ukraine: “If you want to make an omelet, you must be willing to break a few eggs.” Let’s be clear: I am not labeling the President a [...]

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