Richard G. Parker, MD
@rich56635
Physician, writer, and trader practicing and living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas, USA.
I am for man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.
"For [John] Locke, rights are violated by one and only one social evil: the use of physical force that plunders private possessions and silences personal opinions. The 'chief end' of political society [according to Locke] is the 'preservation of Property' (which includes one’s…
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![rich56635's tweet image. "For [John] Locke, rights are violated by one and only one social evil: the use of physical force that plunders private possessions and silences personal opinions.
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"Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence proclaimed the rights of an individual to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It laments how Great Britain had restricted colonists’ ability to govern themselves and to live by their own means, by sending out 'swarms of officers…
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". . . arguments for fetal “rights” [have included] . . . the heartbeat, the distinct human DNA, the ability to feel pain— none of these is the fundamental basis of rights. Individual rights begin with physical individuation at the moment of birth. Unlike the fetus, the woman…
Trump vs. Harvard: Intellectual Freedom in the Crosshairs new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/trump-vs-har… "[Universities]...fight for 'academic freedom.' Academic freedom is the opposite of intellectual freedom. It asserts the right of universities and professors to teach, write and research whatever…
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"[Universities]...fight for 'academic freedom.' Academic freedom is the opposite of intellectual freedom. It asserts the right of universities and professors to teach, write and research whatever…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwvaHfzWoAAsKx1.png)
“Faith is a malignancy that no system can tolerate with impunity; and the man who succumbs to it, will call on it in precisely those issues where he needs his reason most.”--Ayn Rand Rand, Ayn. The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism. New York: Signet, 1964, 73.
A medieval anti-sex attitude explains the bizarre inconsistencies in the anti-abortion policy world. @BenBayer's latest article below 👇
We live in an age of astonishing prosperity—thanks to business. But we also live in an anti-business culture. The wealth creators who drive progress are treated with suspicion, hostility, and moral condemnation. 🧵👇
“Socialized medicine, in any form, destroys the doctor’s freedom to practice his profession as he sees fit. It places him under the control of bureaucrats who dictate how he must act, what he must charge, and what patients he must accept. This is not only an injustice to the…
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"Faith, as such, is extremely detrimental to human life: it is the negation of reason. But you must remember that religion is an early form of philosophy, that the first attempts to explain the universe, to give a coherent frame of reference to man's life and a code of moral…
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“Socialized medicine is the apotheosis of the entitlement mentality, which is the root cause of the budget crisis. It is the idea that the individual exists to serve the collective, that he has no right to his own life, but must sacrifice it to the needs of others. Socialized…
Macron's unilateral "declaration" of a "Palestinian" state didn't say WHERE it would be. I can now exclusively disclose that France will offer the French Riviera & the new nation will be called "Franc-en-Stine." thehill.com/policy/interna…
BREAKING: President Trump on French President Macron wanting to recognize a Palestinian state: "Here’s the good news, what he says doesn’t matter. His statement doesn’t carry any weight."
Fuck antisemites on 𝕏. Fuck Jackson Hinkle. Fuck Dan Bilzerian. Fuck Candace Owens. Fuck Bassem Youssef. Fuck Francesca Albanese. Fuck Tuckler Carlson. Fuck Ian Carroll. Who did I miss?
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir: "We recognize France as a Palestinian state"
“When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me-it still sometimes happens-and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him…
The math is obvious and unequivocal: ~100% of energy over time comes from the Sun. Everything else is a rounding error.
People forget that power is literally power. Whoever harnesses the most power from the sun, wins.