Among the public, opinion on UFOs runs the gamut from belief that the whole idea is a product of fevered imaginations to conviction that Earth is frequently visited by extraterrestrial beings possessed of technologies beyond our ken. But all along that spectrum there remain good reasons to investigate UFOs.
Tag: borders
Trump & Co.’s Vile Anti-Immigrationism
It should not be the government’s prerogative to define and ensure immigrants’ “success” and assimilation. We have zero reason to be confident in the ability of politicians and bureaucrats to predict success, however defined.
Embarrassing Borderism Fail
I just read what should have been one of the most embarrassing justifications for borderism I’ve ever seen passed off as thought. I won’t mention the particular thinker who squeezed it out.
The Shining City on a Hill: Commentary on Reagan
While wrapping up my graphic novel, I wound up reading Ronald Reagan’s famous Farewell Address – his “Shining City on a Hill” speech. Given my broader views, I obviously have some objections. But I was amazed to read an actual presidential speech where I agreed with entire paragraphs.
International Adoption: The Personal Side
To take the case of international adoption: We’re paranoid about the microscopic risk of accidentally snatching a poor family’s wanted baby – and barely cognizant of the fantastic opportunity regulation snatches from the hands of orphans around the world.
“Safe Spaces” for Nationalists
Borderism is just another manifestation of the toxic and whiny “safe space” movement. No different than the other forms seen on university campuses. Childishness mistaken for maturity.
Because You’re a Moral Human Being
“Logic,” according to the border-fetish crowd: If you don’t approve of pointing a gun in some stranger’s face just because he wanted to step across an imaginary, arbitrary line…
Does Safety Justify Aggression?
“For the sake of our safety, it’s necessary to have government agents initiating force against entire categories of people, limiting the individual freedom of many based upon what some of those people are likely to do in the future.”
Borderists Don’t Understand Property Rights, Part Infinity
This is just one example of where the borderists go wrong; the examples are seemingly endless. And frustrating. All calculated to reach the conclusion that “feels” pragmatic and cozy, while avoiding the truth.
Where’s the Forced Integration?
When I moved to Mexico a couple years ago, the Mexicans were in no way forced to integrate with me. They were free to deal with me or decline to deal with me. I am not aware of any who found my presence so objectionable that they wanted nothing to do with me, but well aware of many who have received me graciously and shown me all sorts of kindness.