My First Objectivist Roundup!

For the first time ever on Ramen & Rand, may I present the Objectivist Roundup, a collection of blog posts from the week by fellow Objectivist bloggers. Enjoy:

• Benjamin Skipper presents Dr. Dolittleism in Foreign Policy posted at Benpercent saying, "The failure to distinguish between humans and human-like animals may cost us big time in foreign affairs."

• Burgess Laughlin presents Opposite of Exaltation? posted at Making Progress saying, "One way to better understand a concept, such as "exaltation," is to consider its opposite--for contrast."

• C. August presents Supreme Court Roundup posted at Titanic Deck Chairs, saying, "I survey some recent commentary on Obama's Supreme Court nomination, looking at his criteria, the actual person he picked, and what the criteria for a justice should be."

• Daniel presents Women of the French Salons, 2 posted at The Nearby Pen saying, "What did the people in the famous French salons do? What were their thoughts on friendship or the code of conduct when people were brought together? And what did these people value highest in the person of another? These questions and more are answered in this, the second part to my review of The Women of the French Salons."

• Doug Reich presents The Equality of the Dead posted at The Rational Capitalist saying, "Leftist environmentalists admonish us to sacrifice our material happines for the sake of their deity - the earth, while leftists of the Obama or Barney Frank variety do everything in their power to incentivize consumption - is this a contradiction?"

• Khartoum presents The Status of Property Rights In India – A First Hand Account. posted at Reddie Reasons. saying, "An account of the unseen effects and the morality of the government seizing the property of its citizens -- with reference to one particular case."

• Kirk Barbera presents The Real Hollywood Ten posted at A is A.

• Miranda Barzey presents Time Management in College posted at Ramen & Rand.

• Non Wels presents To Hire, and To Befriend. Should Government Have a Say? posted at The Undercurrent saying, "Obama recently signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which requires employers to consider race and gender when making hiring decisions. However, this means moral and relevant objective qualifications fall by the wayside in the workplace."

• Ryan Krause presents Out of the courtroom and into the back room posted at The Money Speech saying, " Regulation destroys competitive advantage: Just one more example."