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Tag Archives: George Gilder
Are There More Acceptable/Less Acceptable Topics For Writing?
I go through my life offending people. It’s a talent I inherited from my father. I wonder how I’d do with an MFA program in writing? I wonder how much there is an “This is acceptable, but that isn’t” mentality? … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged complainer, George Gilder, living arrangement, mainstream publisher, mfa program, sexual suicide
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Medal Of Honor
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “There’s only one thing I want the government to be intrusive about and that is our safety.” Dennis doesn’t buy the hysteria about the new scanners in airports. “We need heroes… We … Continue reading
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Tagged body scanners, George Gilder, hiawatha iowa, michael fumento, poor salesmanship, twilight of the west
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The Predator
As I walked the mean streets of Pico-Robertson today, I felt weak, tired and vulnerable. I was exhausted. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to run my errands, to pick up my groceries, and to retreat … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, George Gilder, Personal
Tagged game theory, George Gilder, holy days, orthodox judaism, rational policy
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Author George Gilder Speaks About His New Book ‘The Israel Test’
6 pm. Jan. 12. 2010. Skirball lobby. George Gilder paces nervously. A man promises to get him a cup of coffee. George walks off and drinks some cold water. “Now’s my chance,” I think. I summon my courage and I … Continue reading
Posted in Camera, George Gilder, Internet, Israel, Skirball
Tagged Alexander Technique, George Gilder, hp 95, lips move, men and marriage, nervous nelly
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Israel, Capitalism, And Human Excellence: An Interview with Author George Gilder
From The Jewish Press: George Gilder’s latest book, The Israel Test (Vigilante Books), is so unabashedly pro-Jewish and pro-Israel that it would make many Jews blush. In the book (an excerpt of which was featured as the front-page essay in … Continue reading
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Tagged George Gilder, gilder technology report, growth of nations, harvard university, nelson rockefeller, wealth and poverty
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Author George Gilder Speaks In Los Angeles About ‘The Israel Test’
The Wednesday Morning Club hosts George Gilder Sept. 10. I have as much interest in seeing George Gilder speak as anybody in the world. He’s a giant. His book "Sexual Suicide" convinced me to get married. Wait, I’m channeling Dennis … Continue reading
Posted in David Horowitz, Israel
Tagged american spectator, capitalism and freedom, George Gilder, gilder technology, president ronald reagan, telecosm conference
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‘You Want To Do What?’
That’s one of the suggested titles for Dennis Prager’s new book on male sexuality. "Men are afraid in 98.62% of cases to open up about their sexual nature for fear of how their beloved will react. Are you sick? Are … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, George Gilder, male sexuality, men are pigs, moral obligation, sexual suicide
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