Tag Archives: libertarianism

So, The Sad Puppies, Then: 3 of 4 — “Libertarian” Authoritarians And Pulp

So, before we get to the actual point of this — the uproar in science fiction fandom about a number of books nominated for the Hugo Awards — let’s have a look at the list of libertarian policy positions supported … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on So, The Sad Puppies, Then: 3 of 4 — “Libertarian” Authoritarians And Pulp

Bullet-Biters And Bomb-Testers

Sometimes serendipity happens. I was trying to think of a way to link together a couple of sections of the Hyperpost book, when I found this old post from Scott Aaronson’s blog Shtetl-Optimised. In it, Aaronson talks about how he’d … Continue reading

Posted in politics, religion, science | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Geeks Dig Metaphors: The Politics Of The Singularity

(Following on from the introduction and the technical problems ) Now, the Singulatarian worldview can be summed up, roughly, as “Real Soon Now, we’re going to enter a Golden Age which will last forever. This Golden Age will probably be … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Hat And Beard 2 – Freedom

And so we move on to the second of today’s posts. This one, in honour of Honest Abe, will talk about freedom as I see it. The libertarian blogger Charlotte Gore left a comment yesterday on the heavily-edited version of … Continue reading

Posted in politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Linkblogging for 22/01/09

We’re going out tonight, so I don’t have time to do a review of Superman Beyond 3D until tomorrow (suffice to say I now know what I want on my gravestone, should I die). In the meantime, some quick links: … Continue reading

Posted in comics, Doctor Who, linkblogging, politics, science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Linkblogging for 22/01/09