Monthly Archives: December 2007

My Take on the Cold War

This article originally appeared in the January, 2002 issue of Liberty magazine http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2002_01/browne-cold_war.html, then edited by the late R.W. Bradford. I’m reprinting it here to give some context to my views on foreign policy. This version differs in minor respects … Continue reading

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Ruminations

*Now THAT”S an Answer! Go here http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=611 for Fred Thompson’s answer to Michael Moore’s challenge to debate health care. Class act! *I’m finishing a fascinating book, ‘Hollywood Party’ by Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley. I may review it – but it’ll be … Continue reading

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New Blog Feature: Uncomfortable Thoughts

In my post ‘Can You Think?’ http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2006/10/can-you-think.html I asked the question: How often have you, after examining the evidence reached a conclusion that was uncomfortable, unsettling or profoundly disturbing to you, i.e. reached a conclusion that you did not like?We … Continue reading

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From CHDR: Who Killed Ms Bhutto?

My friend Ali Alyami sent this email which I thought ought to have a wider circulation. From: The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia Washington, DC The Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia calls … Continue reading

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WINO part 2: I Read Atlas Shrugged

I guess some of you know that Atlas Shrugged is 50 now. Several magazines have noted the fact, with commentary on its cultural effect. Reviews in general have been at least guardedly favorable. Atlas is the story of a near-future … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

Random thoughts on Christmas: *Opening presents with the kids, at an hour we’d rather be still in bed, after playing Santa Claus till late. Is there any feeling, any mood, quite like this? I’ve been the kid of course, and … Continue reading

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A Drive in the Country – through a Blizzard

We just got back from a trip to North Dakota – through a blizzard. We’d gone up because I got a job offer from a small town newspaper. It actually sounded pretty good. Not the best paid mind you, but … Continue reading

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Why I’m Not an Objectivist, part 1

Recently someone evidently mistook me for an Objectivist. A natural mistake, I do publish in Objectivist forums on occasion, respect the classcal tradition of Aristotle and the Greeks and hold that, yes Virginia, there is a reality out there that … Continue reading

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Famous Last Words

Last night I stayed up entirely too late, absorbed in Paul Johnson’s book ‘Heroes’, of which I will write more anon. The book was worth the price of admission if only for reminding me of the reply Lord Lovat gave … Continue reading

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Keeping Fit at a Certain Age

I am 60 years old, and have two small children and a sedentary lifestyle. This is not the perfect formula for fitness. In my youth I had one of those metabolisms that never stored fat. I was the same weight … Continue reading

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