Monthly Archives: January 2013

More on Bitcoins

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Carlos C. Tapang

I mentioned Bitcoins in “What is Money?” a blog I wrote almost two years ago. In that blog I predicted that by itself, Bitcoins would not gain wide use, that it needed a backer for it to gain the necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in Money and Economics | 2 Comments

The Freedom to be Selfish

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Carlos C. Tapang

Ayn Rand shook the world with her prescription for what ails it. She offered a very simple prescription, one that goes against everything we have been taught so far, from Jesus Christ to Ghandi. She wrote that selfishness is a virtue, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Philosophy | 8 Comments