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Archive: Atlas Shrugged Turns 50

Maggie Gallagher: Three Cheers for Ayn Rand!

November 6, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Writing for Yahoo News, former National Review editor Maggie Gallagher has penned a rousing and insightful defense of Atlas Shrugged. She rightly chastizes Terry Teachout for his silly assertion in National Review that Rand writes a ... »More

Telegraph India Covers Atlas 50th Celebration

October 22, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Thanks to Jerry Johnson for the heads-up about this new article in Telegraph India -- titled "Take a bow, Ayn" -- covering the events in India that Jerry helped organize in celebration of Atlas Shrugged's ... »More

C-SPAN This Weekend: Atlas Shrugged & Business

October 19, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
C-SPAN will be broadcasting the "Atlas Shrugged and Business" panel discussion from the Atlas Society's recent 50th Anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. Of this discussion, moderator Robert Bidinotto writes "It's a fascinating hour-long overview of the ... »More

NYC’s Grand Central Terminal As an Article of ‘Atlas Shrugged’ History

October 16, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
An interesting piece in Stamford's The Advocate begins: NEW YORK - Grand Central Terminal provides visitors with frequent train service, dining and shopping options, and to some, the meaning of life. Some Metro-North Railroad employees say one ... »More

Atlas Shrugged Symposium on Book TV

October 12, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Robin Orenbuch: On October 13, 2007 there will be an Atlas Shrugged Symposium on Book TV at 12 noon (presumably Eastern time, since Robin is on the East Coast). »More

Ayn Rand and Love in the Christian Science Monitor

October 11, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The Christian Science Monitor just published a full-length article on finding love around a shared interest in Ayn Rand's writings. The Atlasphere figures prominently in the article, as you might expect, together with many ... »More

‘Capitalist Heroes’ in Today’s Wall Street Journal

October 10, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged! From today's Wall Street Journal: CAPITALIST HEROES By David Kelley October 10, 2007; Page A21 Fifty years ago today Ayn Rand published her magnum opus, ... »More

Celebratory Events in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Delhi for 50th Anniversary of Atlas Shrugged

October 8, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlasphere columnist Jerry Johnson, who lives in India and penned our recent column "The Free Market in Cultural Context," sends the following announcement on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Atlas Shrugged: I have been ... »More

The Legacy of Atlas Shrugged in the OC Register

October 3, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Peter Larsen has penned a nice article for the OC Register about how Atlas Shrugged has fared over the past fifty years. It's titled "Ayn Rand fans mark 50th anniversary" and it's pretty much what you'd ... »More

Ayn Rand and the Atlasphere in Inc. Magazine

September 30, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
I was just alerted by a new Atlasphere member that the October issue of Inc. Magazine contains an article regarding the 50th anniversary of Atlas Shrugged. The new issue is not yet available in local newsstands ... »More