Archive: Ayn Rand Centennial

Writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Carlin Romano takes a stab at assessing Ayn Rand's life and influence. Characteristically focusing on some of the more lurid details of her personal life, Romano does manage to ... »More

Writing for the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Roderick T. Long discusses Rand's positive influence and contributions to the pro-freedom movement. Long also elaborates on Rand's relationship with Mises and with academic philosophy. Though the ... »More

The promised article in the Orange County Register ("Rhymes with 'mine'") has just been published, and includes information from an interview with Atlasphere member Dan Edge. It begins: When Michael Berliner was a grad student in the ... »More

David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institute, pens a thoughtful tribute to Rand's influence on libertarianism and the pro-freedom movement. After highlighting how Rand stood up to the culture of her times ... »More

The New York Times has published its piece on the Rand centennial ? "Considering the Last Romantic, Ayn Rand, at 100," written by Edward Rothstein. Alternately condescending and confused, the article is not flattering, but does ... »More

We've been receiving so many items related to Ayn Rand's 100th birthday that we're now creating a new category called "Ayn Rand Centennial," in which we'll file all these items together in one location. »More

Writing for Reason Magazine, Cathy Young offers a frankly critical tribute to Ayn Rand's legacy in her article "Ayn Rand at 100." The article is sure to be controversial among admirers of Rand's work. It ... »More

In honor of Ayn Rand's 100th birthday, Edward Hudgins of The Objectivist Center has written a commentary that briefly oultines Rand's life and influence. Hudgins writes: A century after her birth, Ayn Rand's legacy lives on ... »More

An article sympathetic to Ayn Rand was written by Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune, titled "The evolution of Ayn Rand." It starts: Has Ayn Rand gone mainstream? The radical champion of individualism and capitalism, ... »More

An article in today's New York Times ("'Sixteen Acres': Rebuilding Ground Zero") starts with a nod to Ayn Rand's Howard Roark, and an unsubstantiated claim about the validity of her philosophy: AYN RAND may be long ... »More