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Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif) gives all his interns a copy of Atlas Shrugged

December 6, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Reason Magazine has an excellent new article about Rep. John Campbell, who -- as we noted when he replaced Rand fan Christopher Cox who was picked to head the SEC -- is himself an admirer ... »More

Tim Sykes up 14% for November, despite S&P

December 3, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Greg Feirman just alerted me that Star stock trader (and Ayn Rand enthusiast) Timothy Sykes is up 14% with his TIM Project for the month of November, while the S&P was down 4%. For background about ... »More

Celebrity Ayn Rand Fan: Grammy-winning R&B artist Van Hunt

November 30, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From The Examiner's article "The philosophy of Van Hunt": For Grammy-winning R&B artist Van Hunt, it all started back in high school. “I can still remember coming out of class one day in 10th grade, when a ... »More

Kind words for Ayn Rand in Greenspan’s memoir

November 29, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Jordan Zimmerman: I just got Alan Greenspan's memoir, The Age of Turbulence. A quick check of the index and I find some very nice comments about Ayn Rand and Objectivism. In particular: "It did not go ... »More

Big Atlas Shrugged Movie Update from Bidinotto

October 12, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
UPDATE (13 Oct) - We have now published a slightly modified version of Bidinotto's post as a feature column at the Atlasphere: "Major Atlas Shrugged Movie Updates." Robert Bidinotto has just published a long and excellent ... »More

NYT: Greenspan the ‘Boy’ Behind Global Theories

October 6, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The New York Times has published a mildly interesting hit piece on Alan Greenspan and his new memoir. »More

The Light Hand of Alan Greenspan

October 3, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Bruce Ramsey has an interesting article in the Seattle Times titled "Maestro Greenspan wasn't conducting all that much," about Greenspan's new memoir and his legacy as Fed Chairman. He cites a passage from the memoir confirming ... »More

Background on Spiderman Co-creator Steve Ditko

September 16, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The new Guardian article "The unsung hero behind Spider-Man" by Jonathan Ross contains some interesting background on Steve Ditko, complete with obligatory snide remarks about Ditko's admiration for Ayn Rand: [After he left Marvel comics], the ... »More

Alan Greenspan’s Memoir to Be Released Monday

September 15, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Alan Greenspan's new memoir is titled The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World and will be released this Monday, September 17, 2007. If you would be interested in writing a thoughtful review of this ... »More

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: “I Loved Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead”

June 28, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is among the few large corporate managers that actively blogs, on behalf of his company, without letting the PR and media relations staff turn his posts into mealy-mouthed generalities. In his ... »More