November 27, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Writing at the Huffington Post, Rachel Sklar has a snotty and meandering article comparing the striking Writers Guild of America writers with John Galt and the other strikers in Atlas Shrugged.
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November 26, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Atlasphere member Nigel Richards:
Australian Objectivists are urgently seeking financial assistance to advertise 'In Defence of the Corporation', a one-day conference for CEOs to be held in May 2008 in Sydney.
Conference speakers include:
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November 18, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Soon we'll be publishing Debi Ghate's new tribute to the (selfish) meaning of Thanksgiving. With that in mind, a new column by David Hawpe in the Louisville Courier-Journal, titled "Atlas shrugged, but thousands of ... »
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November 12, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
I haven't the foggiest idea whether this would bear scientific scrutiny, but he certainly deserves an A for creative self-promotion.
From a new press release which appears to have been authored by Atlasphere member Rodney Rawlings:
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October 27, 2007 - Posted by Michelle Fram Cohen
The Russian translation of Crosspoints: A Novel by Choice by Alexandra York is a front runner in Russia, where it was featured at the Moscow Book Fair. Praised by Moscow publisher Mir Knigi as "Beatiful and Deep" ... »
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October 26, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
AllAfrica.com has a new article in which a Nigerian native sizes up his country, and its politicians, somewhat through the lens of Atlas Shrugged.
When I read the article at lunchtime, I stumbled over the phrase ... »
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October 26, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Fellow New Mexican (woo hoo!) Greg Zanetti cites Ayn Rand in his market report his week. Some excerpts:
In America, we have adopted the philosophy that consumption is more important. 70 percent of our economy ... »
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October 22, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Today's Wall Street Journal contains an interesting reference to Ayn Rand's view of (the alcoholic drink) armagnac, as evidenced in her characterization of Guy Francon in The Fountainhead.
The article is titled "Cognac's Cousin ... »
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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 ... »
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October 17, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Ayn Rand is incredibly popular in India, but not so much with (presumably Indian) Indiana University student Indira Dammu:
On my daily walk to class, I am taunted by chalkings that declare obscure statements such as ... »
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