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In Favor of Polite and Respectful Dissent

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 ... »More

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

Myanmar: Right out of Atlas Shrugged?

October 27, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Don Hauptman points out a passage from an article in Thursday's New York Times that sounds, well, straight out of Atlas Shrugged: In Thailand and Myanmar, the military has been deeply involved in politics in recent ... »More

Nigeria through the Lens of Atlas Shrugged?

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 ... »More

Greg Zanetti Cites Ayn Rand on Consuming vs. Producing

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 ... »More

Going through an Ayn Rand phase? Uh, yep.

October 26, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Phil Kloer offers a somewhat condescending opportunity to talk about "Going through an Ayn Rand phase" -- whether it happened to you, etc. Give ’em hell, folks. »More

WSJ: Ayn Rand on Armagnac

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 ... »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

The Uncompromising Ayn Rand Is Still Relevant

October 17, 2007 - Posted by Joshua Zader
This choice quote appeared in today's Washington Times, drawn from Brian Doherty's recent subscribers-only article on Ayn Rand and the right in the Wall Street Journal: [Ayn] Rand was, despite her exile from the conservative movement, ... »More