Archive: Media Citings

Stephen Moore, senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal, compares today's bailout orgy and economic stimulus plans to the "economic lunacy that Atlas Shrugged parodied in 1957." The current economic strategy is right out of ... »More

Libertarian presidential candidate and former Republican U.S. Representative, Bob Barr, spoke on Sunday at The Atlas Society's Summer Seminar 2008 in Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian reported on Barr's talk: Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia, ... »More

On Thursday, Lifehacker asked its users "what books have changed your life?" and compiled the votes. Second only to The Bible (with 25 votes) were the works of Ayn Rand (with 23 votes) -- ... »More

Some choice quotes from Reason editor Nick Gillespie's interview with NPR: Let's put it this way: Ayn Rand's work, I think, is popular for the same reason Prometheus has always been popular with humans. It's about ... »More

From Atlasphere member Don Hauptman: The local NPR affiliate WNYC just ran a lengthy segment on Rand, Objectivism, the forthcoming Atlas film, and more ... with commentary by admirers and detractors, excerpts from the novels, dialogue ... »More

A story in the style section of today's New York Times begins: STEPHANIE BETIT first read �??Atlas Shrugged,�?� �??The Fountainhead�?� and Ayn Rand�??s essay collection �??The Virtue of Selfishness�?� in 2004. The books changed her life, ... »More

Bloomberg writer Matthew Keenan reports on a controversial, but growing trend: businessmen are openly supporting academic institutions that teach Ayn Rand. Apparently, not only is resistance to Ayn Rand and fear of disclosing any ... »More

A recent Harris Interactive Poll asked 2,513 U.S. adults: "What is your favorite book of all time?" Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged was #9 on the list. The Bible tops the list, with Gone with ... »More

Could Hammie be an Ayn Rand fan? »More

Thanks to Johann Gevers for forwarding this fantastic citing of Ayn Rand in the media: John Galt Plan Might Save U.S. Financial System Commentary by Caroline Baum March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Let's face it: The Federal Reserve must ... »More