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Stossel’s “Atlas Shrugged” show available online

January 29, 2010 - Posted by Joshua Zader
For anyone who missed the "Atlas Shrugged" episode of Stossel, it's now available online via Hulu. »More

Ayn Rand Institute thriving despite the recession

October 7, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Ever wonder how the nonprofit Ayn Rand Institute is doing in these economically challenging times? The answer is: Better than ever, thank you very much. »More

Early review of Anne Heller’s new biography: “Ayn Rand and the World She Made”

July 22, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlasphere member Timothy Sandefur has published a rousing review of Anne Heller's new biography Ayn Rand and the World She Made. The review itself often seems more about what Sandefur thinks of Rand than about what ... »More

Good new speech by Daniel Hannan in Colorado

July 18, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
We've noted before that British politician Daniel Hannan is not only an articulate defender of freedom, but also an Ayn Rand fan. Recently the Independence Institute brought him to the U.S., where he gave the ... »More

Free market economist Peter Schiff may run for U.S. Senate

July 15, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Atlasphere founding editor Andrew Schwartz: Peter Schiff, an economist known for predicting the current financial crisis, and a liberty-minded individual who lists Ayn Rand's Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal on his recommended reading page, has announced ... »More

Atlas Shrugged on floor displays at largest bookstores

June 30, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Great news: Washington, D.C., June 29, 2009-- Shortly after Independence Day, new free-standing floor displays of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged, first published 52 years ago, will be placed in more than 850 bookstores across the ... »More

Mike Shapiro: Change of Plans

June 15, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Los Angeles-based composer and screenwriter (and sometimes Atlasphere columnist) Mike Shapiro, fresh off the success of his ten-minute musical "The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman," has written a new short work called "Change of Plans" which ... »More

Amity Shlaes: Ayn Rand’s Atlas Is Shrugging with a Growing Load

June 2, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Writing for Bloomberg, Amity Shlaes has an interesting article about Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged. It begins: Imagine a novel of more than a thousand pages, published half a century ago. The author doesn’t have a ... »More

Atlas Shrugged Tops Amazon’s Bestseller List

March 18, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From an Ayn Rand Institute press release: Earlier this year Ayn Rand’s prophetic novel Atlas Shrugged was selling at triple the rate it sold at in the beginning of 2008. Now the novel is soaring to ... »More

Atlas Shrugged is #28 on Amazon bestsellers

March 14, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlas Shrugged is currently ranked #28 on Amazon.com's list of bestsellers ... more than 50 years after its publication. In the "literature and fiction" category, it is currently ranked #6. (Thanks to Robert Bidinotto for the heads-up.) »More
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