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BusinessWeek: The Economy Needs Ayn Rand

May 7, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
BusinessWeek's "Debate Room" published a for-and-against piece on the topic: "Author Ayn Rand’s philosophy of rational self-interest is more relevant today—amid the flurry of government bailouts—than ever. Pro or con?" Onkar Ghate takes the affirmative position, ... »More

Limbaugh Letter: Atlas Is Shrugging

April 22, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Click the image below to read the back cover of the latest Limbaugh Letter, from Rush Limbaugh. »More

‘Most E-mailed’ at The Week: Ayn Rand

April 20, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
New at The Week: Ayn Rand: Capitalism’s enduring crusader. This article is also at the top of the site's "most e-mailed" list. Thanks to Don Hauptman for the tip. »More

“Go Galt” with the Fenwicks

April 16, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Atlasphere member Steven Schub, lead singer of the world's only Objectivist Ska band, the Fenwicks: Music for your "Tax Day Tea Party": Our (musical) open love letter to John Galt, and a song which may ... »More

What is “Going Galt”?

April 13, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From The Atlas Society: "Tea parties." "Going Galt." You've probably seen a growing number of references to these in the media, online, and on signs at rallies reacting to new government spending and controls. The Boston Tea ... »More

Daniel Hannan: The Rise of a Free Market Star

March 27, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
If you haven't seen this video of Daniel Hannan yet, do not miss it: I appears the public flogging he administered to Gordon Brown has turned him into a rising star among free market advocates. His ... »More

The hero of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is smiling

March 19, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The allusions to Atlas Shrugged in the mainstream media are just getting better and better. From the new Bloomberg article "Obama Needs AIG’s Liddy, Not Other Way Around," by Caroline Baum: The hero of Ayn ... »More

John Stossel tonight: Bailouts and Bull

March 13, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Don't miss this new John Stossel special tonight on ABC's 20/20: The Conceit of the Ruling Class Politicians and pundits say government must do "something." It sound like a Viagra ad: "Does your economy have performance issues? ... »More

Atlas is shrugging ... in Hollywood, too

March 12, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Robert Bidinotto: Here is another example of how tax policy is leading to "Atlas shrugging." In this case, the "Atlas" is Hollywood -- meaning, big Hollywood production companies -- and they are "shrugging" by what ... »More

Atlas Shrugged sales briefly top Audacity of Hope

March 9, 2009 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From The Economist: According to data from TitleZ, a firm that tracks bestseller rankings on Amazon, an online retailer, the book’s 30-day average Amazon rank was 127 on February 21st, well above its average over the ... »More
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