Archive: Politics

New at The Week: Ayn Rand: Capitalismâ??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

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

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

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 allusions to Atlas Shrugged in the mainstream media are just getting better and better. From the new Bloomberg article "Obama Needs AIGâ??s Liddy, Not Other Way Around," by Caroline Baum: The hero of Ayn ... »More

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

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

From The Economist: According to data from TitleZ, a firm that tracks bestseller rankings on Amazon, an online retailer, the bookâ??s 30-day average Amazon rank was 127 on February 21st, well above its average over the ... »More

Eric Etheridge has a new roundup post on the NY Times blog looking at the phenomenon of everyone going Galt in response to the Obama administration's various policies, "stimulus" packages, and bailouts. Definitely worth reading, as ... »More

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