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• Political Culture: A Liberal Reads Ayn Rand

  
  Popdose — Authority: 620
  Objectivism is back , baby! Don’t take my word for it – just check out this cover of the libertarian monthly Reason , which offers up a freaky old Audrey Hepburn-meets-the-wicked-witch photo of the philosophy’s founding fussbudget, Ayn Rand . Sales of Rand’s polemical novels apparently are on the rise in ...
  2 days ago

• Back Again

  
  The Last Capitalist — Authority: 92
  Well, it’s been forever, but I need to make a comeback.   There have been so many things that go against what I believe coming to the forefront of politics and the news recently that it was almost an overload. Now, it’s time to wise up.   Stop being one of those people who doesn’t think you need to actually ...
  5 days ago

• The Culture of Hatred

  
  NoodleFood — Authority: 424
  The Objectivism Seminar is working through Dr. Leonard Peikoffs all-too-topical book, The Ominous Parallels . In it, he explores what gave rise to to the fascist, totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany -- and analyzes whether and how a fascist, totalitarian regime could emerge here in America. Our focus this week was ...
  5 days ago

• The Howard Roark Guide to Business

  
  Nathan Hangen — Authority: 461
  If you haven’t read The Fountainhead , by Ayn Rand, then you need to close your browser immediately and go read it. Seriously, it’s a fantastic read. If you have, then you’ll remember the character of Howard Roark, the promising young architect that, against all odds, fought the world and won. My friend Rich ...
  5 days ago

• Objectivist Roundup

  
  NoodleFood — Authority: 424
  Rational Jenn has the Thanksgiving Edition of the Objectivist Roundup. While youre waiting for turkey -- or after youve stuffed yourself silly -- go check it out!
  1 week ago

• Inhumanity of Minimum Wage Law

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 116
  “ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.” - Milton Friedman One may wonder what the great economist Milton Friedman was thinking while he uttered those words. May be he was thinking of the ill-effects of price controls and how does price control causes ...
  1 week ago

• Who Got You to Where You Are?

  
  JVBlogger — Authority: 122
  One man lives in a trailer park. He is an obese, unhealthy smoker who seldom reads books of any value and spends most of his time playing computer games and whining about the government, upon which he relies for his income. Another lives in a nice home, provides for his family, loves his work, develops his mind, ...
  2 weeks ago

• 4thletter:Will Everyone Please Stop Freaking Out Over Ayn...

  
  Conserva tive Radical — Authority: 141
  4thletter : Will Everyone Please Stop Freaking Out Over Ayn Rand?!? - Reason Magazine -Peter Bagge. I love him as a cartoonist, but it’s very difficult to take this particular piece seriously. I’m far from the biggest fan of Ayn Rand (I disagree with her ideas and don’t like her writing style), but I ...
  2 weeks ago

• America, House, and Humiliation

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 507
  America, House and humiliation Society’s hypocritical and overt obsession The majority of the public would call themselves selfless, charitable, community centered and socially aware. The swarming mass of people called society would agree that in the “collective mind” a sense of togetherness and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Book Review: "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 536
  There are few figures in the American libertarian movement that gave rise to as much controversy or passion as Ayn Rand. Love her or hate her, it’s hard to find a libertarian who doesn’t have an opinion about the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged . For many of us, she was the one who lit the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Quote Of The Day

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 145
  Ayn Rand may have been an interesting figure and a good (if extremely long-winded) novelist; but her views were pernicious, the antithesis of a humane and proper worldview. And conservatives should say so. – Peter Wehner . Having read Rand, I would say that she doesn’t even qualify as being a good novelist. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged Prophetic?

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  A new book byAnne Heller about Ayn Rand, and her philosophy of objectivism is making rounds these days, re-igniting the relevance and debates about Rand’s 1957 bestseller “Atlas Shrugged.” Like many others before, the first time I read Atlas Shrugged it changed my life. It clarified my understanding of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Ayn Rand Resurgence

  
  Thoughts of a North Carolina Baptist — Authority: 126
  Ive blogged about Ayn Rand before. According to several news agencies, her works are suddenly selling very quickly and there appears to have been a resurgence of interest in her philosophy ( Objectivism ). For those interested: John Piper on Ayn Rand Todays NRO Article on Ayn Rand by Peter Wehner
  3 weeks ago

• The Objectivist Club Networks Mentoring Program

  
  Principles in Practice — Authority: 414
  Heres a note from Matt Gerber of The Objectivist Club Network: The Objectivist Club Network is launching a new program: providing guidance and assistance to individuals who want to start a new Objectivist community club. There are dozens of community groups currently in existence, many of them are incredibly ...
  3 weeks ago

• Who’s Your John Galt?

  
  The Contrarian — Authority: 134
  I swear to you, I did not write the following piece — it literally showed up in my inbox this morning. That said, it’s too good NOT to publish. This item is apparently a response to rumors that Ayn Rand ‘ s capitalist comic book Atlas Shrugged will soon be transformed into a big-budget motion picture. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Reason vs. Faith

  
  talkObjectivism.com — Authority: 100
  Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of The Ayn Rand Institute, discusses how capitalism could develop from a culture that nominally upheld Christian ethics. This kind of ties in to our show about Faith and Force with Don Watkins. You can listen that show below. Download the MP3
  3 weeks ago

• Reason TV interviews Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader

  
  Mudita Journal — Authority: 100
  This interview was actually conducted in August 2008, but they’ve waited a while to publish it as part of a long series of interviews about Ayn Rand’s legacy. addthis_url = http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muditajournal.com%2Farchives%2F607.php; addthis_title = Reason+TV+interviews+Atlasphere+founder+Joshua+Zader; ...
  3 weeks ago

• Goddess of the Market

  
  American Freethought — Authority: 118
  Review by John C. Snider © 2009Love her or loathe her, there’s no denying that Ayn Rand was a fascinating person.  Born in 1905 in Czarist Russia, Alisa Rosenbaum’s childhood was devastated by the upheaval of the revolution and the subsequent reversal of her family’s fortunes under the Communist regime.  ...
  3 weeks ago

• Reason of Price Rise and Consequences of Price Control

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 116
  Inflation engrossing Individuals The skyrocketing prices of common commodities is becoming the main political issue around which, the BJP is trying to make their case against Congress lead government. It is true that government is responsible to the price rise, but can government control the prices or the price ...
  3 weeks ago

• Podcast #72 – Jennifer Burns (Goddess of the Market)

  
  American Freethought — Authority: 118
  We interview Jennifer Burns, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of the new biography Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.nbsp; Its a timely book considering the recent resurgence of Rands works (especially her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged)nbsp; as a ...
  3 weeks ago

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