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• In Congress, Ignorance is Strength

  
  Count Us Out — Authority: 151
  by Edward Cline, 11/14/09I open this commentary with the introduction to my previous commentary, “The Mainstream Smearing of Ayn Rand.” The disparity in subject is not so irrelevant as one might presume, but I won’t dwell on that matter. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi looked like a deer caught in the ...
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• Book Review: "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 603
  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 ...
  20 hours ago

• Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead Of The Modern Libertarian Movement

  
  Below The Beltway — Authority: 691
  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 spark ...
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• Note to the Left: The Experiment Failed an analyst with the Ayn Rand Center

  
  KFFB 106.1 FM -- Arkansas Radio -- Online Radio--Arkansas Politics — Authority: 145
  WASHINGTON, November 12, 2009–“One thing the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall should remind us of, in addition to the sheer brutality of communism, is the economic devastation it caused–and the unequivocal economic superiority of freedom,” writes Don Watkins, an analyst with the Ayn Rand Center. ...
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• Quote Of The Day

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 143
  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. ...
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• Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged Prophetic?

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 437
  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 ...
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• The Ayn Rand Resurgence

  
  Thoughts of a North Carolina Baptist — Authority: 124
  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
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  Living Creatively Ever After — Authority: 127
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• Self-Interest is Not Selfishness

  
  Adam Smith's Lost Legacy — Authority: 129
  In a post I made on 10 November (see below), Greg Baldwin posted a comment. I would normally just reply to the comment. However, I consider the exchange of wider interest and importance, and to avert it being missed by those who do not search for the rare comments Lost Legacy receives, I post the exchange of ...
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  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 603
  
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• The Real Goal of the Green Climate Crusade

  
  KFFB 106.1 FM -- Arkansas Radio -- Online Radio--Arkansas Politics — Authority: 145
  A talk at the University of Texas at Austin Who : Dr. Keith Lockitch, resident fellow focusing on science and environmentalism at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights What : A talk examining the drastic claims put forth by environmentalists, and a critical look at what their fundamental goal is Where : ...
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• Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead of Greenspans Errors

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 814
  Filed under: Economy , Woman Up Through their views on the virtues of free markets and individualism, Ayn Rand and the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan are forever linked as architects of the worst financial collapse since the Great Depression.   Permalink  |  Email this  |  ...
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• Catholics Going Galt?

  
  Chris Moody — Authority: 114
  The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to discontinue social service programs in DC in response  to a proposed law that would not exempt religious organizations working with the city from discrimination laws involving hiring gays and lesbians. In other words, the Catholics are (sort of) going Galt : ...
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• The Objectivist Club Networks Mentoring Program

  
  Principles in Practice — Authority: 413
  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 ...
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• Free Market Capitalism Needs Clear and Enforced "Rules of the Game"

  
  Breakout Performance: Ironfire Capital — Authority: 413
  Appreciate all the Seeking Alpha comments Ive received on my article on "Its time to champion real free market capitalism." Several have said that "real" free market capitalism should have no government involvement. First, I dont believe that either Friedman or Rand would agree with that statement. See this ...
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• Socialism and Cuckoo Eggs: A Scary Parallel

  
  JVBlogger — Authority: 114
  Watching Richard Attenborough’s “Life of Birds” on PBS last night, I saw a striking example of nature’s socialist counterpart – the Cuckoo. There are so many parallels, and the analogy clearly describes the win/lose basis of socialism. Nest Intrusion Female European Cuckoos lay their eggs only in the nests ...
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• Who’s Your John Galt?

  
  The Contrarian — Authority: 132
  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. ...
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• Linkarama@Newsarama

  
  Blog@Newsarama — Authority: 656
  League of Extraordinarily Unprofessional Librarians: Amy Wilson of the Lexington Herald-Leader provides more context into the story of a pair of public library employees losing their jobs for refusing to check out The League of Extraordinary Gentleman: The Black Dossier to a patron as per their employer’s ...
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• It’s Time to Champion Real Free Market Capitalism

  
  Breakout Performance: Ironfire Capital — Authority: 413
  By Eric Jackson November 10, 2009 Market commentators and the White House have been quick to blame last year’s economic meltdown on a free market run amok. And they’ve used that false assumption to justify their unprecedented response of government intervention and increased regulation. But ...
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• Reason vs. Faith

  
  talkObjectivism.com — Authority: 99
  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
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