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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 ...
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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: 125
  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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• 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 ...
  2 days ago

• 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. ...
  3 days ago

• 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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• Reason TV interviews Atlasphere founder Joshua Zader

  
  Mudita Journal — Authority: 103
  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; ...
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• Goddess of the Market

  
  American Freethought — Authority: 126
  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.  ...
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• Reason of Price Rise and Consequences of Price Control

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 118
  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 ...
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• Podcast #72 – Jennifer Burns (Goddess of the Market)

  
  American Freethought — Authority: 126
  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 ...
  5 days ago

• Announcement: The new format and blog

  
  talkObjectivism.com — Authority: 99
  If you listened to the last show then you knew this was coming. Arthur and I have decided to change the format of the show. Instead of having a weekly show we are going to move to a monthly format. That way we have more time to outline what we want to cover and find guests (experts) to be on the show. Also, to keep ...
  5 days ago

• Reason.tv’s Interviews on Ayn Rand

  
  Daily Uprising — Authority: 474
  Click here to view the embedded video. Rand-O-Rama: The Long Shelf Life of Ayn Rand’s Legacy Click here to view the embedded video. Goddess of the Market Author Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand Click here to view the embedded video. Reason Foundation Co-Founder Tibor Machan on Ayn Rand Click here to view ...
  6 days ago

• Tibor’s Thoughts

  
  tomgpalmer.com — Authority: 427
  My long-time friend Tibor Machan with “Thoughts on Objectivism and Ayn Rand” from London. laconf09, Tibor Machan: “Thoughts on Objectivism and Ayn Rand” from Sean Gabb on Vimeo .
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• Cure of Shortage and Famine

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 118
  We have seen how the state planning for alleviating famine and food shortage fails miserably in a planned economy. Often in a mixed economy, government seeks proper control over the agriculture and food sector and that becomes the reason of corruption and further suffering at the times of need, scarcity and famine. On ...
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• The Life and Impact of Ayn Rand

  
  Free Libertarian — Authority: 113
  Last month the Cato Institute hosted a forum to discuss the life and work of Ayn Rand. The event involved brief lectures by Anne Heller and Jennifer Burns who authored two books on Ms. Rands life and work and were followed by book signings. You can view the event in its entirety below.
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• Continuous Economic Progress is the Cure of Poverty

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 118
  Cure of Poverty is Continuous Economic Progress The only practicable solution to remedy the problem of poverty is undoubtedly the increase in productivity of individuals, workers and the market as whole. As productivity of individual workers and the market depends on the rate of technical advancement, inventions and ...
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• Atlas Shrugged Survey Delivers Surprising Results

  
  Principles in Practice — Authority: 413
  A recent Zogby national online survey indicates that 24.8 percent of the 2,232 respondents have read Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged.” When asked why they chose to read “Atlas Shrugged,” 37.6 percent of respondents in the online survey said it was recommended by a friend or colleague, 18.4 percent had ...
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• Abolition of Cost is Cause of Corruption

  
  Reason for Liberty — Authority: 118
  Often the politicians assume that it is their responsibility to provide certain services like health care or education for the needy on behalf of the compulsory tax collected from the common citizen. Thus, they propose the single payer socialized Universal Health Care System or Universal Education System with the ...
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• Daily Links for November 1st through November 2nd

  
  Akkam's Razor — Authority: 125
  All excerpts are quoted from the respective link(s). A Pocket Guide to Social Media and Kids | Nielsen Wire – SUMMARY: When is a phone not a phone? In the hands of children and tweens, today’s cell phones are primarily used as text messaging devices, cameras, gaming consoles, video viewers, MP3 players, and ...
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