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Ayn Rand's Ideas and Influence

Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
Atlas Society in the news | Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand

On April 30, The Atlas Society published audio of Rep. Paul Ryan speaking at a TAS event in 2005. In the audio he indicates tha

Aug 13, 2012
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5 Mins
Book Review: "Ayn Rand Nation" by Gary Weiss

I recently debated Gary Weiss, the author of the new book Ayn Rand Nation , at the New York Financial Writers’ Association. Weiss invited

Apr 23, 2012
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Victor Sperandeo
6 Mins
Completing Rand's Literary Theory

Ayn Rand was that most delightful of philosophers—the philosopher who proposes large and interesting theories, and allows them to remain...

Sep 28, 2011
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Stephen Cox
10 Mins
Stranger Than Fiction: Atlas Shrugged in Cuba

Summer 2010 issue -- A GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE of liberty is that interest in the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand and her magnum opus...

Aug 1, 2011
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Michael C. Monson
6 Mins
When Atlas Shrugged

The world of Atlas Shrugged is one in which government regulation, taxation, and outright control of the means of production have eaten away

Jul 28, 2011
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Bradley Doucet
7 Mins
This is Bob Barr

Editor’s Note: Bob Barr’s wide-ranging career has spanned law and politics, and multiple roles, including CIA analyst (1971-1978)..

May 30, 2011
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Lance Lamberton
10 Mins
Myth: Ayn Rand was Simply Pro-Wealthy and Pro-Business

Ayn Rand supported a laissez-faire capitalist economic system and defended the morality of making a profit through private business.

May 4, 2011
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William Thomas
5 Mins
Myths About Ayn Rand: A Challenge to Journalists

As Atlas Shrugged Part 1 came to theaters on April 15, many wondered: will the movie be true to Ayn Rand’s ideas? Theater-goers were relieve

May 4, 2011
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3 Mins
Myth: Ayn Rand Was a Conservative

Ayn Rand has been a major inspiration for the Tea Party movement, which has swept a new generation of Republicans and self-described....

May 2, 2011
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3 Mins
Myth: Ayn Rand Wasn't a Serious Philosopher

On August 2nd, 2009, The New York Times profiled BB&T’s John Allison , who put Ayn Rand’s principles to work at that bank when he was CEO...

May 2, 2011
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William Thomas
Myth: Ayn Rand was for Dog-Eat-Dog Selfishness

Many people still think Ayn Rand advocated a take-what-you-want-and-damn-everyone-else kind of selfishness.

May 2, 2011
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William Thomas
4 Mins
Ayn Rand and Reason

Ayn Rand 's ideas inspired many people; one of them was me. When I began reading Atlas Shrugged in the summer of 1964, I had no idea that

Apr 5, 2011
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Robert Poole
2 Mins
Dagny Shoots and Flies

December 2004 -- Dagny Taggart shoots guns and flies airplanes. These rational survival skills exhilarate all the heroes in Ayn Rand 's....

Apr 5, 2011
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Madeleine Cosman
3 Mins
Book Review: On the Shoulders of a Giant

Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...

Mar 29, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
2 Mins
Falling Short of Perfection

Tara Smith’s new book, Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics, is not revolutionary, but it is a thorough and valuable work. Smith’s goal is, first....

Mar 24, 2011
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Shawn E. Klein
7 Mins
Going Galt

"Tea parties." "Going Galt." You've probably seen a growing number of references to these in the media, online, and on signs at rallies...

Mar 23, 2011
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Atlas Shrugs in Venezuela

A sweeping novel of ideas, Atlas depicts the frightening, near-future disintegration and collapse of civilization into chaos and anarchy...

Mar 21, 2011
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Robert James Bidinotto
5 Mins

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