Does that mean Rand hated the Bomb? Hardly. In fact, she extols its creation as "an eloquent example of, argument for and tribute to free enterprise."
A Republican state senator in Idaho has introduced legislation that would require all high school students in the state to read an Ayn Rand novel that...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) called Obamacare the "greatest assault on freedom in our lifetime" in an interview with the Atlas Society. "I think Ameri...
Glenn Beck is building an amusement park called -- what else? -- Independence Park. But he's pitching it to be much more than a roadside tourist trap with a tilt-a-whirl, concessions and skeeball. Beck wants his herd of followers to believe it's a real city -- his own version of Ayn Rand's "Galt's Gulch."
With the ideology that success is unimportant and the man with experience redistributing wealth is more qualified to lead the nation than the wealth creator himself, Ayn Rand's prophesy is becoming disturbingly similar to reality.
Instead of liberals dismissing Rand's appeal to the American spirit of individualism and independence, as President Obama recently did in his Rolling Stone interview, why don't liberals make Rand part of a new canon? Why let conservatives monopolize her?
After President Barack Obama said in an interview with Rolling Stone that Ayn Rand's books are largely for teenagers who are "feeling misunderstood," ...
For our captains of industry to assume that if they "shrug," their workers and the country will collapse, is a narcissistic leap worthy of Ayn Rand herself.
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 just came out in theatres. The book is better, my liking for it being one of the few things I have in common these days with Congressman Ryan.
With five new wide releases, it was a traffic jam at the box office this weekend, but the surprisingly robust Taken 2 still held court at the top.
There is nothing virtuous about selfishness and there is nothing objective about Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy, which is little more than a sly attempt to whitewash her own flaws.
Why don't liberals admire Ayn Rand and her philosophy of objectivism, so forcefully presented in this book and film?
If I'm going to spend $68 on a sports bra, my money is better spent with a company that authentically embodies the values it promotes.
Paul Ryan's on-again, off-again devotion to the most influential bad novelist in American history has been exhaustively picked apart. But alas, I'm tasked with imparting a level of discernment.
Ayn Rand created a system of thought that is just like religious fundamentalism in portraying a world without tradeoffs. This begins to explain her enduring appeal.
Not to be confused with the awesome trailer for "Cloud Atlas," the first teaser for "Atlas Shrugged: Part 2" has arrived online. If you're sitting the...
This question originally appeared on Quora. By Jeremy Peter Green, Northwestern Law Student and Blogger at JPGClog.com It's a badly written b...
Ayn Rand's ideology was Objectivism, which makes a virtue of selfishness. William F. Buckley said he had to flog himself to read Atlas Shrugged. What drew my interest was its influence on Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
WASHINGTON -- When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney selected Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate, he wasn't just picking a self-p...
Of course, there are Latino libertarians out there. But in general, talking Hispanics into espousing the Ron Paul agenda is only slightly easier than getting the pope to show up at the Stonewall Inn for a drink.
The story maker penetrates our skulls and seizes control of our cognitive and emotional machinery. Here are some examples of stories that have changed the world--in big ways and small, in good ways and bad.
If you were going to compare one current member of Congress to Dagny Taggart, who would it be? Please feel free to explain your reasoning, and remember, there are no wrong answers except "Nancy Pelosi."
Today, the revolution is being waged by the right. It will be successful -- unless the rest of us stop ridiculing Ayn Rand and begin taking her seriously.
Part two of the big-screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's political novel "Atlas Shrugged" will begin production in April and hit theaters in October, accor...
