Randex http://randex.org/ The latest news and commentary on Ayn Rand and Objectivism en admin@randex.org Copyright 2009 2009-07-05T21:12:56-05:00 http://feeds.feedburner.com/Randex?format=skinRandexhttp://feedburner.google.com • The Angelina effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/fs0ChRIQwao/story.aspx http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_angelina_effect1/ Take a bow, Brad Pitt, part-time objectivist, life partner and lover of the indomitable, beautiful Angelina Jolie. Brief, Neutral, News Take a bow, Brad Pitt, part-time objectivist, life partner and lover of the indomitable, beautiful Angelina Jolie. — Fiji Times  #
]]> 2009-07-05T21:12:56-05:00 Fiji Times http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=124544 ✔ •• A prophetic perspective from 1975 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/U-Ofjz4p4E0/12414 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/a_prophetic_perspective_from_1975/ Even well before 1975, 1957 to be exact, another author predicted the future for America in exquisite detail. That author… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Even well before 1975, 1957 to be exact, another author predicted the future for America in exquisite detail. That author was Ayn Rand in her novel, “Atlas Shrugged”. She accurately predicted the sad state of America as it exists today. — Ron Ewart, Canada Free Press  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-07-02T11:39:02-05:00 Ron Ewart, Canada Free Press http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12414 ✖ • Rightbloggers mourns Michael Jackson’s death—as good news for Obama, Ahmadinejad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/y1QH-GJpimU/rightbloggers_a.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/rightbloggers_mourns_michael_jacksons_death_--_as_good_news_for_obama_ahmad/ In a Pajamas Media video segment, Bill Whittle and his guests, Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Center and Terry… Brief, Ayn Rand Institute, Yaron Brook, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments In a Pajamas Media video segment, Bill Whittle and his guests, Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Center and Terry Jones of Investor's Business Daily, explored "The Michael Jackson Effect: Shenanigans in DC & Lockdown in Iran." — Roy Edroso, Village Voice - Runnin’ Scared (New York)  #

Categories: Ayn Rand Institute, Yaron Brook
]]> 2009-07-02T11:37:00-05:00 Roy Edroso, Village Voice - Runnin’ Scared (New York) http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/06/rightbloggers_a.php ✖ •• The 9 worst books ever written http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/b8syQywQiJc/x-10759-Philadelphia-Literature-Examiner~y2009m6d28-The-9-worst-books-ever-written http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_9_worst_books_ever_written/ Rand: Atlas Shrugged. A monument to monomania. Bludgeoningly repetitious. Deeply paranoid. Indifferent to the craft of fiction. And 1,000 pages… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments Rand: Atlas Shrugged. A monument to monomania. Bludgeoningly repetitious. Deeply paranoid. Indifferent to the craft of fiction. And 1,000 pages long. — Peter McEllhenney, The Examiner  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged
]]> 2009-07-02T11:32:38-05:00 Peter McEllhenney, The Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10759-Philadelphia-Literature-Examiner~y2009m6d28-The-9-worst-books-ever-written ✔ •• Six missing Israeli soldiers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/NjGpRVxJ6xs/8874 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/six_missing_israeli_soldiers/ "The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand Medium, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments "The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand — Israel National News  #
]]> 2009-07-02T11:22:59-05:00 Israel National News http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/8874 ✔ • Do-it-yourself sermons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/CTIqO34VQaw/doityourself-sermons http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/do-it-yourself_sermons/ Have you ever consorted with the great minds of history, those who were original thinkers who drove our civilization forward?… Brief, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Have you ever consorted with the great minds of history, those who were original thinkers who drove our civilization forward? The great philosophers, mathematicians, scientists, teachers all, who give us meaning to our existance, to life, to the universe, to everything? You need not agree with those minds as you explore them, minds such as Kant, Francis Bacon, Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Kurt Vonnegut, Ayn Rand, and Susan Haack, to name but a few of thousands. — Archie Whitehill, Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)  #
]]> 2009-07-02T11:21:51-05:00 Archie Whitehill, Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/doityourself-sermons ✔ • The economy: It’s always someone else’s money http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/kWGVo-cl0H0/year-county-octa-2476317-budget-government http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_economy_its_always_someone_elses_money/ As a nation, we like our entitlements. Perhaps the worst example, Social Security, is a gigantic wealth-redistribution and Ponzi scheme… Brief, Positive, Letter to the editor, Allows Comments As a nation, we like our entitlements. Perhaps the worst example, Social Security, is a gigantic wealth-redistribution and Ponzi scheme that would mean a prison sentence for the ringleaders if anyone but government ran it. Also at the top of the list is the ADA, which transfers private property rights from the able-bodied to the handicapped. "Special rights" trump individual needs and self-determination every time. After all, we must all do our part to provide for the "greater good." If Ayn Rand were alive today, she would have a field day. — Richard Deight, Orange County Register (CA)  #
]]> 2009-06-30T11:49:46-05:00 Richard Deight, Orange County Register (CA) http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-county-octa-2476317-budget-government ✔ •• Socialized healthcare is a severe threat to individual liberty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/CN5t7a4Pk0E/socialized_healthcare_is_a_sev.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/socialized_healthcare_is_a_severe_threat_to_individual_liberty/ In Radicals for Capitalism Brian Doherty stated Ayn Rand's belief that, "people don't care if something doesn't work as long… Medium, Altruism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments In Radicals for Capitalism Brian Doherty stated Ayn Rand's belief that, "people don't care if something doesn't work as long as the dominant morality of altruism tells them that it is right." For opponents of government-run healthcare to succeed they must not only convince the public that the Administration's plan will fail to deliver on its promises but also explain how the plan will severely infringe on individual liberty, which the government of this country was designed to protect. — Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky, American Thinker  #

Categories: Altruism
]]> 2009-06-30T11:39:03-05:00 Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky, American Thinker http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/socialized_healthcare_is_a_sev.html • Saver nation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/w3e68vt86GA/saver-nation.htm http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/saver_nation/ FreedomFest 2009, scheduled for July 9-11 [...] in Las Vegas, will smash all records, with over 1,000 expected to attend,… Brief, Neutral, Opinion FreedomFest 2009, scheduled for July 9-11 [...] in Las Vegas, will smash all records, with over 1,000 expected to attend, including dozens of experts, authors, think tanks, and media. [....] See Missouri history professor Steven Watts on “Fantasyland, Walt Disney, and the American Dream,” followed by “Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and the American Dream”…..plus Don Hauptman on Ayn Rand's Playboy interview. — John Nadler, International Business Times  #
]]> 2009-06-29T11:20:14-05:00 John Nadler, International Business Times http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/saver-nation.htm ✔ •• State of the city: Good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/CHwI6UVuai0/story.asp http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/state_of_the_city_good/ Half an hour into a speech that was sometimes somber, sometimes mystical, Mayor Ron Littlefield declared, "Ladies and gentlemen, the… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Positive, News, Allows Comments Half an hour into a speech that was sometimes somber, sometimes mystical, Mayor Ron Littlefield declared, "Ladies and gentlemen, the state of the city is good." [....] He cited urban reports, commissioners, CEO's, an antebellum speechmaker, Ayn Rand and Niccolo Machiavelli in calling on the citizenry to rise to the challenge of an uncertain economy and keep Chattanooga at the forefront of whatever is next. — Greg Glover, WRCB-TV (Chattanooga)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-29T11:13:07-05:00 Greg Glover, WRCB-TV (Chattanooga) http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10599384 • Hicksville High School’s class of 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/FamrEn4zHAU/1227-hats-off-to-hicksville-high-schools-class-of-2009.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/hicksville_high_schools_class_of_2009/ Nancy Desai, Class of 2009 Salutatorian. [....] She participated in and placed second at the regional level of the American… Brief, Ayn Rand Institute, Books, Anthem, Neutral, News, Allows Comments Nancy Desai, Class of 2009 Salutatorian. [....] She participated in and placed second at the regional level of the American Legion Oratorical Contest and was an Anthem Essay Finalist in the Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest. — Hicksville Illustrated News  #

Categories: Ayn Rand Institute, Anthem
]]> 2009-06-29T11:11:11-05:00 Hicksville Illustrated News http://www.antonnews.com/hicksvilleillustratednews/news/1227-hats-off-to-hicksville-high-schools-class-of-2009.html ✔ •• Tea parties amd going John Galt: America’s new direction? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/O7nB_7If_bc/article.asp http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/tea_parties_amd_going_john_galt_americas_new_direction/ "Capitalism," novelist/philosopher Ayn Rand wrote, "is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Objectivist author "Capitalism," novelist/philosopher Ayn Rand wrote, "is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned." In a completely free society, the government's role is solely to protect individual rights. It leaves men free to produce or not as they choose, to work to the best of their ability or not as they choose, to trade with others, to benefit from their own effort, to save and invest and support charities as they choose. But over many decades government has increasingly violated our rights and eroded our freedom. — Sylvia Bokor, Capitalism Magazine  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Objectivist author
]]> 2009-06-29T11:09:04-05:00 Sylvia Bokor, Capitalism Magazine http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=5554 ✖ • Gift of the write stuff can lead to problems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/bS_Sio9Zjsc/Gift+of+the+write+stuff+can+lead+to+problems http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/gift_of_the_write_stuff_can_lead_to_problems/ Reading can expose you to all kinds of crazy ideas — those of Karl Marx and Ayn Rand just to… Brief, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments Reading can expose you to all kinds of crazy ideas — those of Karl Marx and Ayn Rand just to name two. And don't get me started Nietzsche. . . . What it is about all that "Will to power, God is dead" stuff that attracts males in late adolescence? Personally, I blame violence-laden video games. — Michael Riley, Asbury Park Press (NJ)  #
]]> 2009-06-29T10:56:08-05:00 Michael Riley, Asbury Park Press (NJ) http://www.app.com/article/20090625/OPINION05/906250364/1054/LIFE/Gift+of+the+write+stuff+can+lead+to+problems ✔ •• Creeping statism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/ndihWYq5cbc/articlepath.aspx http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/creeping_statism/ For ammo - ideas to combat the evil principles of statism - read “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal,” a collection of… Medium, Books, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Capitalism, Positive, Letter to the editor For ammo - ideas to combat the evil principles of statism - read “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal,” a collection of essays by Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan. — Lori Grof, Tulsa World  #

Categories: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-29T10:54:15-05:00 Lori Grof, Tulsa World http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?pg=opinion&articleid=20090626_62_WEB_AsJuly444307 ✖ •• Mistakes were made, and sometimes admitted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/FySO5RZyxmc/index.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/mistakes_were_made_and_sometimes_admitted/ [Alan Greenspan] admitted to Congress last year that the bedrock foundation of his economic rationale was flawed. He had taken… Medium, Books, The Virtue of Selfishness, Capitalism, Egoism, Negative, Opinion [Alan Greenspan] admitted to Congress last year that the bedrock foundation of his economic rationale was flawed. He had taken guidance from Ayn Rand, celebrated apologist of egoism (her 1964 title might give her away: “The Virtue of Selfishness”). It was his idea to deregulate the financial markets and allow them to regulate themselves because he thought that the banks’ self-interest would collectively police the whole apparatus. But give him credit for fortitude. He took ownership of his naive faith in lawless individualism. Digging out from the rubble of Vietnam and from today’s depression that has wrecked the lives of millions, it helps to hear such rare apologies from on high. — Robert J. Gregorio, Catholic Star Herald (Camden, NJ)  #

Categories: The Virtue of Selfishness, Capitalism, Egoism
]]> 2009-06-29T10:46:02-05:00 Robert J. Gregorio, Catholic Star Herald (Camden, NJ) http://www.catholicstarherald.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3367:mistakes-were-made-and-sometimes-admitted&catid=81:on-behalf-of-justice&Itemid=200092 ✔ • Violent direct action is terrorism, not protest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/PZxQQd8UqXk/x-14783-Law-and-Politics-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Violent-direct-action-is-terrorism-not-protest http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/violent_direct_action_is_terrorism_not_protest/ I support a robust and engaged civil society, complete with free expression from all sides of the spectrum. Heck, I… Brief, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments I support a robust and engaged civil society, complete with free expression from all sides of the spectrum. Heck, I am an objectivist and a strict constitutionalist, I want people protesting everything, just so politicians know we will hold them accountable. — D. Christian Moore, The Examiner  #
]]> 2009-06-28T17:50:46-05:00 D. Christian Moore, The Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14783-Law-and-Politics-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Violent-direct-action-is-terrorism-not-protest ✔ ••• Farrah’s brainy side http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/3xtMeiwkWaU/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/farrahs_brainy_side/ A recent email exchange with the late Farrah Fawcett reveals the unlikely friendship between the Charlie's Angels star and the… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Personal life, Positive, Allows Comments A recent email exchange with the late Farrah Fawcett reveals the unlikely friendship between the Charlie's Angels star and the novelist Ayn Rand, who helped the actress understand her place in culture—and longed to cast her in a TV version of Atlas Shrugged. — Amy Wallace, Daily Beast  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Personal life
]]> 2009-06-28T17:46:09-05:00 Amy Wallace, Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-25/farrahs-brainy-side/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsC1 ✖ • The source of the current economic crisis: “A Chicago state of mind” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Y2pKcCBrIqw/index.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_source_of_the_current_economic_crisis_a_chicago_state_of_mind/ “Then Clinton-era ‘reform’ of investor protections, led by Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin, former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, enabled the ‘financial… Brief, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion “Then Clinton-era ‘reform’ of investor protections, led by Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin, former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, enabled the ‘financial supermarkets’ at the core of this collapse -- including Citigroup where he became a senior executive alongside CEO Sandy Weill,” [says Jeff Gates]. [....] “Rubin successor Larry Summers (now Barack Obama’s top economic adviser) fought for ‘reforms’ that de-regulated financial derivatives -- magnifying the impact of the crash as those arcane arrangements grew from $88 trillion a decade ago to a market that now represents transactions with a face value of $600 trillion,” Gates says. “Add to that toxic mix the easy credit policies of a central bank overseen by Alan Greenspan, a disciple of Ayn Rand, a Russian-Ashkenazi philosopher and market fundamentalist.” — Maidhc Ó'Cathail, Global Research  #

Categories: Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-28T17:37:47-05:00 Maidhc Ó'Cathail, Global Research http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14102 ✖ • Technoprogressives and transhumanists: What’s the difference? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/6ZmuC71cuXI/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/technoprogressives_and_transhumanists_whats_the_difference/ It’s not always easy [...] for me to appreciate [...] some of the extreme Ayn Randian dogma that makes up… Brief, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments It’s not always easy [...] for me to appreciate [...] some of the extreme Ayn Randian dogma that makes up a small segment of transhumanist viewpoints. — Mike Treder, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies  #
]]> 2009-06-28T17:35:14-05:00 Mike Treder, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/treder20090625/ ✔ •• Guilford College gets ethics grant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/yW2v6x9bhpc/daily33.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/guilford_college_gets_ethics_grant/ Guilford College has received a $500,000 grant from BB&T to support programs exploring the ethics of capitalism, according to an… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, News, Allows Comments Guilford College has received a $500,000 grant from BB&T to support programs exploring the ethics of capitalism, according to an announcement. The gift is the latest from the Winston-Salem bank to colleges around the country for programs centered on morality and ethics in capitalist society. [....] The grants typically encourage the study of the writings of Ayn Rand, a free-market philosopher who is greatly admired by BB&T Chairman John Allison. At Guilford College, students will read and discuss Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged as well as works by John Maynard Keynes, Paul Krugman and others as part of a new “The Moral Foundations of Capitalism” course. — Business Journal (Greensboro, NC)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-28T17:25:39-05:00 Business Journal (Greensboro, NC) http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/06/22/daily33.html ✔ •• Meg & Dia are smart singing sisters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/6af85L0HL2w/Meg--Dia-are-smart-singing-sisters-49055106.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/meg_dia_are_smart_singing_sisters/ “I don’t enjoy reading modern books at all,” [Meg Frampton] says. “For education, I’ve relied on classics by Fitzgerald, Salinger,… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Egoism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments “I don’t enjoy reading modern books at all,” [Meg Frampton] says. “For education, I’ve relied on classics by Fitzgerald, Salinger, because I’m really interested in the way they saw things.” That’s how the exotic Korean-American beauty [...] stumbled across her most crucial text: Ayn Rand’s 1957 classic “Atlas Shrugged,” which details Objectivism, the author’s controversial philosophy of pursuing one’s own self-interest. “That’s the book that really got me going,” she says. “When I read it, it was the absolute truth, and that was how I was going to live my life. There’s a bad connotation to the word ‘selfish,’ but there shouldn’t be — it means that you look out for yourself, not walk all over people to get what you want. And if you’re doing it the way Rand says, you actually help others along the way.” — Tom Lanham, San Francisco Examiner  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Egoism
]]> 2009-06-28T17:15:52-05:00 Tom Lanham, San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Meg--Dia-are-smart-singing-sisters-49055106.html ✔ •• Obama contra Churchill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/T_WCYC-VFck/pub_detail.asp http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/obama_contra_churchill/ In her novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand dramatized the workings of the death premise. This point cannot be over-emphasized. If… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Positive, Opinion, Objectivist author In her novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand dramatized the workings of the death premise. This point cannot be over-emphasized. If they cannot live to exercise their power, if they cannot reap the benefits of usurpation, if they cannot take satisfaction in the spectacle of men blindly taking orders and in forcing the recalcitrant to act against their will, they will want the country to die. That is, as well and after all, the Jihadist way. Obama and his allies wish Americans to submit, or else perish as a free people. In that respect, they share the goals and means of the Islamists. — Edward Cline, Family Security Matters  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Objectivist author
]]> 2009-06-28T17:13:38-05:00 Edward Cline, Family Security Matters http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3581/pub_detail.asp ✔ •• Where’s the hope in 2009? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/OFl5T32sbWk/debra152.htm http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/wheres_the_hope_in_2009/ Having grown up under Communism in Soviet Russia, author Ayn Rand gained insights into the destructiveness of socialism. Her classic… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive Having grown up under Communism in Soviet Russia, author Ayn Rand gained insights into the destructiveness of socialism. Her classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, describes economic carnage caused by big government run amok. Although Rand foresaw our making the same politically expedient mistakes, America’s politicians remain hell bent on committing the very acts of economic lunacy that Rand parodied in 1957. — Debra Rae, NewsWithViews.com  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-28T17:08:14-05:00 Debra Rae, NewsWithViews.com http://www.newswithviews.com/Rae/debra152.htm ✔ • Not much ado about nothing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/_cc1XullV4E/not_much_ado_about_nothing.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/not_much_ado_about_nothing/ While nihilism is a respectable philosophical school, it is best handled by those who actually think. In the hands of… Brief, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments While nihilism is a respectable philosophical school, it is best handled by those who actually think. In the hands of those who do not, it is an easy philosophy to practice but deadly to cultural advancement. Even the Republican Party is having trouble becoming a Randian man, an Adam, standing separate from the devolving popular culture. The situation is beyond apathy, as the apathetic at least have an inkling of the ideas they believe cannot be changed. — Nancy Coppock, American Thinker  #
]]> 2009-06-28T17:06:22-05:00 Nancy Coppock, American Thinker http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/not_much_ado_about_nothing.html • Unrecognizable to a Scribner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/19cSwPfwNz8/local_story_176010633.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/unrecognizable_to_a_scribner/ Today's rant isn't about tax rates, free enterprise, “don't tread on me” or Ayn Rand's positivist philosophy. It's about paralytic… Brief, Neutral, Opinion, Allows Comments Today's rant isn't about tax rates, free enterprise, “don't tread on me” or Ayn Rand's positivist philosophy. It's about paralytic dissenters, Lilliputian naysayers and the corrosion wrought by the knee-jerk instinct of voters to anoint oblivious ward heelers whose only discernable platform is abject surrender to the debilitating defilements of urban decay management. — Roger Baylor, News and Tribune (Jeffersonville, IN)  #
]]> 2009-06-28T17:00:30-05:00 Roger Baylor, News and Tribune (Jeffersonville, IN) http://www.news-tribune.net/opinion/local_story_176010633.html?keyword=topstory • Ex-Lehman partner cooks up frisky domestic diva, hot IPO http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/PpFKye-8UwY/news http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ex-lehman_partner_cooks_up_frisky_domestic_diva_hot_ipo/ [Characters] Clifford and Jekyll sometimes sound as if they’ve wandered in from an Ayn Rand novel, lecturing each other on… Brief, Neutral, Opinion Review of the novel Love and Money, by Michael M. Thomas. [Characters] Clifford and Jekyll sometimes sound as if they’ve wandered in from an Ayn Rand novel, lecturing each other on morals: “If this country’s most-advantaged citizens, the people with the most chips, don’t stand up for what’s right and principled, there’s no hope,” Jekyll says, trying to convince Clifford to go along with the case. — Laurie Muchnick, Bloomberg  #
]]> 2009-06-28T16:55:54-05:00 Laurie Muchnick, Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a_WmGzj7aJT0 ✔ •• A complete list of 100 attributes of people who start companies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/sb_cOsD_ypg/x-7513-Seattle-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m6d24-A-Complete-List-of-100-Attributes-of-People-Who-Start-Companies-How-You-Can-Be-One-of-Americas-Ent http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/a_complete_list_of_100_attributes_of_people_who_start_companies/ [Jason Alba:] No list can start without Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand–next to the Bible, the book that most business… Medium, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments [Jason Alba:] No list can start without Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand–next to the Bible, the book that most business leaders of the last fifty years have said influenced them the most. Reading this book will add to the fire in your belly. — Richard Baum, The Examiner  #

Categories: Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-28T16:51:21-05:00 Richard Baum, The Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7513-Seattle-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m6d24-A-Complete-List-of-100-Attributes-of-People-Who-Start-Companies-How-You-Can-Be-One-of-Americas-Ent ✔ • David Duval comeback surprises everyone but David Duval http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/OvFUsGaai-8/955 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/david_duval_comeback_surprises_everyone_but_david_duval/ [Golfer David Duval] was the embodiment of the reason that every college has an objectivism club. Independent to a fault,… Brief, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments [Golfer David Duval] was the embodiment of the reason that every college has an objectivism club. Independent to a fault, his life was the product of his choices--no one else. If he (or we) worked hard enough and were single-minded enough, we too could experience what he had. — Christopher McIntosh, Athens Exchange (GA)  #
]]> 2009-06-27T16:10:29-05:00 Christopher McIntosh, Athens Exchange (GA) http://www.athensexchange.com/articles/955 ✖ • GOP presidential strategists: Sanford’s trip ends White House ambitions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/l80dHRWcphA/gop-presidential-strategists-sanfords-trip-ends-white-house-ambitions.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/gop_presidential_strategists_sanfords_trip_ends_white_house_ambitions/ "Governor [Mark] Sanford has disqualified himself," says a former Reagan and Bush adviser who was critical of Sanford for disappearing… Brief, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, News, Allows Comments "Governor [Mark] Sanford has disqualified himself," says a former Reagan and Bush adviser who was critical of Sanford for disappearing and then changing his explanation. "First, what he did. Second, how the aftermath has been handled. Third, all around bad judgment. Finally, for behaving like a character in an Ayn Rand book. After Obama, voters are going to demand a steady hand on the tiller." — Paul Bedard, US News & World Report  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged
]]> 2009-06-27T16:08:15-05:00 Paul Bedard, US News & World Report http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/6/24/gop-presidential-strategists-sanfords-trip-ends-white-house-ambitions.html ✖ ••• Ayn Rand, Greenspan, and the keep your head tax http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/1yRJRK2yk8E/Ayn-Rand-Greenspan-and-t-by-William-Moldestad-090623-815.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_greenspan_and_the_keep_your_head_tax/ Ayn Rand says that a society has no duty to people, and I disagree completely. She disagrees with what she… Substantial, Altruism, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments Ayn Rand says that a society has no duty to people, and I disagree completely. She disagrees with what she calls the collectivists and the altruists who claim that society has a duty, she says that society has no duty. I agree with her that no individual has a duty to help another individual. I disagree completely when she says that society has no duty to help other people. — William Moldestad Jr., OpEdNews  #

Categories: Altruism, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-27T16:00:41-05:00 William Moldestad Jr., OpEdNews http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ayn-Rand-Greenspan-and-t-by-William-Moldestad-090623-815.html ✔ • “The festival of stupid” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/9mECy8juVAM/-The-Festival-of-Stupid-by-G-E-Nordell-090622-803.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_festival_of_stupid/ Reason is the antidote for Stupid. The Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand, the Existentialist philosophy of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul… Brief, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Reason is the antidote for Stupid. The Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand, the Existentialist philosophy of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre, transformative education – all are based on Reason and lead to solutions that benefit Mankind as a whole. — G.E. Nordell, OpEdNews  #
]]> 2009-06-27T15:57:32-05:00 G.E. Nordell, OpEdNews http://www.opednews.com/articles/-The-Festival-of-Stupid-by-G-E-Nordell-090622-803.html ✔ •• Learning from history http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/VqmMUbqxia8/ci_12678050 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/learning_from_history/ There is always hope, fellow Americans, so long as there are those who still believe in the power of freedom,… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Letter to the editor, Allows Comments There is always hope, fellow Americans, so long as there are those who still believe in the power of freedom, liberty, and the capabilities of the individual when they are left to their own devices, to succeed and progress, or to fail and try harder the next time. Please be one of those people, whoever you are. In the words of Ayn Rand, "I swear by my life, and my love of it -- that I will never live for the sake of another man -- nor ask another man to live for mine." — Scott Hill, Times-Herald (Vallejo, CA)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-27T15:54:17-05:00 Scott Hill, Times-Herald (Vallejo, CA) http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_12678050 ✔ •• Who’s afraid of John Galt? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/MrvgfRG1Tgk/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/whos_afraid_of_john_galt/ Today, Glenn [Reynolds] received a copy of Mother Jones magazine at his office with a note attached that there was… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Today, Glenn [Reynolds] received a copy of Mother Jones magazine at his office with a note attached that there was an article he might be interested in. The article, entitled, "And the Rand Played On" was about "Right-wingers heading for the hills" by "going Galt." [....] Most of the article focuses on attempts to discount or insult anyone disagreeing with the author's worldview. I am seen as "confused," Right-wingers are "heading for the hills" and stars such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who dare read Ayn Rand's books are "Celebrity fans of the cult of selfishness." — Helen Smith, MND  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged
]]> 2009-06-25T12:04:03-05:00 Helen Smith, MND http://mensnewsdaily.com/drhelen/2009/06/23/whos-afraid-of-john-galt/ ✖ • Judging from the heart - or the head http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/8bl9GdwLwdM/judging_from_the_heart___or_the_head http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/judging_from_the_heart_-_or_the_head/ Despite the right-wing celebration of Ayn Rand’s total self-absorption, no one can really object to empathy. Our capacity for feeling… Brief, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments Despite the right-wing celebration of Ayn Rand’s total self-absorption, no one can really object to empathy. Our capacity for feeling what others feel is one of the qualities that makes us human, not to mention decent. Putting ourselves in other people’s shoes enables us to care about each other because, in Bill Clinton’s immortal words, we can feel their pain. More, empathy, in the formulation of the political philosopher John Rawls, is the very source of political community because each of us understands that we might need to be the beneficiary of assistance some day, which is why we are willing to help others. — Neal Gabler, Boston Globe  #
]]> 2009-06-25T12:01:04-05:00 Neal Gabler, Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/06/24/judging_from_the_heart___or_the_head ✔✖ ••• Looking for a book to read this summer? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/x-qtLb8JFdA/LLbElk47GE63kM4GRKMDKA.cspx http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/looking_for_a_book_to_read_this_summer/ [Atlas Shrugged] is the single most powerful argument for the free market system that exists in modern literature. And it… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Mixed, Opinion, Allows Comments [Atlas Shrugged] is the single most powerful argument for the free market system that exists in modern literature. And it is a novel. [....] I read Atlas Shrugged once and I'm now attempting a second read. I hesitate to recommend it only because it requires a good deal of patience to wade through a lot of long and often redundant monologues that reflect Rand’s capitalist-to-the-core philosophy. — Brent Hunsaker , ABC 4 (Salt Lake City)  #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-25T11:57:02-05:00 Brent Hunsaker, ABC 4 (Salt Lake City) http://www.abc4.com/content/news/blogs/story/Brent-Hunsaker-looking-for-a-book-to-read-this/LLbElk47GE63kM4GRKMDKA.cspx •• Let it go day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/4GYgkmqGwz4/x-9049-Portland-Spiritual-Living-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Let-it-go-day http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/let_it_go_day/ It is perhaps important to remember that, as Ayn Rand said, “Atlas shrugged!” Rand’s title for her 1957 novel is… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Neutral, Opinion, Allows Comments It is perhaps important to remember that, as Ayn Rand said, “Atlas shrugged!” Rand’s title for her 1957 novel is a reference to the mythical Titan Atlas, who in the novel is said to hold the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. When things are loading on our shoulders, we can choose to do the same thing. Shrug! Today is “Let it go!” day. — Cindy Bowman, The Examiner  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged
]]> 2009-06-25T11:54:37-05:00 Cindy Bowman, The Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9049-Portland-Spiritual-Living-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Let-it-go-day ✔ •• Literature leaves its mark on rock bands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/DQgIoCZ6igc/story.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/literature_leaves_its_mark_on_rock_bands/ Collective Soul. Ed Roland of Georgia rockers Collective Soul fancies himself a wordsmith, despite his lack of subtlety ("Lost as… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Positive, Opinion Collective Soul. Ed Roland of Georgia rockers Collective Soul fancies himself a wordsmith, despite his lack of subtlety ("Lost as you swear I am/Don't throw away your basic needs, ambience and vanity"). You've got to give him credit for having good taste in authors, however: Roland took his band's name from Ayn Rand's famous 1943 novel, The Fountainhead. — Mike Devlin, Times Colonist  #

Categories: The Fountainhead
]]> 2009-06-25T11:53:43-05:00 Mike Devlin, Times Colonist http://www.timescolonist.com/Mike+Devlin+Literature+leaves+mark+rock+bands/1723841/story.html ✖ •• Callers at odds about college aid http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/95_iKL-6UL8/906230315 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/callers_at_odds_about_college_aid/ Joanna from Marysville: “Ayn Rand was not a good writer. She should have stuck with turning out trashy novels like… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments Joanna from Marysville: “Ayn Rand was not a good writer. She should have stuck with turning out trashy novels like “The Fountainhead.” [...] [W]hen you're part of a family, you take care of family members who are weaker and can't always take care of themselves. When you're part of a larger family, society, you have to accept the fact that there are members of that larger family who can't take care of themselves. It's our responsibility to take care of them if we're going to be members of that society. That's my point.” — Jennifer Webb, Times Herald (Port Huron, MI)  #

Categories: The Fountainhead
]]> 2009-06-25T11:50:02-05:00 Jennifer Webb, Times Herald (Port Huron, MI) http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20090623/OPINION06/906230315 ✖ The two sides of self interest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Te00lQBVVr8/062309rot http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_two_sides_of_self_interest/ While there is virtue in self interest, as the adherents of Randian Objectivism believe, there is also iniquity in self… Egoism, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments While there is virtue in self interest, as the adherents of Randian Objectivism believe, there is also iniquity in self interest, as the adherents of empiricism observe. [....] Acting through government, society seeks to minimize the damage competing self interests can inflict on each other and on society as a whole. — Randy Alcorn, Daily Sound (Santa Barbara)  #

Categories: Egoism
]]> 2009-06-23T11:46:19-05:00 Randy Alcorn, Daily Sound (Santa Barbara) http://www.thedailysound.com/opinion/062309rot ✔ ••• Crazy little thing called Galt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/J3BAEz7AJCc/Wade-McIntyre-Crazy-little-thing-called-Galt http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/crazy_little_thing_called_galt/ America was nearly toppled from within by men like Enron's Ken Lay, Ponzi scheme fraud Bernie Madoff and a former… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments America was nearly toppled from within by men like Enron's Ken Lay, Ponzi scheme fraud Bernie Madoff and a former president who mouthed but did not practice the ideas of Galt style objectivism. Today, we even have unintentional comedians like conservative provocateur Rush Limbaugh who claims he is “going Galt,” and recommends that his followers do the same. If you cannot hear me laughing at Limbaugh's lunacy, listen closely and you will hear Ayn Rand cursing him from her grave. — Wade McIntyre, Newburyport Current (Beverly, MA)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-23T11:42:57-05:00 Wade McIntyre, Newburyport Current (Beverly, MA) http://www.wickedlocal.com/medfield/news/lifestyle/columnists/x998780631/Wade-McIntyre-Crazy-little-thing-called-Galt ✔ •• Brody, Lindsay, Ashton, Ryan & Al Tweet Week off to charitable start http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/xwh5-1aKsjE/b130502_brody_lindsay_ashton_ryan_al_tweet_week.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/brody_lindsay_ashton_ryan_al_tweet_week_off_to_charitable_start/ Pink is a big reader. "I'm reading Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead' and i will do nothing else until it's finished,"… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Pink is a big reader. "I'm reading Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead' and i will do nothing else until it's finished," she 12 hours later. "ok, im finished. it took me 3 days, but i conquered that book. holy s--t my head is spinning." — Breanne L. Heldman, E! Online  #

Categories: The Fountainhead
]]> 2009-06-23T11:33:04-05:00 Breanne L. Heldman, E! Online http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b130502_brody_lindsay_ashton_ryan_al_tweet_week.html ✖ • Shawna Forde, alleged kid killer, extremist, Phoenix Tea Party attendee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/eQ1hRbPeyVs/right_wing_extremist_shawna_fo.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/shawna_forde_alleged_kid_killer_extremist_phoenix_tea_party_attendee/ A Petri dish of right wing insanity and goofiness. That was my impression of the April 15 Tea Party that… Brief, Negative, Opinion, Allows Comments A Petri dish of right wing insanity and goofiness. That was my impression of the April 15 Tea Party that took place on the grounds of the Arizona state capitol and drew thousands in a mass fit of anti-Obama rage. [....] There were neo-Nazis in attendance, John Birchers, estwhile Ron Paul-ites (or "Ronulans"), middlebrows who'd read too much Ayn Rand, minutemen, nativist members of United for a Sovereign America and other anti-immigrant groups, you name it. — Stephen Lemons, New Times (Phoenix)  #
]]> 2009-06-23T11:28:15-05:00 Stephen Lemons, New Times (Phoenix) http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/06/right_wing_extremist_shawna_fo.php ✖ • Not even a couple of freebies at Hollywood Tans can get Angelo Mozilo to smile these days http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/cV9x8OwO0LQ/not-even-a-couple-of-freebies.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/not_even_a_couple_of_freebies_at_hollywood_tans_can_get_angelo_mozilo_to_sm/ Brief, Negative, Allows Comments (Very crude language.) — Bess Levin, DealBreaker.Com  #
]]> 2009-06-23T03:05:00-05:00 Bess Levin, DealBreaker.Com http://dealbreaker.com/2009/06/not-even-a-couple-of-freebies.php ✔ •• Must list live: Exclusive Josh Holloway, ‘True Blood’ and Megan Fox video! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Ij02zjpI8u4/must-list-live-exclusive-josh-holloway-true-blood-and-megan-fox-video.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/must_list_live_exclusive_josh_holloway_true_blood_and_megan_fox_video/ Josh Holloway: I love Ayn Rand. A couple of "must" books: read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Two amazing books… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Positive, Opinion, Video, Allows Comments Interview with Lost star, Josh Holloway. Segment starts at 2:25. Josh Holloway: I love Ayn Rand. A couple of "must" books: read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Two amazing books that'll open your eyes a bit. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Video
]]> 2009-06-23T02:58:18-05:00 Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/06/must-list-live-exclusive-josh-holloway-true-blood-and-megan-fox-video.html?xid=rss-feed-todayslatest-%27Lost%2C%27+%27True+Blood%27+stars%27+Musts%21 ✔ •• DVD time book worm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/D_6WojLx0CE/dvd-time-book-worm-1783069.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/dvd_time_book_worm/ Now is the perfect time to revisit Ayn Rand's controversial 1957 classic, Atlas Shrugged. Despised by the Left and liberals,… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Positive, Opinion Now is the perfect time to revisit Ayn Rand's controversial 1957 classic, Atlas Shrugged. Despised by the Left and liberals, Rand was a devout individualist who believed the State was an oppressive force which only worked if you were stupid, weak or lazy while it punished the competent by taxing them to death. In the book, the best and the brightest finally decide they have had enough and form their own collective, leaving the rest of the herd to look after itself. It remains as divisive today as it was on its release, but remains one of the most influential books of the 20th century. — Irish Independent (Dublin)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged
]]> 2009-06-23T02:52:26-05:00 Irish Independent (Dublin) http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/dvd-time-book-worm-1783069.html •• Why ‘going Galt’ isn’t the solution for newspapers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/8Ed0nVzmQrQ/article.php http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/why_going_galt_isnt_the_solution_for_newspapers/ "Going Galt," a defiant notion getting new attention in some quarters, refers to Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged." Protagonist John… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Neutral, Opinion, Allows Comments "Going Galt," a defiant notion getting new attention in some quarters, refers to Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged." Protagonist John Galt advocates that creators should cease creating so that the government, painted as a parasite, can't impose taxes on the profits from their creations. Today some libertarians and conservatives want to protest the federal tax burden by "going Galt" and reducing their earnings. — Nat Ives, Advertising Age  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-23T02:49:58-05:00 Nat Ives, Advertising Age http://adage.com/mediaworks/article.php?article_id=137435 ✖ • Japan serves up valuable minimalist lesson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/5G28mBR8poI/97d6a490-5e8c-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.html http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/japan_serves_up_valuable_minimalist_lesson/ Historically significant financial crises are caused by the collapse of historically significant asset bubbles, and asset bubbles have occurred throughout… Brief, Negative, Opinion Historically significant financial crises are caused by the collapse of historically significant asset bubbles, and asset bubbles have occurred throughout history under many economic systems. You don’t need huge bonuses for investment bankers, stock options for managements, Ayn Rand devotees at the central bank, weak-kneed rating agencies, and so on. We know this because Japan’s Godzilla-sized 1980s bubble lacked all these features. — Peter Tasker, Financial Times (London)  #
]]> 2009-06-23T02:46:38-05:00 Peter Tasker, Financial Times (London) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97d6a490-5e8c-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.html ✔ •• Near death experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Bg9ouKmeMhg/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/near_death_experience/ Quote for the Day -- "Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death." Ayn Rand Medium, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Quote for the Day -- "Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death." Ayn Rand — Bret Burquest, The News (Salem, AR)  #
]]> 2009-06-23T02:44:45-05:00 Bret Burquest, The News (Salem, AR) http://www.areawidenews.com/blogs/1215/entry/28201/ ✔ ••• In defense of capitalism, the only moral system http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/yJpmv6qyBig/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/in_defense_of_capitalism_the_only_moral_system/ H.C. Klingman’s guest commentary in the May 17 Daily News shows no indication of the slightest understanding of capitalism or… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments H.C. Klingman’s guest commentary in the May 17 Daily News shows no indication of the slightest understanding of capitalism or of Ayn Rand’s philosophy — objectivism. Objectivism is neither ultraconservative nor reactionary. It is unique. It is the only philosophy that identifies the moral basis of capitalism. Objectivism is not abstruse, but its concepts may be difficult to grasp if one has only been fed an endless stream of collectivist dogma. — Don Richmond, Naples Daily News (FL)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Capitalism
]]> 2009-06-21T14:09:08-05:00 Don Richmond, Naples Daily News (FL) http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jun/20/guest-commentaryq/ ✔ ••• Let’s learn from history and save free enterprise, before it’s too late! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/dRbxhjK9Pgg/ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/lets_learn_from_history_and_save_free_enterprise_before_its_too_late/ Rand spoke brilliantly in defense of individual rights and profit motivations. She fiercely attacked all alternatives where the individual’s aspirations… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Personal life, Positive, Opinion, Allows Comments Rand spoke brilliantly in defense of individual rights and profit motivations. She fiercely attacked all alternatives where the individual’s aspirations are subjugated to group interests. In Rand’s day, these took the forms of communism, Nazism and fascism. Today Rand would attack welfare states, globalism, worldwide Islamism and the nationalization of once-private industries as the enemies of individualism and free-market capitalism. — Jack Tymann, Marco Island Eagle (FL)  #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Personal life
]]> 2009-06-21T14:07:44-05:00 Jack Tymann, Marco Island Eagle (FL) http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jun/21/guest-commentary-lets-learn-history-and-save-free-/