I’ve always known this to be a despicable sentiment. But never moreso than when I read Atlas Shrugged for the first time and came upon Francisco d’Anconia’s money speech, which is reprinted with permission from the Estate of Ayn Rand in the current edition of Capitalism Magazine. Everyone could benefit by reading it.
“So […]

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An excellent article appeared in The Wall Street Journal in Saturday by Senior Editor of Reason Magazine Brian Doherty, helping to celebrate 50 years since Ayn Rand first published her magnum opus, ‘Atlas Shrugged’. Like many (most?) libertarians, I am immensely grateful for Rand’s contribution to 20th century political discourse. Doherty’s article highlights […]

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The reason I love my wife is entirely selfish. And I’ve told her this, many times. Despite being told so often that only selfless love is valid, it’s what my wife does for me that causes me to love her (as, I’m reliably informed, is the reason she loves me back). The […]

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While we prefer to keep this blog focused on the issues, there is room here to spotlight an upcoming project that I’m personally very excited about. It seems that, after a wait of 33 years since the idea first surfaced, Ayn Rand’s classic novel ‘Atlas Shrugged’ is going to the big screen - not […]

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