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    resonanteye: I have read atlas shrugged twice. The first time I read it through and it was torturous, the way a Tarantino movie is- I just hate it when the creator... more »
    Cam/ron: Check out Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel, "We." It delivers a far more intelligent and poetic defense of individualism than anything Rand wrote, plus "Anthe... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I really wish that all these people who are threatening to "go Galt" will realize that they are not that special. Yes, I'm sure they have some talent... more »
    misspell: Once I actually sent off one of those irritating postcards that comes in the middle of Atlas Shrugged, to learn more about objectivism, and they sent ... more »
    pear.shaped.Sara: I read it for the first time this year and it was just so OBVIOUS. Every single "moral" person also happened to be beautiful. Quelle suprise! All t... more »
    BicSharpie: Does anyone else find it odd that a group of people who believe in individualism above all else, get upset when a member of that group offers up a bit... more »
    battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Oh for the fuck of shit. Objectivism, like any other -ism, is best taken in small, rational portions. Unfortunately Egotistical Dipshits take on the c... more »
    tomatoheart: I have read both Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged around 5-10 time each. I do this to remind myself what switched me from being a sad girl living in a ... more »
    elitza owns the last Enzo shirt: I think I'm the only commenter here that--even though I disagree with the economic policy in it--really enjoyed Atlas Shrugged. For that matter, The F... more »
    NerD: Blattella: The problem with people who read Ayn Rand is that they never assume that they wouldn't be one of the left behind. Everyone who reads it assumes they ... more »
    vamusical: It's cute that they're rallying around a fictional work as a basis for their policy beliefs. I'm going to run for office on a Chronicles of Narnia pla... more »
    special_boots: "They were also excited about the increased popularity of Atlas Shrugged, which depicts an economic collapse brought on by socialist regulations." Act... more »
    jgh: Atlas Shrugged = The White Privilege Bible more »
    Samanthrax: If Ayn Rand taught us anything, it's that if we use our imagination, anything is possible. more »
    dasNeonlicht: Reading this makes me want to play BioShock. more »
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    Objectivists Talk Economics, Fail Basic Math

    This week's New Yorker visits some Objectivists — followers of Ayn Rand — for their monthly lunch meeting. The subject: whether Alan Greenspan was wrong to admit that the free market might have flaws. More »