The Early Ayn Rand: Revised Edition: A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Despite the media frenzy surrounding Sarah Palin's autobiographical Going Rogue, the real rogue warrior making a political conservative comeback today is not Palin, but the...
Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Wall Street Cheat Sheet gives this prestigious award to the man who without him, the financial collapse could not have happened – Alan (”I heart Ayn Rand”) Greenspan. The video explains that Ayn Rand would have detested what Greenspan did, as he was constantly meddling with the markets and never allowed the destructive side of [...]
All American Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the new Star Trek, Cadet James Tiberius Kirk finds himself standing before the Academy’s review board. During his third attempt at a computer simulation no one had ever passed, Kirk installed a subroutine in the simulator’s programming which allowed him to win. He was accused of this by Spock, the creator of the simulation. Here’s [...] Related posts: Who’s Contributing to...
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Going to the Valley * (* In honor of Ayn Rand) 1. Shoot your television. Television is the most destructive force in the world today. By turning it on, you invite into your home and into your mind a conspiracy by some of the most brilliant minds in the world to undermine your sense of self-esteem and your [...]
Secret Society of List Addicts (Free subscription) | yesterday
Though Alexandra is neither a unicorn nor a socialist, she writes a fantastic blog with the name of Unicorns for Socialism . She loves Target's accessory isle, peanut butter flavored breakfast cereal and tiny packets of real creamer, resting in dishes of ice cubes. I'm an out-and-proud gay lady, but that doesn't mean I'm utterly oblivious to the swarthy charms of the burlier sex ... although it's...
Gear Diary (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the tough choices in the 2007 hit video game Bioshock was deciding whether to save the ‘Little Sisters’ and sacrifice some of the ‘Adam’ you need to make it through the game, or to kill them and gain more Adam but also a label as an evil murderer. Whatever choice you make, [...] Related posts: Bioshock Bento is too Cute to Eat! Week 2 of the Direct2Drive 5 Years / $5...
The Subtle Rudder (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
It’s Monday and the year is dying. The sky is heavy silver-grey right now, and it feels ominous, not luminous. My family has vague plans for thanksgiving, but there are so many germs and contingencies at play, I’m glad to have a tower of books and nine disks of television from the library, in case the [...]
FreeColorado.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The following article originally was published November 23 by Grand Junction's Free Press. People vote for freedom with their feet and effort by Linn and Ari Armstrong "Why are they all running to Colorado? What have they got down there that we haven't got?" So asks a villain in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. He complains about Colorado's primitive, lazy government that "does nothing outside...
The Freedom Fighter's Journal (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election, combined with congressional gains for Democrats, will prompt a wave of soul-searching on the right. Among other things, we will be asking: What is the road back from the political wilderness? Where can we look for hope that the next four years will be a temporary lurch to the left from which America will soon recover? Fortunately, a long search is...
Can You Be A Part Of My Life (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Hat tip: James T I found the following extremely interesting: all schools must take any kid with a voucher, not just those with good grades. Watch the video for the rest of the facts.
Classically Liberal (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Ayn Rand, in one of her more insightful moments, explained an argument that I think is the prime political argument today. She called it the Argument from Intimidation . Here is her definition of the argument. My comments will follow: There is a certain type of argument which, in fact, is not an argument, but a means of forestalling debate and extorting an opponent’s agreement with one’s...
Freespace (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
DisclaimerThe opinions expressed on this blog are my own, and in no way represent those of the staff, management, or clients of the Pacific Legal Foundation.Reviews"I wish I were a tenth as smart as that guy. People like [Tim Sandefur] and Sarah Palin intimidate me."--Jack Armstrong, "The always insightful Tim Sandefur"--"Timothy Sandefur...is a leader in the Darwinist crusade...
Political Wrinkles (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Kitco - Commentaries - Jim Willie CB (http://www.kitco.com/ind/willie/nov182009.html) Kitco is a highly respected Trade Publication. Anyone else...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Anne C. Heller, author of Ayn Rand and the World She Made, spoke to the Wall Street Journal about Rand’s days in Hollywood, and dropped a hint about a possible picture deal based on her biography: My review of Heller’s book can be found here. Similar Posts:Jennifer Burns On Ayn Rand And The Rise [...]
Lindsay Mitchell (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Tapu Misa quoting Ayn Rand to support today's column about Saturday's march; As the philosopher and writer Ayn Rand observed, "Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by the majority (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."...
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