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Randex http://randex.org/ The latest news and commentary on Ayn Rand and Objectivism en admin@randex.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-30T18:28:14+00:00 http://feeds.feedburner.com/Randex?format=skinRandexhttp://feedburner.google.com ■■■ Understanding Objectivism: A Guide to Learning Ayn Rand’s Philosophy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/NstzQsgTeFc/ayn_rand_understanding_objectivism_a_guide_to_learning_ayn_rands_philo http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_understanding_objectivism_a_guide_to_learning_ayn_rands_philo Seizing on the uptick in interest in Rand, New American Library has recently published a series of edited lectures by… Substantial, Ayn Rand Institute, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Leonard Peikoff, Neutral, Review, Image, Seizing on the uptick in interest in Rand, New American Library has recently published a series of edited lectures by Leonard Peikoff, founder of the Ayn Rand Institute, to help expand our understanding of objectivism. Peikoff also helpfully answers the burning pop-culture question: If the movie E.T. is anti-adult and anti-science—as, by objectivist philosophy, it clearly is—does that make it inherently evil and irrational? — Matt O’Grady, Canadian Business #

Categories: Ayn Rand Institute, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Leonard Peikoff, Image

]]> 2012-04-30T18:28:14+00:00 Matt O’Grady, Canadian Business http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_understanding_objectivism_a_guide_to_learning_ayn_rands_philo ✖ ■■ The Times They Are A-Changing – again http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/cEAX6vT14LQ/ayn_rand_the_times_they_are_a_changing_again http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_times_they_are_a_changing_again I am struck by the power of observing individual voters and small groups in some detail. If I just confine… Medium, Altruism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, I am struck by the power of observing individual voters and small groups in some detail. If I just confine my analysis to extended family, friends and workmates, the following was evident starting last weekend: [....] growing anger at the Ayn Randian ‘Dagny Taggart objectivism’ of [Wildrose Party leader] Danielle Smith, which tolerated and excused unacceptable statements by Wildrose candidates. It is always a mistake to defend the indefensible. — Mike Robinson, Troy Media #

Categories: Altruism, Atlas Shrugged, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:27:49+00:00 Mike Robinson, Troy Media http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_times_they_are_a_changing_again ✖ ■ Romney's gamble on conservatism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/xaMJ6GszBzw/ayn_rand_romney39s_gamble_on_conservatism http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_romney39s_gamble_on_conservatism Even though both candidates in this year’s presidential election were once described as moderates, this will be as polarized a… Brief, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, Even though both candidates in this year’s presidential election were once described as moderates, this will be as polarized a battle as we’ve ever seen: between a minimum-government conservative who sounds increasingly like Ayn Rand and a newly unreconstructed liberal who sounds increasingly like Rachel Maddow. — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times #

Categories: Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:27:20+00:00 Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_romney39s_gamble_on_conservatism ✓ ■■ Emery calls B.C.'s leaders 'uninspiring' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/WwyD66tAUCA/ayn_rand_emery_calls_b.c.39s_leaders_39uninspiring39 http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_emery_calls_b.c.39s_leaders_39uninspiring39 Emery absolutely loves libertarian U.S. Republican candidate Ron Paul, who also calls the so-called war on drugs a total failure.… Medium, Capitalism, Positive, News, Emery absolutely loves libertarian U.S. Republican candidate Ron Paul, who also calls the so-called war on drugs a total failure. “What a great man! I’ve known of him since 1980 when I read about him in Reason magazine a year after I read Ayn Rand and became a convert to rational capitalism,” he noted. “But I’ve been promoting him for president since 2006.” — Jon Ferry, The Province (Vancouver) #

Categories: Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:26:03+00:00 Jon Ferry, The Province (Vancouver) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_emery_calls_b.c.39s_leaders_39uninspiring39 ✖ ■■ Ayn Rand fans not good for nation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/GOebmPN8thE/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_fans_not_good_for_nation http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_fans_not_good_for_nation I find it odd that you would choose to quote Ayn Rand at the top of the opinion page on… Medium, Negative, Letter to the editor, (Objectivist Harry Binswanger replies in the comments.) I find it odd that you would choose to quote Ayn Rand at the top of the opinion page on Saturday. A vehement anti-Christian whose “philosophy” does not stand up to even the slightest intellectual scrutiny, Rand’s destructive moral vision underlies much of what is dysfunctional in America today. That we have an increasing number of Rand devotees in the Congress does not bode well for the country. — Reyes Ponce, Herald Courier (Bristol, VA) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:25:38+00:00 Reyes Ponce, Herald Courier (Bristol, VA) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_fans_not_good_for_nation ✓ ■■■ AYN RAND: The question http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/hsAi9Te423g/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_the_question http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_the_question Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American writer and philiosopher. She’s famous for her two novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged,… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Personal life, Positive, Image, Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American writer and philiosopher. She’s famous for her two novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and creating a new system of philosophy called Objectivism. I didn’t know anything about her before adapting this quote but she seems to have lived a very interesting life. Rand grew up in Russia during the Russian Revolution and later moved to America where she worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood before gaining fame with her first novel, The Fountainhead. After success as a novelist she focused on philosophy and formed a new system called Objectivism, a way of thinking that places reason above everything else. Rand was a strong, out-spoken woman who definitely lived by the words in this quote. — Gavin Aung Than, Zen Pencils #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Personal life, Image

]]> 2012-04-30T18:24:41+00:00 Gavin Aung Than, Zen Pencils http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_ayn_rand_the_question ✖ ■■ Exposing the small government fallacy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/ZnXN-RDwwSw/ayn_rand_exposing_the_small_government_fallacy http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_exposing_the_small_government_fallacy To her credit, novelist Ayn Rand warned against government complicity with big business. Too bad she didn’t know enough about… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, To her credit, novelist Ayn Rand warned against government complicity with big business. Too bad she didn’t know enough about human nature to realize that her virtuous fictional character John Galt is a creature that does not exist in the real world of business. All John Galt pretenders are causalities to vice or corruption of one kind or another. That’s why we need a government that’s accountable to the people and has enough muscle to deal with giants without being intimidated or stomped into submission. — Charles D. Hayes, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (Wasilla, AK) #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:23:16+00:00 Charles D. Hayes, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (Wasilla, AK) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_exposing_the_small_government_fallacy ✖ ■■ "The Hunger Games" and freedom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/pl8LC2N0JtY/ayn_rand_quotthe_hunger_gamesquot_and_freedom http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_quotthe_hunger_gamesquot_and_freedom Throughout [The Hunger Games] I wondered if I was reading something Ayn Rand might have written if she were a… Medium, Egoism, Negative, Review, Throughout [The Hunger Games] I wondered if I was reading something Ayn Rand might have written if she were a better writer. It is a scathing depiction of big government (and big Hollywood). More importantly the book offers a moral dimension about love, sacrifice and loyalty that is absent in the missives of Libertarianism. The protagonists in The Hunger Games would not recognize the unbridled caricature of self-interest that animates Rand’s philosophy. The Hunger Games celebrates humanity under the most difficult of circumstances. It is powerful stuff. — Michael Hicks, Star Press (Muncie, IN) #

Categories: Egoism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:21:40+00:00 Michael Hicks, Star Press (Muncie, IN) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_quotthe_hunger_gamesquot_and_freedom ✓ ■ The Difference Between You and Me,’ ‘Radiant Days,’ ‘The Miseducation of Cam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/UPB4QHgUmgw/ayn_rand_the_difference_between_you_and_me_radiant_days_the_miseducation_of http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_difference_between_you_and_me_radiant_days_the_miseducation_of Madeleine George’s “The Difference Between You and Me” takes on a lot (homosexuality, cancer and loss, family, corporate business vs.… Brief, Positive, Review, Madeleine George’s “The Difference Between You and Me” takes on a lot (homosexuality, cancer and loss, family, corporate business vs. small towns), but at its core it’s a funny and warm book about a romance between a 15-year-old who accepts who she is and her classmate who has let others’ expectations define her. [....] George sometimes defies character clichés (e.g., Wyatt, Jesse’s gay best friend, worships Ayn Rand instead of Judy Garland), but other times, embraces them: Emily is a pretty girl with problems, and her friends are mean clones. — Chelsey Philpot, Boston Globe #

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:20:31+00:00 Chelsey Philpot, Boston Globe http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_difference_between_you_and_me_radiant_days_the_miseducation_of ✖ ■■ Liberating Education (Part Two): How Home-Instruction Can Elevate Income, Competence, and Social Har http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/V0hxHj-hrLk/ayn_rand_liberating_education_part_two_how_home_instruction_can_elevate_inc http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_liberating_education_part_two_how_home_instruction_can_elevate_inc Only a neo-pagan, crypto-Nietzschean misanthrope like Ayn Rand could believe that the common man would instantly revert to a helpless… Medium, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, Only a neo-pagan, crypto-Nietzschean misanthrope like Ayn Rand could believe that the common man would instantly revert to a helpless ape without an elite body of Supermen to give him employment and instruction. — John Harris, Intellectual Conservative #

Categories: Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:11:23+00:00 John Harris, Intellectual Conservative http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_liberating_education_part_two_how_home_instruction_can_elevate_inc ■■ The 7 internet political principles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/WuK7E4z9cig/ayn_rand_the_7_internet_political_principles http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_7_internet_political_principles [T]he more libertarian strain of internet philosophy has people looking to move more of the economy under internet sovereignty and… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Neutral, Opinion, [T]he more libertarian strain of internet philosophy has people looking to move more of the economy under internet sovereignty and away from traditional jurisdictions. In a sense, we may look to those individuals as trying to reject some of the ways in which developed countries operate and create their own virtual version of Galt’s Gulch, after the fictional place in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. — Tristan Louis, Business Insider #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged

]]> 2012-04-30T18:10:16+00:00 Tristan Louis, Business Insider http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_7_internet_political_principles ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan walks back support of Ayn Rand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/H2w3mcGN7Xg/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_walks_back_support_of_ayn_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_walks_back_support_of_ayn_rand Earlier this week Republican budget author Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) walked back his support for author and atheist Ayn… Medium, Atheism, Negative, Opinion, Video, Earlier this week Republican budget author Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) walked back his support for author and atheist Ayn Rand, saying “I reject her philosophy... It’s an atheist philosophy.” For many years however, Mr. Ryan had praised her. In fact, he said “The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand.” — Brett Brownell, Up With Chris Hayes (MSNBC) #

Categories: Atheism, Video

]]> 2012-04-30T18:09:43+00:00 Brett Brownell, Up With Chris Hayes (MSNBC) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_walks_back_support_of_ayn_rand ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan’s faith-based lesson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/kgd1NY59egY/ayn_rand_paul_ryans_faith_based_lesson http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryans_faith_based_lesson Your budget,” a group of Jesuit scholars and other Georgetown University faculty members wrote to Ryan last week, “appears to… Medium, Egoism, Negative, Opinion, Syndicated, Your budget,” a group of Jesuit scholars and other Georgetown University faculty members wrote to Ryan last week, “appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Her call to selfishness and her antagonism toward religion are antithetical to the Gospel values of compassion and love.” — Dana Milbank, Washington Post #

Categories: Egoism, Syndicated

]]> 2012-04-30T18:08:16+00:00 Dana Milbank, Washington Post http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryans_faith_based_lesson ✖ ■■■ Like oil and water, Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand just don’t mix http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/gV2oaKxJuCk/ayn_rand_like_oil_and_water_jesus_christ_and_ayn_rand_just_dont_mix http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_like_oil_and_water_jesus_christ_and_ayn_rand_just_dont_mix While Rand was correct in her theory that reason was the only true way of gaining knowledge as opposed… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, Image, While Rand was correct in her theory that reason was the only true way of gaining knowledge as opposed to faith and religion, Rand took her ideas into the political realm and went off track. Supporting laissez faire capitalism, Rand led the charge of an “everyone person for themselves” society. A type of society where if you can’t make it all on your own, you are destined to fail. Any Rand’s political form of natural selection goes against the morals of human nature and the greatest emotion of them all, compassion. — Robert Sobel, The Examiner #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Individualism, Image

]]> 2012-04-30T18:07:01+00:00 Robert Sobel, The Examiner http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_like_oil_and_water_jesus_christ_and_ayn_rand_just_dont_mix ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan: “Ayn who?” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/mKJGNBGwrxY/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_ayn_who http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_ayn_who [T]his whole saga gave Rep. Ryan a chance to debunk that noxious myth that he is a disciple of the… Medium, Atheism, Negative, Opinion, [T]his whole saga gave Rep. Ryan a chance to debunk that noxious myth that he is a disciple of the goddess of all things libertarian and irreligious, Ayn Rand. As he told National Review this week, it’s an “urban legend” — David Gibson, Commonweal - dotCommonweal #

Categories: Atheism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:06:44+00:00 David Gibson, Commonweal - dotCommonweal http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_ayn_who ■ 1984 comes knocking in Laguna Beach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/piZRO4WKY7I/ayn_rand_1984_comes_knocking_in_laguna_beach http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_1984_comes_knocking_in_laguna_beach How troubling it is to read that Laguna Beach blatantly trampled the property rights of the homeowner who went through… Brief, Neutral, Letter to the editor, How troubling it is to read that Laguna Beach blatantly trampled the property rights of the homeowner who went through every procedure, from purchasing the property to obtaining permits and did everything correctly until the “few” on the City Council decided to “change the rules.” [....] Yes, there are some big names behind the history of the Halliburton house: William Levy, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ayn Rand. But George Orwell and his novel “1984” come to mind with these events. — Jeff Bradley, Orange County Register #

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:04:15+00:00 Jeff Bradley, Orange County Register http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_1984_comes_knocking_in_laguna_beach ✓ ■ Aging stylishly, online and in the streets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Szw4_C5oJTU/ayn_rand_aging_stylishly_online_and_in_the_streets http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_aging_stylishly_online_and_in_the_streets "I'm amazed at how in this late stage I'm getting all this attention," 92-year-old Ilona Royce-Smithkin said. Royce-Smithkin was interesting… Brief, Positive, News, "I'm amazed at how in this late stage I'm getting all this attention," 92-year-old Ilona Royce-Smithkin said. Royce-Smithkin was interesting before she met [street style photographer Ari Seth] Cohen on the street two years ago. She spent most of the 20th century as an acclaimed painter with illustrious subjects such as Tennessee Williams and Ayn Rand. But it wasn't until the last five years that she truly came into her own and became comfortable with herself, she says. — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN #

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:03:15+00:00 Emanuella Grinberg, CNN http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_aging_stylishly_online_and_in_the_streets ■ The Saturday Quiz http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/JThbIe9Qs2Q/ayn_rand_the_saturday_quiz http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_saturday_quiz King George V, Franklin Roosevelt, Ayn Rand, and Freddie Mercury (right) were all enthusiastic collectors of what? Brief, Neutral, King George V, Franklin Roosevelt, Ayn Rand, and Freddie Mercury (right) were all enthusiastic collectors of what? — Simon O'Hagan, The Independent (London) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:02:15+00:00 Simon O'Hagan, The Independent (London) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_saturday_quiz ✓ ■■■ Paul Ryan Is Anything But an Ayn Rand Disciple http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/6pKa449of5k/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_anything_but_an_ayn_rand_disciple http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_anything_but_an_ayn_rand_disciple A hilariously ignorant new meme has arisen amongst the left-wing chattering class: Paul Ryan is apparently covertly trying to smuggle… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, A hilariously ignorant new meme has arisen amongst the left-wing chattering class: Paul Ryan is apparently covertly trying to smuggle Ayn Rand’s radical philosophy into the federal government. — Alex Knepper, Liberty News Network #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:01:37+00:00 Alex Knepper, Liberty News Network http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_anything_but_an_ayn_rand_disciple ✓✖ ■■■ Did Paul Ryan Really Just ‘Reject’ Ayn Rand? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/UL5pzGtVj4U/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_really_just_reject_ayn_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_really_just_reject_ayn_rand Here is a list of things Ryan is not saying: 1. He thinks Ayn Rand is wrong about economics. 2.… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Individualism, Mixed, Opinion, Here is a list of things Ryan is not saying: 1. He thinks Ayn Rand is wrong about economics. 2. He thinks Ayn Rand is wrong about politics. 3. He thinks Ayn Rand is wrong about ethics. 4. He thinks Ayn Rand is right about religion. — Mytheos Holt, TheBlaze #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T18:00:08+00:00 Mytheos Holt, TheBlaze http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_really_just_reject_ayn_rand ■ Peter Pan finally grows up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/SVP3xWOfd6o/ayn_rand_peter_pan_finally_grows_up http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_peter_pan_finally_grows_up It may look and sound likes a kids’ show — and fake-barf, fart and spit like one, too — but… Brief, Neutral, Review, It may look and sound likes a kids’ show — and fake-barf, fart and spit like one, too — but Broadway’s “Peter and the Starcatcher” isn’t for the sippy-cup set. While there’s no profanity or violence in it, parents of very young children, beware: You may have to tell them who Ayn Rand was. — Barbara Hoffman and Christina Amoroso, New York Post #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:55:20+00:00 Barbara Hoffman and Christina Amoroso, New York Post http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_peter_pan_finally_grows_up ✓✖ ■■ Lululemon Downplaying the Lulu to Keep From Turning Into a Lemon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/PIV7xgDZrXo/ayn_rand_lululemon_downplaying_the_lulu_to_keep_from_turning_into_a_lemon http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_lululemon_downplaying_the_lulu_to_keep_from_turning_into_a_lemon [Chip] Wilson is an Ayn Rand fan and Lululemon takes its values from Atlas Shrugged and last year began printing… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Egoism, Mixed, [Chip] Wilson is an Ayn Rand fan and Lululemon takes its values from Atlas Shrugged and last year began printing “Who is John Galt?” on its shopping bags, referencing the central character in the novel that espouses pursuit of self-interest as society’s highest ambition. — Sheila Shayon, Brandchannel #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Egoism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:55:11+00:00 Sheila Shayon, Brandchannel http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_lululemon_downplaying_the_lulu_to_keep_from_turning_into_a_lemon ✖ ■ The Siren's Call: Where's Rimbaud? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/jv1BuG39fJg/the_sirens_call_wheres_rimbaud http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_sirens_call_wheres_rimbaud [Jamie James:] [M]ost historical fiction about artists sinks to the titillating sentimentality of “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” with Michelangelo… Brief, Negative, Interview, [Jamie James:] [M]ost historical fiction about artists sinks to the titillating sentimentality of “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” with Michelangelo as a blustering Ayn Rand hero. — Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:54:55+00:00 Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/the_sirens_call_wheres_rimbaud ✖ ■■ HUFFPOST HILL: Correspondents’ Dinner: Important & Self-Important To Meet, Mingle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/J0447XLDtqg/ayn_rand_huffpost_hill_correspondents_dinner_important_self_important_to_me http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_huffpost_hill_correspondents_dinner_important_self_important_to_me Paul Ryan is distancing himself from tea party favorite Ayn Rand (something he should’ve done after that godawful “Atlas Shrugged”… Medium, Atheism, Atlas Shrugged movie, Negative, Opinion, Paul Ryan is distancing himself from tea party favorite Ayn Rand (something he should’ve done after that godawful “Atlas Shrugged” movie, if you ask us). — Huffington Post #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged movie

]]> 2012-04-30T17:53:18+00:00 Huffington Post http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_huffpost_hill_correspondents_dinner_important_self_important_to_me ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan Suddenly Decides That He Hates Ayn Rand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/cLh1S8mTd4g/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_decides_that_he_hates_ayn_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_decides_that_he_hates_ayn_rand Yesterday, Ryan claimed that Ayn Rand’s philosophy “reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, Opinion, Yesterday, Ryan claimed that Ayn Rand’s philosophy “reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview.” But in 2005, Ryan said, “The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand,” and in 2003, he claimed that he gave out copies of Atlas Shrugged as Christmas presents. And those two examples are really only the tip of the Rand-love iceberg. — Dan Amira, New York Magazine - Daily Intel #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged

]]> 2012-04-30T17:52:37+00:00 Dan Amira, New York Magazine - Daily Intel http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_decides_that_he_hates_ayn_rand ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan's Budget Inspired by Ayn Rand, Not Jesus Christ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/XWdZhbZ_HeU/ayn_rand_paul_ryan39s_budget_inspired_by_ayn_rand_not_jesus_christ http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan39s_budget_inspired_by_ayn_rand_not_jesus_christ The New Testament chronicles Jesus Christ’s concern for the poor. In his haste to devour “The Fountainhead,” Ryan apparently didn’t… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Negative, Opinion, The New Testament chronicles Jesus Christ’s concern for the poor. In his haste to devour “The Fountainhead,” Ryan apparently didn’t have time to read it. — Brad Bannon, US News & World Report - Brad Bannon #

Categories: The Fountainhead

]]> 2012-04-30T17:51:38+00:00 Brad Bannon, US News & World Report - Brad Bannon http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan39s_budget_inspired_by_ayn_rand_not_jesus_christ ✓✖ ■■■ Paul Ryan Suddenly Does Not Embrace Ayn Rand’s Teachings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/LuuRyi6dch4/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_does_not_embrace_ayn_rands_teachings http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_does_not_embrace_ayn_rands_teachings UPDATE: […] Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert downplayed the lawmaker’s apparent change of tune on Rand. “I wouldn’t make too much… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Mixed, Opinion, Image, UPDATE: […] Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert downplayed the lawmaker’s apparent change of tune on Rand. “I wouldn’t make too much of this one way or another. Congressman Ryan was not ‘distancing himself’ from Rand, merely correcting several false storylines that are out there, such as the myth that he requires all of his staffers to read Atlas Shrugged. Saying he ‘rejects Ayn Rand’s philosophy’ was simply meant to correct a popular falsehood that Congressman Ryan is an Objectivist -- he isn’t now and never claimed to be,” Seifert said in a statement to The Huffington Post. — Jennifer Bendery, Huffington Post #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Image

]]> 2012-04-30T17:51:03+00:00 Jennifer Bendery, Huffington Post http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_suddenly_does_not_embrace_ayn_rands_teachings ✖ ■■ Picky meeters: Looking for love in extremely specific places http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/RBdcaB2Ep78/ayn_rand_picky_meeters_looking_for_love_in_extremely_specific_places http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_picky_meeters_looking_for_love_in_extremely_specific_places The Atlasphere. WHO YOU’LL MEET HERE: Ayn Rand fans: objectivists, libertarians, “free-thinkers,” anyone who thinks poor people are only poor… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Negative, Opinion, The Atlasphere. WHO YOU’LL MEET HERE: Ayn Rand fans: objectivists, libertarians, “free-thinkers,” anyone who thinks poor people are only poor because they’re less virtuous. — Fiona Zublin, Express Night Out (Washington, DC) #

Categories: The Fountainhead

]]> 2012-04-30T17:51:02+00:00 Fiona Zublin, Express Night Out (Washington, DC) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_picky_meeters_looking_for_love_in_extremely_specific_places ✖ ■■■ Did Paul Ryan lie about Ayn Rand? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/OHhjpqNEFuM/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_lie_about_ayn_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_lie_about_ayn_rand [I]t is not only possible that Ryan got involved in politics because of Ayn Rand – but now rejects some… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, Opinion, [I]t is not only possible that Ryan got involved in politics because of Ayn Rand – but now rejects some significant elements of her philosophy — it is also highly likely. Such an evolution would make Ryan nothing more than a typical young conservative. — Matt K. Lewis, Daily Caller - Matt Lewis & The News #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged

]]> 2012-04-30T17:36:01+00:00 Matt K. Lewis, Daily Caller - Matt Lewis & The News http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_did_paul_ryan_lie_about_ayn_rand ✓ ■■■ Ayn Rand’s atheism still affects today’s politics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/jX0ImqjPw94/ayn_rand_ayn_rands_atheism_still_affects_todays_politics http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_ayn_rands_atheism_still_affects_todays_politics It would be sad if a high-ranking member of the government was forced to pretend he didn’t like a classic… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individual Rights, Individualism, Positive, It would be sad if a high-ranking member of the government was forced to pretend he didn’t like a classic novelist because of pressure from a group of priests. That is not seperation of Church and State, an ideal that America gets further away from every day. Ayn Rand, according to her writings, believed in individual rights. It’s not selfish when a philosopher tries to get people to think for themselves and search out their own knowledge. — John Warzel, The Examiner #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individual Rights, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:35:50+00:00 John Warzel, The Examiner http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_ayn_rands_atheism_still_affects_todays_politics ✖ ■ Health Care Economics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/JyeFxA5nsYY/ayn_rand_health_care_economics http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_health_care_economics If the economy were a person, here’s how I’d describe his travails in recent years. For far too long, he… Brief, Alan Greenspan, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, If the economy were a person, here’s how I’d describe his travails in recent years. For far too long, he binged on junk food, with no regard for the impact of such dietary habits on his system. He gorged on sub-prime cuts of real estate and paid for it with cheap credit whose price failed to reflect the damage he was doing to his internal organs. He visited his doctor, a guy named Greenspan who’d studied medicine with Ayn Rand herself, but the doctor just slapped him on the back and told him he must be fine because he wasn’t sick... yet. — Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post #

Categories: Alan Greenspan, Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:34:23+00:00 Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_health_care_economics ✖ ■■■ The Trouble With Philosophy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/eUbrmAVkBc4/ayn_rand_the_trouble_with_philosophy http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_trouble_with_philosophy It isn’t as though scholars just recently unearthed a new Ayn Rand text that reveals her to be a purveyor… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, It isn’t as though scholars just recently unearthed a new Ayn Rand text that reveals her to be a purveyor of a radical and despicable worldview. That worldview was always clear. It’s the thing that has drawn generations of lunkheaded frat boys to her books. And it’s the very thing Paul Ryan has been lauding all these years. He can’t claim he had no idea what she stood for. — Paul Waldman, The American Prospect #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:31:33+00:00 Paul Waldman, The American Prospect http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_trouble_with_philosophy ✖ ■■■ Paul Ryan erases Ayn Rand from the picture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/H-Z_G1EIq-4/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_erases_ayn_rand_from_the_picture http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_erases_ayn_rand_from_the_picture [I]n an interview published Thursday in National Review, Ryan made it a point to dismiss as “urban myth” the… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, Video, [I]n an interview published Thursday in National Review, Ryan made it a point to dismiss as “urban myth” the notion that he draws inspiration and guidance from Ayn Rand, the libertarian philosopher-queen who celebrates the self over all else and who dismisses the very notion of a social contract. — Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jay Bookman #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Video

]]> 2012-04-30T17:30:32+00:00 Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jay Bookman http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_erases_ayn_rand_from_the_picture ✖ ■■ Ryan: Catholics Can Disagree Over Budget Cuts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/GuqJgUO7O2o/ayn_rand_ryan_catholics_can_disagree_over_budget_cuts http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_ryan_catholics_can_disagree_over_budget_cuts Almost 90 members of Georgetown’s faculty and administrators signed a letter to Ryan accusing him of misusing the Catholic faith.… Medium, Negative, News, Almost 90 members of Georgetown’s faculty and administrators signed a letter to Ryan accusing him of misusing the Catholic faith. “Your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the gospel of Jesus Christ,” the letter said. — Brian Faler, BusinessWeek #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:29:11+00:00 Brian Faler, BusinessWeek http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_ryan_catholics_can_disagree_over_budget_cuts ✖ ■■■ Ryan reverses course on Rand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/x6nwDCHkjbw/ayn_rand_ryan_reverses_course_on_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_ryan_reverses_course_on_rand For years, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the right-wing chairman of the House Budget Committee, has been widely described as an… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, Opinion, Video, For years, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the right-wing chairman of the House Budget Committee, has been widely described as an Ayn Rand acolyte, best known for assigning “Atlas Shrugged” to members of his staff. Now, however, the Republican lawmaker finds humor in his reputation. “You know you’ve arrived in politics when you have an urban legend about you, and this one is mine,” Ryan chuckled in an interview with National Review. He added, “I reject her philosophy. It’s an atheist philosophy.” Ryan said he prefers Thomas Aquinas, concluding, “Don’t give me Ayn Rand.” I’ll gladly assume the man is familiar with his own philosophy, but it’s curious to see him distance himself from Rand in this way, especially in light of his apparent preoccupation with her vision. — Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog (MSNBC) #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Video

]]> 2012-04-30T17:25:13+00:00 Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog (MSNBC) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_ryan_reverses_course_on_rand ✓✖ ■■■ Forget Paul Ryan: 7 Pols (Make it 8!) Who Still Dig Ayn Rand! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/NFuvLVJsATI/ayn_rand_forget_paul_ryan_7_pols_make_it_8_who_still_dig_ayn_rand http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_forget_paul_ryan_7_pols_make_it_8_who_still_dig_ayn_rand As longtime readers of this site and of the print magazine know, I’m not the world’s biggest Rand fan, Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Individualism, Mixed, Opinion, Image, Video, As longtime readers of this site and of the print magazine know, I’m not the world’s biggest Rand fan, though I think she (along with Jack Kerouac) remains the most influential American novelist of the 1950s and possibly the entire post-war era. Folks who dismiss her because they say she wrote bad sentences or don’t share her views on the hippies she helped catalyze are missing the point, I think. Rand was one of the great anti-conformist voices of the past 70 years and the fact that she still moves hundreds of thousands of books, movies, and spin-off material is nothing less than incredible. Sneer at her if you must (typically, it seems, because you went through an adolescent Rand phase that you are now ashamed of), but if you can’t understand why she resonates, you’re not really in touch with the country you live in. — Nick Gillespie, Reason - Hit & Run #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Individualism, Image, Video

]]> 2012-04-30T17:23:08+00:00 Nick Gillespie, Reason - Hit & Run http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_forget_paul_ryan_7_pols_make_it_8_who_still_dig_ayn_rand ✖ ■■ A Is Not A, It Seems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/AgM3xbtbwrc/ayn_rand_a_is_not_a_it_seems http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_a_is_not_a_it_seems Paul Ryan is trying to repudiate Ayn Rand, who was his main inspiration for getting into politics. Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Negative, Opinion, Paul Ryan is trying to repudiate Ayn Rand, who was his main inspiration for getting into politics. Just remember: “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.” — Paul Krugman, New York Times - The Conscience of a Liberal #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged

]]> 2012-04-30T17:22:51+00:00 Paul Krugman, New York Times - The Conscience of a Liberal http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_a_is_not_a_it_seems ✖ ■■ Morning Examiner: Enter the Super PACs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/sx8lNncsZ54/ayn_rand_morning_examiner_enter_the_super_pacs http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_morning_examiner_enter_the_super_pacs [I]n an interview with National Review on Wednesday, [Paul] Ryan addressed internet rumors that he forced his staff to read… Medium, Negative, [I]n an interview with National Review on Wednesday, [Paul] Ryan addressed internet rumors that he forced his staff to read Ayn Rand , “You know you’ve arrived in politics when you have an urban legend about you, and this one is mine… I reject her philosophy.” — Conn Carroll, The Examiner - Beltway Confidential (Washington, DC) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:20:26+00:00 Conn Carroll, The Examiner - Beltway Confidential (Washington, DC) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_morning_examiner_enter_the_super_pacs ✓ ■■ The stigma of entrepreneurship in Central Europe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/OukYopALFL8/ayn_rand_the_stigma_of_entrepreneurship_in_central_europe http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_stigma_of_entrepreneurship_in_central_europe In the United States, in my view it is the Ayn Rand view of entrepreneurship that prevails: entrepreneurs are the… Medium, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, In the United States, in my view it is the Ayn Rand view of entrepreneurship that prevails: entrepreneurs are the ultimate modern heroes of society. They create the wealth and are the engines of development and progress. They are among the most respected members of society – in a place like Silicon Valley, probably the most respected. And as Steve Jobs once famously stated, their objective is to change the world (at least in their own little niche). They often succeed. In Central Europe, perhaps as a hangover from Homo Sovieticus, the intelligentsia typically looked down at business. — Les Nemethy, Sofia Echo (Bulgaria) #

Categories: Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:19:48+00:00 Les Nemethy, Sofia Echo (Bulgaria) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_stigma_of_entrepreneurship_in_central_europe ✖ ■■■ Paul Ryan flip-flops on Ayn Rand, slams atheists http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/_U3HOZs93sw/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_flip_flops_on_ayn_rand_slams_atheists http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_flip_flops_on_ayn_rand_slams_atheists Now that Catholic groups have opposed Ryan’s budget by invoking Ayn Rand’s hatred of poor people, Ryan himself disavowed… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, Now that Catholic groups have opposed Ryan’s budget by invoking Ayn Rand’s hatred of poor people, Ryan himself disavowed his long known adoration of right-wing’s favorite fiscal heroine, dumping on her Godlessness today. — D.K. Jamaal, The Examiner #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:17:13+00:00 D.K. Jamaal, The Examiner http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_flip_flops_on_ayn_rand_slams_atheists ✓ ■■ Reading Novak Djokovic like a book http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/UVDpiRCHDOY/ayn_rand_reading_novak_djokovic_like_a_book http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_reading_novak_djokovic_like_a_book “60 Minutes” couldn’t capture this post-post-modern twist in Djokovic’s narrative. It told the story the old-fashioned way, attempting to present… Medium, Books, The Fountainhead, Positive, Opinion, “60 Minutes” couldn’t capture this post-post-modern twist in Djokovic’s narrative. It told the story the old-fashioned way, attempting to present Nole as an epic figure, an uncompromising young man overcoming the odds and the critics to make himself into a perfect tennis machine. A-ha! Maybe the CBS news magazine got it right after all. If Hollywood ever remakes Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, I pick Djokovic to play Howard Roark... — Douglas Perry, The Oregonian - The Spin of the Ball (Portland) #

Categories: The Fountainhead

]]> 2012-04-30T17:16:45+00:00 Douglas Perry, The Oregonian - The Spin of the Ball (Portland) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_reading_novak_djokovic_like_a_book ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan is right – you can be a conservative and a Christian http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/TvJ5KYKfZKw/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_right_you_can_be_a_conservative_and_a_christian http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_right_you_can_be_a_conservative_and_a_christian [Georgetown priests and faculty] wrote [to Paul Ryan], “We would be remiss in our duty to you and our students… Medium, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, [Georgetown priests and faculty] wrote [to Paul Ryan], “We would be remiss in our duty to you and our students if we did not challenge your continuing misuse of Catholic teaching to defend a budget plan that decimates food programs for struggling families, radically weakens protections for the elderly and sick, and gives more tax breaks to the wealthiest few.” The letter concluded, “In short, your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, [the libertarian] Ayn Rand, rather than the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” The claims of the letter writers deserve to be taken seriously because they deal with the duty that we all have to care for vulnerable. — Tim Stanley, The Telegraph - Tim Stanley (London) #

Categories: Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:13:15+00:00 Tim Stanley, The Telegraph - Tim Stanley (London) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_is_right_you_can_be_a_conservative_and_a_christian ✖ ■ Time to be taxed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/QaSlnV7J6zw/ayn_rand_time_to_be_taxed http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_time_to_be_taxed How do we reduce debts and deficits while minimizing the human and economic costs of austerity? Republicans would say the… Brief, Negative, Opinion, How do we reduce debts and deficits while minimizing the human and economic costs of austerity? Republicans would say the answer is to cut government spending to avoid tax increases at all costs.A 2010 analysis written by a team of professors from the University of Nebraska, the University of Michigan, and the University of California-Berkeley, differs in its conclusions. The team of scholars found that marginal tax rates can be raised on high-income households without imposing much, if any, economic harm. The researchers found that high-income individuals, in the aggregate, do not withdraw from economic activity when marginal rates increase — counter to the arguments of Republicans and Ayn Rand fans. — Daniel Taibleson, Daily Iowan (U of IA, Iowa City) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:12:54+00:00 Daniel Taibleson, Daily Iowan (U of IA, Iowa City) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_time_to_be_taxed ✓ ■■ Intelligence is a Choice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/IN5U1oMWPIA/ayn_rand_intelligence_is_a_choice http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_intelligence_is_a_choice The Oxford dictionary defines intelligence as “the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills”, Author and philosopher Ayn Rand… Medium, Positive, Opinion, The Oxford dictionary defines intelligence as “the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills”, Author and philosopher Ayn Rand states, “Intelligence is the ability to deal with a broad range of abstractions. Whatever a child’s natural endowment, the use of intelligence is an acquired skill. It has to be acquired by a child’s own effort and automated by his own mind but adults can help or hinder him in this crucial process.” — B.Khash-Erdene, The UB Post (Mongolia) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:11:56+00:00 B.Khash-Erdene, The UB Post (Mongolia) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_intelligence_is_a_choice ✖ ■■ Paul Ryan Hits Back At Catholic Critics Of His Budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/WLlCJCo6nwE/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_hits_back_at_catholic_critics_of_his_budget http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_hits_back_at_catholic_critics_of_his_budget Ahead of Ryan’s speech, 90 faculty members at Catholic-affiliated Georgetown wrote a letter lambasting Ryan for “continuing misuse of Catholic… Medium, Atheism, Capitalism, Negative, Opinion, Inaccurate, Ahead of Ryan’s speech, 90 faculty members at Catholic-affiliated Georgetown wrote a letter lambasting Ryan for “continuing misuse of Catholic teaching to defend a budget plan that decimates food programs for struggling families,” among other things. “In short, your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the gospel of Jesus Christ,” they wrote. In a sign that the criticism bruised Ryan, he proceeded to label his well-documented affinity for Rand an “urban legend” in an interview with National Review published Thursday, saying he rejects her “atheist philosophy.” He did not, however, comment on Rand’s anti-government views that more closely reflect his political philosophy. — Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo - TPMDC #

Categories: Atheism, Capitalism, Inaccurate

]]> 2012-04-30T17:10:50+00:00 Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo - TPMDC http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_hits_back_at_catholic_critics_of_his_budget ✓ ■■ Anticipate what will happen in the next four years http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/37CBgbiz1Oc/ayn_rand_anticipate_what_will_happen_in_the_next_four_years http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_anticipate_what_will_happen_in_the_next_four_years If you would like to see what the next four years will be like under the current administration, please read… Medium, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Individualism, Positive, Letter to the editor, If you would like to see what the next four years will be like under the current administration, please read Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged.” Her book dramatizes the philosophy of Reason, Individualism and Freedom. It portrays capitalism as a “moral” ideal based on rational self-interest, celebrates human achievement and inspires us to reach for the best within us. — Gaston Gazette (Gastonia, NC) #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:09:51+00:00 Gaston Gazette (Gastonia, NC) http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_anticipate_what_will_happen_in_the_next_four_years ✖ ■■■ Paul Ryan rejects ‘sorely needed’ moral hero Ayn Rand to suck up to bishops http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/Il302jGcw0o/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_rejects_sorely_needed_moral_hero_ayn_rand_to_suck_up_to http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_rejects_sorely_needed_moral_hero_ayn_rand_to_suck_up_to Now that Paul Ryan has been schooled repeatedly by the Catholic bishops, theologians, and faculty from the Jesuit Georgetown… Substantial, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Individualism, Negative, Opinion, Now that Paul Ryan has been schooled repeatedly by the Catholic bishops, theologians, and faculty from the Jesuit Georgetown University for claiming his Screw The Poor budget is inspired by his Catholic faith, he’s awfully desperate to claw his way back into the good graces of his Church, isn’t he? Heck, he’ll even reject that evil atheist Ayn Rand if the Church will just please, pretty please, stop telling him how immoral he is. Funny thing about Ayn Rand. She’s been dead for a while now, which means she didn’t become an atheist last week. She always was one, including back in 2009 when Paul Ryan thought she was the voice of morality. — Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos #

Categories: Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Capitalism, Individualism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:08:05+00:00 Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_rejects_sorely_needed_moral_hero_ayn_rand_to_suck_up_to ✖ ■■■ Paul Ryan, “Second-Hander” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/JNJqAoyM_bU/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_second_hander http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_second_hander The thing about Ayn Rand, as anyone who has actually read her works can attest, is that she offered readers… Substantial, Altruism, Atheism, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism, Negative, Opinion, The thing about Ayn Rand, as anyone who has actually read her works can attest, is that she offered readers an all-or-nothing proposition. She didn’t entertain, she instructed. This was most evident in Atlas Shrugged, whose centerpiece was an endless didactic “radio broadcast” by her hero John Galt, identifying all human misery with the “mysticism of the mind” (supernatural religion) and the “mysticism of the muscle” (socialism, or more accurately, the rejection of strict laissez-faire capitalism), and with the ethics of altruism both reflected. After penning Atlas Shrugged, Rand spent most of the rest of her life making sure everyone understood that her philosophy was a comprehensive system that rose or fell as a whole. — Ed Kilgore, Washington Monthly - Political Animal #

Categories: Altruism, Atheism, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Egoism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:06:16+00:00 Ed Kilgore, Washington Monthly - Political Animal http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_paul_ryan_second_hander ✖ ■■ The Self-Made Myth: Debunking Conservatives' Favorite—And Most Dangerous—Fiction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/yBIKPbmTaG4/ayn_rand_the_self_made_myth_debunking_conservatives39_favorite_and_most_dan http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_the_self_made_myth_debunking_conservatives39_favorite_and_most_dan The self-made myth is one of the most cherished foundation stones of the conservative theology. Nurtured by Horatio Alger and… Medium, Negative, Opinion, The self-made myth is one of the most cherished foundation stones of the conservative theology. Nurtured by Horatio Alger and generations of beloved boys' stories, It sits at the deep black heart of the entire right-wing worldview, where it provides the essential justification for a great many other common right-wing beliefs. [....] It's the foundational belief on which all of Ayn Rand's novels stand. — Sara Robinson, AlterNet #

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]]> 2012-04-30T17:05:24+00:00 Sara Robinson, AlterNet http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_the_self_made_myth_debunking_conservatives39_favorite_and_most_dan ✓ ■■■ Atlas Shrugged: Is American Business Going on Strike? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Randex/~3/mvGX7OVIiXY/ayn_rand_atlas_shrugged_is_american_business_going_on_strike http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/comments/ayn_rand_atlas_shrugged_is_american_business_going_on_strike Everything happening today under Obama resembles the storyline of Ayn Rand’s famous book Atlas Shrugged. Rand prophesized a country dominated… Substantial, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Positive, Opinion, Everything happening today under Obama resembles the storyline of Ayn Rand’s famous book Atlas Shrugged. Rand prophesized a country dominated by socialists, Marxists and statists, where looters, free loaders and poverty promoters live off the productive class. To rationalize and justify the theft of the money and assets of business owners, the looter class demonizes the wealthy. Sound familiar? — Wayne Allyn Root, Townhall.com #

Categories: Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism

]]> 2012-04-30T17:04:25+00:00 Wayne Allyn Root, Townhall.com http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/ayn_rand_atlas_shrugged_is_american_business_going_on_strike