Say that the longest philosophical speeches were removed from Atlas Shrugged. Francisco D'Anconia would muse on money in a brief, plausibly conversational way. Hank Rearden would explain himself ...

"I grew up reading Ayn Rand, and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are and what my beliefs are," said Ryan in a 2005 speech before the Atlas Society, a group of Rand ...

To find fault with the “Atlas Shrugged” franchise because of its politics is like complaining about “Birdemic” because it gets the ornithology wrong. Why dwell on the details when there are giant, ...

Do fishermen enjoy Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea? Do generals like Tolstoy’s War and Peace? I have no idea, but I’m reasonably sure no one looks to these novels for advice on how to catch fish ...

When I was attending St. Augustine High School in the 1960s in Laredo a classmate made me aware of a novel by Ayn Rand — “Atlas Shrugged.” I went to the Laredo Public Library and checked out the book, ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Ayn Rand once said, "Government help to business is just as disastrous as government persecution. ... The ...

"I think [Ayn Rand's] greatest relevance and strength is people discover themselves, and they say, 'wow, I'm entitled to my own life, self-interest is good,'" says John Aglialoro, the producer of the ...

In 1957, Ayn Rand wrote a compelling novel about a world overtaken by socialism. In that world, the talents who earned money for their work were being robbed by their government. The heavy government ...

Like a lot of white males, I read Ayn Rand's bestselling novel "Atlas Shrugged" when I was 18. And like a lot of white males, "Atlas Shrugged" turned me into a huge jerk for a couple of months. "Atlas ...

In this inaugural edition, one reader is inspired to quit Catholicism; another yearns for a book burning and inquisition; and a third is shocked to discover that the novel was published in the late ...

With a world tour planned for spring, Guns N’ Roses have decided to capitalize on their Chinese Democracy sessions to find ...

The third installment of the trilogy based on Ayn Rand's novel will open at a politically opportune time -- just ahead of midterm elections. By Paul Bond Atlas Shrugged Still - H 2014 The third ...