For author and philosopher Ayn Rand, a stamp was never merely a stamp. In an article published in 1971 in the Minkus Stamp Journal, Rand revealed the reasons she loved collecting. Among them, “Those bright little pieces of paper will carry your words across oceans, over mountains, over deserts, and still more di...(Read more...)
Studying the minutiae of the events leading to the financial crisis brought to mind some lessons from his famous friendship, from the 1950s on, with the late Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand. He says that Rand didn't influence him politically—he was always a libertarian—but she did point out tensions in his philosophy ...(Read more...)
Senator Ted Cruz spoke for 21 hours and 19 minutes to rally support for defunding Obamacare. During that looooong speech he quoted Ayn Rand, saying: “One of my all time heroes, Ayn Rand, in Atlas Shrugged described how the parasitical class would put into place arbitrary power. Standard-less rules precisely so the pro...(Read more...)
Folks, the new issue of JARS is now in print. As you can see from the screen shot of the cover (below), it contains an essay based on my Jan. 2010 talk to LAON and my Jul. 2011 talks to the Free Minds seminar and the Karl Hess Club. This issue of JARS, published for the first time by Penn State Press, represents a huge...(Read more...)
