Posts Tagged ‘Atlas Shrugged’

Who Are the Inventors, Producers, Creators?

Posted by Eric B. on April 18th, 2009 under Economics, Uncategorized Tags: , ,  •  3 Comments

Since the weekend is running slow. I thought I’d return to a favorite topic: Atlas Shrugged.  An important idea discussed by this book is, “What would happen to the economy, government, and/or society if the producers, inventors, and contributors one day stopped and disappeared?”  We’re talking about the people who really move the world.  
 The [...]

Ayn Rand - the Financial Nostradamus?

Posted by Eric B. on March 14th, 2009 under Economics, Small Government, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,  •  1 Comment

Those who support anarchy have the Anarchist Cookbook, those who believe in capitalism have Atlas Shrugged. Here is another WSJ article discussing her ideas from the 1950s that have important relevance today.  It is from this weekends edition.
IS RAND RELEVANT? 
By YARON BROOK
Ayn Rand died more than a quarter of a century ago, yet her name appears [...]

The Wall Street Journal and Atlas Shrugged

Posted by Eric B. on January 10th, 2009 under Democrat, Economics, Government Spending, Politics, Republican, Taxes Tags: , , ,  •  3 Comments

The Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed piece today called “Atlas Shrugged: From Fact to Fiction in 52 Years,” by Stephen Moore.  It starts by citing a study that - for people who have read it - Atlas Shrugged is the 2nd most influential book in their lives, second to the Bible.  I’d like to recap a few really great points that were made.
1) [...]