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Tea Party Movement Promotes Atlas Shrugged Movie

(March 24, 2011 ) Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Politics

From USA Today:

Tea Party groups are talking up a new movie version of Atlas Shrugged, based on the Ayn Rand novel about a dystopian United States that collapses as government asserts control. The movie will debut in theaters on April 15. Tax Day has been a focal point for the burgeoning Tea Party movement, whose political mantra calls for small government and low taxes.

National Journal reports that FreedomWorks, the Tea Party-allied group headed by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, has been trying to get the movie opened in more theaters. The group hopes to get the movie opened nationwide on 300 screens, according to the National Journal story. Tea Party groups in Texas, Colorado and across the country have been plugging the movie trailer on their websites and Facebook pages. [...] “In a lot of ways, this project reflects the ethos of the Tea Party,” FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe told National Journal. “You had both Republicans and Democrats who felt rejected by the establishment, and the same process is going to happen with Atlas Shrugged: We’re going to build a constituency of people who believe in limited government and individual liberty.” ["Tea Party groups push 'Atlas Shrugged' movie - On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2010 Election"]

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Politics Webcast from an Objectivist Perspective: “Operation Odyssey Dawn” in Libya

(March 21, 2011 ) Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Politics

Here’s a link to the broadcast of Amy Peikoff’s Don’t Let It Go Unheard — webcast to talk on politics and politics from an Objectivist perspective.  This is the best podcast on politics from an Objective perspective so it is definitely worth a listen if you could not attend the live broadcast.

Topics discussed: “Operation Odyssey Dawn” in Libya; Whoopi Goldberg’s “puppy mills” comment; update on the fallout from the protest of a muslim “charity” event in Yorba Linda; two philosophy of law questions — one on obtaining civil damages from a defendant who was acquitted of the crime at issue,Not only does Amy have a great voice, she also has a clear mind. Enjoy!

Download the latest episode  and/or to register for next week’s live podcast.

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Francisco d’Anconia’s Voice Mail: Is Money the Root of Evil?

(March 18, 2011 ) Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Video

From the creators of the Atlas Shrugged movie:

You can read an excerpt from the book Atlas Shrugged on the issue here: Franciso’s Money Speech

 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/economics/money/1826-francisco-s-money-speech.html

One of our favorite quotes from the “Speech”:

“Or did you say it’s the love of money that’s the root of all evil? To love a thing is to know and love its nature. To love money is to know and love the fact that money is the creation of the best power within you, and your passkey to trade your effort for the effort of the best among men. It’s the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money–and he has good reason to hate it. The lovers of money are willing to work for it. They know they are able to deserve it.

“Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

“Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter. So long as men live together on earth and need means to deal with one another–their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle of a gun.

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Ayn Rand Institute’s Yaron Brook on the Atlas Shrugged Movie

(March 15, 2011 ) Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Video

Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute discusses the Atlas Shrugged movie and the message of the novel. Notable comments: ”Basically sticks to the story of the book…I went into the movie with low expectations…a lot of the movie is mediocre…characterization is not really fleshed out…complexity of Rearden character is missing…” and “When many of us read the book it changed our lives…it changed the way we thought about the world. I don’t believe anyone will walk into this movie…  and walk out of it … and say my life has been changed.”

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Pre-Order Objective Economics: The Implications of Ayn Rand’s Philosophy on the Science of Economics

(March 12, 2011 ) Ayn Rand, Economics, News

 Professor Northrup Buechner has just completed Objective Economics: The Implications of Ayn Rand’s Philosophy on the Science of Economics.

 This book is written for any man who wants to know how a free economy works and/or some of the implications of Ayn Rand’s philosophy for economics. The philosophical overview of my book is this: Modern economics is the product of modern philosophy. Since on every important issue, Objectivism is the opposite of modern philosophy, Objectivism changes everything about economics. This includes economics’ method, the conception of the economy, the meaning of competition, the conception of price, the principle of gains from trade, the nature of business costs, the concepts of supply and demand, the theory of price, the role of scarcity, and the theory of aggregate production. Overall, as the result of all the preceding, Objectivism confirms the practicality of capitalism.

You can pre-order your copy today by Contacting Customer Service at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers by telephone 1-800-462-6420 or email customercare@rowman.com and ask for “Objective Economics: How Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Changes Everything About Economics.” Please make sure to give them the order code “UPREPUB.” It is not available on Amazon at this time.

Read an excerpt from the preface at Capitalism Magazine or visit his site at www.ObjectiveEconomics.net.

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