The New Individualist, October 2007
Volume 10: No. 10
“Who is John Galt?”
—Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
OUR COVER:
In Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand’s provocative challenge to conventional morality – the productive giants who are forced to support a parasitical, collectivist society decide to stop shouldering that burden. To celebrate the novel’s title and theme, art editor David Sims has created an iconic cover image of an exultant Atlas, now freed from bearing the weight of the world.
Contributors
Editor’s Desk: by Robert James Bidinotto
Speak for Yourself: Letters to the Editor
Private I: Midcentury by Roger Donway
An Ayn Rand Centennial
Poem by Walter Donway
An eloquent poetic tribute to the author of Atlas Shrugged, written for her centenary in 2005.
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Ayn Rand's Philosophical "Stunt Novel"
by William Thomas
She aimed to wed abstract philosophy to popular fiction. And in her great “stunt novel,” she pulled it off – brilliantly.
Ayn Rand's "Persecuted Minority"
by Roger Donway
Defying convention, Ayn Rand championed businessmen as martyrs and heroes.
Atlas Shrugged as Prophecy
by Edward L. Hudgins
Move over, Orwell and Huxley. For prophetic accuracy, one novel has yours beat.
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The Revolutionary Philosophy of Atlas Shrugged
by Robert James Bidinotto
A Philosophy for the 21st Century
by David Kelley
Though written a half a century ago, Atlas Shrugged conveys a timeless message.
Atlas Shrugged as Literature
Reviewed by Robert James Bidinotto
Ignore the critics:
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Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics by Tara Smith
Reviewed by Shawn Klein
An Objectivist philosopher defends moral perfection in a book that’s not quite perfect.
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Live Free or Die Hard
Reviewed by Robert L. Jones
Bruce Willis’s harried
The Seven Classic Documentary Series: Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
Reviewed by Edward L. Hudgins
A look back to a time when public television promoted capitalism. Really.
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"Atlas Shrugged Changed My Life"
by Robert James Bidinotto
Do you remember your first time? I mean, your first time reading Atlas Shrugged.
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