[the invisib1e hand]

Despite a number of differences I have with Ayn Rand on issues of religion and philosophy

As a man of similar sentiments, I urge you to put on your flame suit.

[Roberts]

” . . . introduced me to the world of conservative ideas and authors: Ludwig von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, Milton Friedman, Isabel Paterson, and many others”

It is a tragedy that Austrian economics is not taught anywhere and that Ludwig von Mises is not a household name.

[parsifal]

I also read AS about 4 times. She was under-rated as a philosopher. But she is just dead wrong about things. Human beings are part of a society of other humans and we are not islands.

Plus, if the leading “capitalists” in our country go on strike, HALLELUJAH!!!!! Worthless bunch of overpaid parasites. Plus they could not live on beans and hamburger meat. Heck, most of what they do is for the appearance anyway.

parsy, who just found out Baron Von Steuben was gay.

[GOP Poet]

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[Amityschild]

I started the book yesterday. I read that paragraph that you mention and pulled out my highlighter and began highlighting there! What a book!

[Nosterrex]

I, too, have differences with Rand's atheism which influences her philosophy; however, I agree with her philosophy of economics. She is an avowed capitalist and believes that the free enterprise system helps humanity far more than socialism. When I read her book, AS, I could relate to her characters. I've run into people just like the ones in the book, especially in anything that is run by the government. The quickest way to ruin something is to let Washington run it.

[LucyT]

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[Publius]

FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas Shrugged
Part I, Chapter I: The Theme
Part I, Chapter II: The Chain
Part I, Chapter III: The Top and the Bottom
Part I, Chapter IV: The Immovable Movers
Part I, Chapter V: The Climax of the d’Anconias
Part I, Chapter VI: The Non-Commercial
Part I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the Exploited
Part I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt Line
Part I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the Profane
Part I, Chapter X: Wyatt’s Torch
Part II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
Part II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of Pull
Part II, Chapter III: White Blackmail
Part II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the Victim
Part II, Chapter V: Account Overdrawn
Part II, Chapter VI: Miracle Metal
Part II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on Brains
Part II, Chapter VIII: By Our Love
Part II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
Part II, Chapter X: The Sign of the Dollar
Part III, Chapter I: Atlantis
Part III, Chapter II: The Utopia of Greed
Part III, Chapter III: Anti-Greed
Part III, Chapter IV: Anti-Life
Part III, Chapter V: Their Brothers’ Keepers

[NAVYMOO]

It amazes me that Miss Rand predicted 52 years ago exactly what is happening now. I urge everyone to read (or listen to the abridged audio version of) “Atlas Shrugged.” It really will open your eyes.
As a proud, practicing traditionalist Roman Catholic, I’m “not supposed to” read Miss Rand but I’ll do so gladly as long as it pertains to politics and finance. Miss Rand’s stance on abortion is appalling -— she backed it 100 thousand percent and that, along with her credo of absolute selfishness is probably why the church condemns her (in this day and age the church still “condemns” authors...go figure). But no one can question her devotion to freedom, to the absolute supreme power of the mind and to individualism over the collective.