https://freerepublic.com/tag/randsfairytales/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:32:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285517/posts Despite a number of differences I have with Ayn Rand on issues of religion and philosophy, her 1957 magnum opus, "Atlas Shrugged," definitely steered me away from the leftist upbringing I had, and introduced me to the world of conservative ideas and authors: Ludwig von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, Milton Friedman, Isabel Paterson, and many others. Universally panned by literary critics of the day, "Atlas" was, nevertheless, a bestseller in 1957, and continued to sell about 100,000 copies a year for 51 consecutive years. 52 years later -- just after the inauguration of zerobama -- "Atlas" has apparently tripled its sales... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285517/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:32:05 GMT