Glenn Beck Features Ayn Rand Posted by Sam Erica on 6/08, 3:08pm
Today Glenn Beck did a piece on Hayek and the Road to Serfdom but did some off-the-cuff favorable comments on Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged. He is featuring Rand, Orwell and Hayek and will shortly concentrate on Rand.
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From Hedy Lamarr to Ayn Rand Posted by Merlin Jetton on 12/21, 5:37am
Yesterday I heard that a famous and intelligent actress (not a current one) was an inventor and even had a patent. The speaker couldn't remember the name. I did a search on the Internet and found it was Hedy Lamarr. The patent was for an impressive engineering achievement. It is a fascinating story and you can read abo...(Read more...)
An interesting letter by Mises congratulating Rand on Atlas Shrugged. The letter was written in 1958. Note that he addresses her as Mrs. Ayn Rand. :-)(Read more...)
Interesting to see AbeBooks.com featuring Atlas Shrugged along with revered classics like Gone with the Wind and The Count of Monte Cristo. If you go on their site, you'll find that a first edition of Atlas in fine condition with Rand's inscription is priced at $17,500.00. The original price? $6.95. The inscr...(Read more...)
A WBUR Boston radio interview with Jennifer Burns, professor of history at University of Virginia, and author of the upcoming “Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.” Here is a direct link in case it the main one is altered.(Read more...)
