Comments on: Was Ayn Rand Right, 52 Years Ago?

By: mrgunnut

mrgunnut — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:55:08 +0000

I remember when I read Atlas – I thought the storyline was a little far-fetched and absurd. That’s when I first started taking real note of what was happening in the government in detail. We’re lucky first of all that the nations producers aren’t disappearing and second that there still is a thread by which the US Constitution currently hangs. We should band together and change the thinking in the US from the ground up because it’s obviously getting worse as we try to accomplish it from the top down. Another good book you might enjoy is “The Devil’s Advocate” by Taylor Caldwell.

By: LDSLiberty

LDSLiberty — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:05:08 +0000

I am just finishing “Atlas Shrugged” for the first time and have been truly amazed at the similarities between what Rand wrote 50+ years ago and today’s political response to our economic crisis.

However, I take issue with the following statement in this article: “If only “Atlas” were required reading for every member of Congress and political appointee in the Obama administration. I’m confident that we’d get out of the current financial mess a lot faster.” The government officials are already attaining their desired ends – more power.

In order to truly get out of this current financial mess, it is the people who need to read this book. Until the people rise up and demand that government officials follow principle, we will just keep getting more of the same ill-conceived economic plans which benefit the politically connected at the expense of the rest of society.

By: Veritas Carrington

Veritas Carrington — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:37 +0000

Rand was definitely smarter than the entire current administration.

By: Jeff Crookston

Jeff Crookston — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:28:17 +0000

This article is ironically enjoyable to one who has read Atlas Shrugged. This article inspires me to reread the book that opened my eyes to seeing through the fallacy of government intervention into economics.

By: year2112

year2112 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Rand is almost prophetic in her writings. I read atlas shrugged for the first time about 5 years ago. I remember then, thinking that those very events she spoke of were beginning to take place. Currently my close friend is reading the book. I think the difference between the actions of Politicians in the book and in real life, are even more of a blur to him than they were for me. I firmly believe that before congress passes any more bailouts, they should read or re-read the words of this great author.