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Review of Atlas Shrugged

The difficulty in reading Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s forcing the book to pull double-duty as both a novel about a national collapse and as a manifesto for her objectivist philosophy.

15 comments    capitalism wall street 1984
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How to drink bourbon

If you've never liked bourbon, and have avoided it because it tastes too strong, perhaps you've been drinking it wrong. I recently visited Louisville, Kentucky, for three days on a business trip. I asked local people what Louisville is known for,...

0 comments    drinking whisky louisville
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Ayn Rand, Featuring John Rodgers, and The Third Party Facepalm.

I don't remember who or what caused me to buy the book, but I bought it, and then it sat on my bookshelf for nearly twenty years untouched. I think it was on a recommended reading list for my senior honors English class at Kaufman High School,...

9 comments    united states rights jungle
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What is Dominance

There's been a lot of talk about dominance on Hubpages lately. Some people say that it behooves a married woman to allow her husband to be dominant. This strikes me as odd, because if he is dominant, why does...

20 comments    hubpages chicken soup ayn rand
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Book Review of Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged is generally considered a classic piece of literature, and an unusual and thought-provoking novel of philosophic and economic theory. I also have heard that the novel openly manifests the vitality and success of Capitalism, and yet is...

11 comments    book review capitalism virtue
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America's Frustrations & Who is John Galt?

 “Who is John Galt” is a phrase that we are seeing more and more here in the southeast. In fact you can view a number of billboards espousing the question while traveling Interstate 95 between Florida and...

0 comments    president obama supreme court
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Rock Music; History and Popular Bands of the Time

Today many are fun to the different rock bands and individual rock artist that entertain us. The rock style of music has come a long way and has a long history ranging from the 1950’s to late 1990’s. ...

6 comments    entertainment music song
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Maginel's Mother - My Memories of Anne Baxter

My college room-mate lost her mother shortly before Christmas in 1985. I remember the tearful phone call asking if I'd seen the news, requesting that I not talk to any media...and then begging me to come to...

139 comments    entertainment family friends
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Green toys and games – Raising our kids in the eco-lifestyle

The eco-lifestyle may be the new rock-and-roll lifestyle but it's more than just a cool and hip trend-our future and more importantly, our children's future, depends on our adherence to it. Eco-consciousness...

3 comments    family how to children
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America - the land of lost opportunities

America, the land of lost opportunities. A chance for continued greatness squandered. Politicians, banks and multi national companies rob the middle class and infringe on citizens freedoms and rights.

5 comments    politics people income
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