Koestler’s novel “Darkness at Noon” applies only too well to rightwing “intellectual” and fascist advocate Curtis Yarvin.
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Darkness at Noon in Trump’s America
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Arthur Koestler, authoritarianism, Ayn Rand, Curtis Yarvin, Darkness at Noon, Fascism, John Rogers, Joyce Carol Oates Leave a comment
A Partial Defense of Ayn Rand
In this Bulwark article, a writer says that Silicon Valley tech bros, while they admire Ayn Rand’s heroes, resemble more her villains.
Posted in Ayn Rand Also tagged Ayn Rand, Elon Musk, Fountainhead, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Marc Andreesen, Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley tech bros Comments closed
What Musk’s Favorite Books Reveal
In which I examine Musk’s favorite books to figure out what they reveal: Foundation Trilogy, Stranger in a Strange Land, Hitchhiker’s Guide, Atlas Shrugged, Waiting for Godot, and Lord of the Rings.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Any Rand, Elon Musk, Foundation Trilogy, Golden age of science fiction, Isaac Asimov, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joseph Heller, Lord of the Rings, Robert Heinlein, Samuel Beckett, Stranger in a Strange Land, Waiting for Godot Comments closed
Trump, His Billionaires, and Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand’s novels help explain why certain billionaires are gravitating to Donald Trump. Trump’s own enthusiasm about “The Fountainhead” is also revealing.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ayn Rand, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Fountainhead, Libertarianism, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Hartmann, Tom Nichols, Trumpism Comments closed
Rogers, Covid, and Atlas Shrugged
Quarterback Rogers’s favorite book, “Atlas Shrugged,” helps explain his Covid resistance.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Aaron Rogers, Ayn Rand, Covid vaccine, COVID-19, Football, Novak Djokovic, tennis, vaccine denial Comments closed
Scott Atlas’s Miracle Covid Cure
Radiologist Scott Atlas has Trump’s ear about Covid, with disastrous implications. Perhaps he thinks he’s Charles Atlas or the Atlas in “Atlas Shrugged.”
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Literature Has Paul Ryan’s Number
Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Chinua Achebe, John Milton, and Thomas Hardy see through men like departing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "How Doth the Little Crocodile", Alice in Wonderland, Ayn Rand, Charles Dickens, Chinua Achebe, Hard Times, John Milton, Lewis Carroll, Oliver Twist, Paradise Lost, Paul Ryan politics, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Things Fall Apart, Thomas Hardy Comments closed
Maybe Ryan Sees Trump as John Galt
If Paul Ryan refuses to stand up to Donald Trump, it may be because he worships him as a John Galt figure.
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A Fascist Novel & Immigration Policy
Raspail’s “Camp of Saints” is currently influencing White House policy in ways similar to how “Atlas Shrugged” has guided Speaker Paul Ryan. The novel needs to be taken seriously.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ayn Rand, Camp of Saints, Donald Trump, Fascism, German Freikorps soldiers, immigration policy, Jean Raspail, Steve Bannon Comments closed
