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.
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Tag Archives: Atlas Shrugged
A Fascist Novel & Immigration Policy
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Democrats Have Dickens, GOP Ayn Rand
We see the hand of Ayn Rand in Trump’s proposed budget cuts. Charles Dickens would understand what’s going on.
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A Cosmic Theory of Literature
My attempt at an overarching theory of literature and its place in human history and human progress.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ayn Rand, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Sir Philip Sidney, Terence, Twelfth Night, Wayne Booth, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Ryan as John Galt–Elect Him or He Shrugs
Paul Ryan sees himself as Ayn Rand’s John Galt as he puts forth the conditions on which he will accept the Speakership of the House. The problem is that he is dealing with people who also see themselves as John Galt.
Ayn Rand Likes Systems, Not Humans
Ayn Rand’s novels appeal to those who prefer systems over people.
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With Ryan as VP, Rand Seizes the GOP
With Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential choice, Ayn Rand’s novels have taken over the GOP.
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Ayn Rand vs. the Catholic Bishops
The attack of the Catholic Bishops on Paul Ryan’s devotion to Ayn Rand’s ideas puts “Atlas Shrugged” once again in the news.
Grendel as a Norwegian Christian Fascist
Apparently Anders Breivik was very well read and he mentions George Orwell, Franz Kafka, and Ayn Rand. What I find striking about them on the list is that they all articulate high levels of paranoia.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1984, Anders Breivik, Ayn Rand, Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Terrorism, Trial Comments closed
Ayn Rand vs. America’s Social Safety Net
Normally I prefer to write on great literature, not on novels that make our lives worse. But given the outsized impact that novelist and social philosopher Ayn Rand is currently having on current American political discourse, literature blogs need to pay attention.