Tag Archives: Ayn Rand

Flannery O’Connor’s Dislike of Ayn Rand

By Robin Bates | Published: August 19, 2014

Flannery O’Connor couldn’t stand Ayn Rand. With good reason.

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Mowgli, a Tea Party Libertarian?

By Robin Bates | Published: April 11, 2014

Although Kipling’s “Jungle Books” sometimes read like a rightwing fantasy, there’s a progressive element as well.

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Ayn Rand Likes Systems, Not Humans

By Robin Bates | Published: February 18, 2014

Ayn Rand’s novels appeal to those who prefer systems over people.

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Takers vs. Makers in “Things Fall Apart”

By Robin Bates | Published: January 29, 2013

Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” has an urgent message for us in today’s political battles.

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With Ryan as VP, Rand Seizes the GOP

By Robin Bates | Published: August 13, 2012

With Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential choice, Ayn Rand’s novels have taken over the GOP.

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Lit Sightings in Political Op-Eds

By Robin Bates | Published: August 6, 2012

Pundits have recently been turning to literature to comment on the 2012 elections.

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The Hunger Games & the Job Market

By Robin Bates | Published: May 4, 2012

“The Hunger Games” captures how my students see the contemporary job situation.

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Ayn Rand vs. the Catholic Bishops

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2012

The attack of the Catholic Bishops on Paul Ryan’s devotion to Ayn Rand’s ideas puts “Atlas Shrugged” once again in the news.

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Grendel as a Norwegian Christian Fascist

By Robin Bates | Published: July 26, 2011

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.

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