Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s 1,168-page magnum opus, is a novel that — if one must read it at all — should be read twice, the first time when one is young and still more or less innocent and ignorant of the ways of the world, and the second time at least two decades later when … Read more Shrugging off Atlas Shrugged →
What is it about Atlas Shrugged that makes it so popular? Why has Ayn Rand’s dense, hard-to-read, and way-too-long novel sold over seven million copies and inspired such a loyal, even fanatical following? I was asking myself these questions last week as I finished rereading the novel for the first time in 46 years. I … Read more Atlas Shrugged’s appeal →
Making sense of a world that doesn't
