Ayn Rand Deprogrammer
Category archives for Ayn Rand Deprogrammer
One More for the Ayn Rand Deprogrammer
Posted by Chris Hoofnagle on November 13, 2009 The Bitch is Back, by Andrew Corsello: “2009′s most influential author is a mirthless Russian-American who loves money, hates God, and swings a gigantic dick. She died in 1982, but her spawn soldier on. And the Great Recession is all their fault…”
Atlas Shrugged Miniseries
Posted by Chris Hoofnagle on July 21, 2009 Oh noes, some morons are planning to create a Atlas Shrugged miniseries! Gawker does a nice job summing up the story: Charlize Theron would like to star as … Dagny Taggart, the lady who runs her brother’s railroad and enjoys violent sex with secretive entrepreneurial geniuses. But there is a problem: the book has not…
The Ayn Rand Deprogrammer: A More Twisted Crime and Punishment
Posted by Chris Hoofnagle on January 13, 2009 Sciblings, I really appreciate all of the suggested texts submitted for the Ayn Rand Deprogrammer. If you visit the comment thread, you’ll see that the inevitable happened: Objectivists tried to hijack the discussion. I say ignore them. Eyes on the prize: a solid Ayn Rand Deprogrammer. Any distraction will slow us down, and delay publication…
The Ayn Rand Deprogrammer: Submissions Solicited
Posted by Chris Hoofnagle on January 11, 2009 Sciblings, I request your assistance in an important venture. I recently learned that Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead was a top read among UC Berkeley undergrads in 1987 and 1997. This dismaying fact drove me to start assembling a reader, The Ayn Rand Deprogrammer. I’ve spent the last several weeks reviewing possible texts for this important…
