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‘Gossip and Sleaze’: Dallas Express Smears State Rep’s Son Under Fake Byline

The right-wing news outlet published anonymously sourced allegations about a Houston minor by a supposed author whose name is likely an Ayn Rand reference.

Texas Observer

Ken Levine on BioShock, Ayn Rand, and Libertarianism

"What does completely, completely unregulated commerce look like?" Ken Levine's Bioshock will tell you.

Reason

Get your Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand right: Zomato and Blinkit aren’t capitalism

Late last week, I wrote a piece responding to Deepinder Goyal’s tweets on how he views India’s gig economy. It went viral – and as is inevitable with anything that does, it brought with it an equal measure of bouquets and brickbats.

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Zohran Mamdani Can't Ruin New York City

Mayors come and go, but New York City remains fundamentally itself.

Reason

The John Galt of Comic Books

The co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange later created some failed Ayn Rand–inspired superheroes.

Reason

Jeremy Griffith: A Surprising Defence of Capitalism

Working through the not-for-profit World Transformation Movement, Jeremy Griffith has devoted decades to refining what he calls his instinct-vs-intellect explanation of the human condition – a biological account of how our species became 'psychologically upset'.

International Business Times

Ayn Rand Denounced the FCC's 'Public Interest' Censorship More Than 60 Years Ago

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand foresaw how government officials would seek to silence people they don't like.

Reason

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War Is Over

Plus: Zohran Mamdani's new allies, NBA returns to China, free Ayn Rand, and more...

Reason

Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

Jane Fonda is joining forces with more than 500 celebrities and Hollywood heavyweights to defend free speech.

The Conversation

This libertarian manifesto, loved by Peter Thiel, urges a ‘cognitive elite’ to see selfishness as a virtue

In Silicon Valley’s unofficial literary canon, few works loom as large as The Sovereign Individual. A kind of survival manual for 21st-century tech billionaires, it has been enthusiastically championed by Palantir and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel (mentor to JD Vance), who wrote the foreword to the 2020 edition.

The Conversation

60 Years Ago, Ayn Rand Denounced FCC Censorship. Brendan Carr Should Listen.

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand explained exactly how the public interest standard would lead to censorship.

Reason

“The reason Rush could rock while referencing Bertrand Russell and Elizabethan drama”: Neil Peart’s most powerful lyrics

Along with punching out impressive drum parts, he brought Tolkien, Twain and Wilde to bear on the world of prog. Here are just 10 of his best moments

Louder

Mountainhead Is a Shallow Satire of Tech Billionaires

A zippy script can't make up for a lack of insight.

Reason

The Abundant Life of Manny Klausner

The Reason Foundation co-founder took seriously the idea that libertarians should win—not just in the courts but also in the broader culture.

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The Government's Wars on Poverty and Drugs Had Good Intentions—but Bad Results

"All these government programs that regulate and control, they institutionalize mediocrity at best," argues Yaron Brook, head of the Ayn Rand Institute.

Reason

Innocent Father or MS-13 Gang Member?

Plus: Taibbi takes on the Truth Czar, a wild tale about Ayn Rand's estate, and more...

Reason

Brian Doherty: The Fascinating Women and Weirdos Who Founded Libertarianism

Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty explores the evolution of libertarian thought in his new book.

Reason

Remembering Manny Klausner

Bob Poole recalls his Reason Foundation co-founder, a brilliant bon vivant.

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It’s ‘Maganomics’: Trump’s brash economic strategy is likely to end in crash or crisis

Large tax cuts for the rich, import tariffs, and the competing interests of Republican nationalists and the techno-right is a dangerous combination, says economist Jonathan Portes

Reason

Ayn Rand in Ukrainian Crimea

What the Russian-born author would have thought of Russia's war in Ukraine

Reason

DOGE Can't Slash Government Without Congress

The federal leviathan can’t be dismantled by executive action alone. To truly cut spending and rein in the bureaucracy, the administration needs buy-in from the branch that built it.

Reason

Self-Interest Helps Everyone

Entrepreneurial greed is why we have iPhones, refrigerators, cars that usually work, supermarkets that stay open all night, and many of the things that make our lives better.

Reason

Review: Watching Megalopolis Through a Randian Lens

Francis Ford Coppola's new film has traces of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

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Joey Miller, New Braunfels Investment Advisor, Talks About Leadership and How He Defines Success

Joey Miller , a New Braunfels investment advisor, is known for his straightforward wisdom not just on investing, but on success and leadership. For him, success is not a single achievement but a journey full of growth fueled by continuous learning ...

The Conversation

Friday essay: We all live in the world of Ayn Rand, egomaniac godmother of libertarianism. Can fiction help us navigate it?

Love her or loathe her, Ayn Rand is an undeniably influential figure. Her contemporary admirers range from celebrities – Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Rob Lowe – to politicians, including Donald Trump. Cultural commentator Lisa Duggan has called her “the ultimate mean girl”.

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