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December 26, 2009 7:52 AM by Stephan Kinsella I previously posted " On J. Neil Schulman's Logorights "; Schulman and I recently had an interesting exchange in the comments section of the cross-post on my blog.

DECADES LATER, the gig with the economy would end badly for the erstwhile saxophone player.

"A wonderful, free, light consciousness" born of the utter absence of any understanding of "the necessity, meaning, or importance of other people." Obviously, Ayn Rand was most favorably impressed with Mr.

December 9, 2009 11:44 AM by Stephan Kinsella So says Adam Mossoff , Objectivist law professor, here : Just FYI, I am just about to complete my first draft of my article, tentatively titled, "A Value-Based Theory of Intellectual Property," in which I explain why intellectual property rights are a fundamental property right.

My Nation column is called "Saving Journalism ," and it's about the various conflicts I've noticed over my career in journalism and academia, and the reasons this will make it difficult for academics to step in where journalism disappears, and it's here .

With the continued popularity of Ayn Rand's work, nearly thirty years after her death, we continue to see attacks, usually focusing more on her than on her work.

In this Wall Street Journal article , Heather Wilhelm argues that Ayn Rand is bad for libertarianism because her personal obnoxiousness and emphasis on the "virtue of selfishness" and celebration of a small entrepreneurial elite tends to alienate potential adherents.

Yesterday, I started my Quixotic quest to impel the FDA to make available for public viewing the comments that have been submitted to Docket FDA-2009-N-0441: Promotion of FDA-Regulated Medical Products Using the Internet and Social Media Tools .

Ayn Rand at 100; a resurgence? This is a strange topic to put before you, in part because it may not have broad reach for many.

Wall Street Cheat Sheet gives this prestigious award to the man who without him, the financial collapse could not have happened - Alan Greenspan.

Parents who showed up at the Montclair Board of Education meeting last night expressed concern that the newest plan for Washington Street School would compromise the programs of Rand and Renaissance Schools and put the school at full capacity, with no room for growth, from day one.

Category: Genetics IQ WhatEVAH! Posted on: November 17, 2009 10:05 AM, by Mike I've finished reading Richard Nisbett's Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count , which is a wonderful counterargument to Charles Murray's genetic conservatism : intelligence, typically ascertain using IQ, is highly heritable, so there's little ...

November 16, 2009 4:31 PM by Stephan Kinsella In Jeff Tucker's superb article If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others? , he notes Rand's increasing focus on exalting the creator and elevating "intellectual rights" to such a height that they totally trump real rights.

This is a pretty good analysis, I think. Except for that last panel. I'm sure there are violence-advocating extreme leftists out there.

There is a substantial take-down of pedantic bore Ayn Rand in GQ . They tease it thusly: 2009's most influential author is a mirthless Russian-American who loves money, hates God, and swings a gigantic dick.

Rand was what she was and her philosophy was what it was, but beyond the ranks of a few of the pur and the dur , her true significance in today's miserable age of Obama is as a more general symbol of individualism and economic liberty.

Peter, Like Andrew, I think Rand is a symbol rather than a movement philosopher.

What makes 2009 the Year of Ayn Rand is that there's a growing acceptance of the author's most stringent beliefs.

Ayn Rand is bigger than ever. But are her new fans radical enough for capitalism? Ayn Rand, the Russian-born novelist and philosopher, died in 1982.

"It was the most fascinating thing I'd ever read," he announced to the Cato Institute audience.