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Rep. Allen West on Atlas Shrugged (interview)

The Atlas Society's director of advocacy, conducted a video interview with Rep. Allen West (R-FL) on his thought's on Ayn Rand's Atlas....

Jul 10, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
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The Declaration and a Revolution Today

Americans are again celebrating Independence Day in traditional fashion, enjoying themselves with family and friends, picnics and fireworks.

Jul 3, 2012
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EEOC Sues Cafe Over Disabled Employee

If the notion of forcing Netflix to tailor movies for the deaf and blind or making banks replace their ATMs with audio-equipped versions ...

Jun 27, 2012
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Must Netflix Tailor Movies for the Deaf and Blind?

A deaf person and two deaf-advocacy organizations are suing Netflix for making movies available for instant online viewing without providing

Jun 26, 2012
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ATMs, Accessibility, and Human Needs

Robert Jahoda, a blind man from Pennsylvania, is sole named plaintiff in a batch of lawsuits seeking to force banks to bring their ATMs.....

Jun 21, 2012
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Four Facts for Conservatives about Immigration Policy

Last week President Obama announced that his administration will not deport as many as a million illegal immigrants who were brought to the

Jun 20, 2012
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Ayn in India

A recent article by Ammu Kannampilly entitled " India's unlikely romance with Ayn Rand ," published by the Asian-based DAWN media group....

Jun 8, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
Stossel on Regime Uncertainty

The burden of unjustified laws and regulations would be hard enough for businesses to bear if they were stable, but uncertainty makes it

Jun 7, 2012
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1 Min
Lawyer Gets Record Insider-Trading Sentence

Matthew Kluger yesterday received the longest sentence yet for insider trading: twelve years . That's a year longer than Raj Rajaratnam's,..

Jun 5, 2012
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New Yorkers Shrug

Over the past decade New York State has lost 3.4 million residents, with incomes totaling $119 billion, according to the Tax Foundation

May 31, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
DC Regulators Back Down from Crackdown on Secondhand Stores

Secondhand specialty shops in Washington, D.C., had some unwelcome visitors last month: bureaucrats and police telling them they needed..

May 30, 2012
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Forfeiture Strikes Businesses

If you can blame property for crimes, you can seize the property of innocent people. That's called "forfeiture," and government uses it

May 22, 2012
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EU Wants Google to Work Against Google

The European Commission has identified four antitrust "concerns" with Google's offerings and is demanding "voluntary" remedies if Google....

May 21, 2012
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Rejecting Public Ownership

Business creators and investors are increasingly choosing not to take their companies public, says the Economist, and one reason is...

May 18, 2012
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California's Choices: Austerity, Expropriation, or Liberty

California Gov. Jerry Brown announced that his state’s budget deficit will be $16 billion, up from earlier estimates of $9.2 billion, on a

May 16, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
A Health Insurance Speech Mandate

Under ObamaCare, health insurers must in some cases send rebates to insured individuals. Under new regulations, the Wall Street Journal....

May 14, 2012
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Crony Capitalism versus "Making" Money

Saluting the philosopher who gave reason its foundational tool, Ayn Rand named the three sections of Atlas Shrugged after Aristotle’s axioms

May 7, 2012
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Walter Donway
8 Mins
Newt's Failed Presidential Campaign

Newt Gingrich is an American tragedy, a capacity and a potential wasted. The failed candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nominatio

May 2, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
6 Mins
Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand's ideas: in the hot seat again

Last Thursday and Friday a flurry of news stories appeared addressing—again—the link between Rep. Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand’s ideas.

Apr 30, 2012
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Obama's Power Move: Scapegoating Speculators

On April 17, President Barrack Obama addressed Americans about rising prices of gasoline, now above $5.00 a gallon in parts of the country..

Apr 25, 2012
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Walter Donway
10 Mins

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