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Atlas Chased
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August 6, 2004 -- When governments take too much money from productive individuals, not surprisingly individuals try to escape from their plunderers. To avoid high taxes and heavy-handed regulations, they might flee from cities to the suburbs, from one state to another—see all those business folks who left California for Arizona and Nevada—and from one country to another. In order to cut off the retreat of potential victims, the United Nations is pushing new proposals for global taxation.
Ragnar Shrugged
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May 24, 2006 -- Norway recently lost its wealthiest citizen. No, he didn't die. Rather, he left or, to be more accurate, was driven out of the country for the sin of wanting to remain wealthy.
Tax Revolt Commentaries
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The Atlas Society is a voice of reason in the struggle against metasticizing government. Read selected commentaries on theft-by-popular-vote here.
America's April 15 Civil War
To mark Tax Day 2008, Dr. Edward Hudgins spoke of the civil war created by our moral monstrosity of a tax system.
On Tax Day, Pretend Like It’s Your Money and Get Mad
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April 16, 2006 -- Let's do a tax day thought experiment. Let's pretend that you rather than politicians and unelected government bureaucrats controlled how you spend your own money.
America's April 15th Civil War
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H.L. Mencken once wrote that, “Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.”
The Relationship Between the Philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand
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This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."
Stephen Hicks suggests three questions regarding the relationship of the philosophies of Ayn Rand and Nietzsche:
1. To what extent do Rand and Nietzsche agree, and how fundamental are these agreements?
2. To what extent was Rand (specifically, the mature Rand) influenced by Nietzsche?
Discussion of "Blond Beasts"
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This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."
David Potts presses harder on the issue of Nietzsche’s use of “blond beast,” questioning whether Nietzsche’s use of it is primarily metaphorical in referring to the lion, or primarily referring to the German/Nordic type.
Response by Eyal Mozes
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This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."
I agree with most of D.J. Glombowski’s essay. In this commentary, I raise two questions on the issues he discusses.
Response by Jason Walker
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This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."
First, I too would like to congratulate Shawn Klein on the quality of his review of Nietzsche’s metaphysics. For someone who’s had so little exposure to Nietzsche in the past, Shawn has constructed a remarkably insightful, fresh review essay.
Nietzsche's Metaphysics and Epistemology
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This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."
It is no easy task trying to understand what Nietzsche’s views on metaphysics and epistemology are. Beyond getting past Nietzsche’s manner of writing and doing philosophy, the ideas themselves seem to be somewhat muddled and confused. He shifts from a cool and passionless account of an idea, to a fire and brimstone account of another idea.
