Winter 2011 issue -- Shouldn’t all parents want to raise their kids to think well? But if you ask most parents what that means or how they
When I think of Christmas, I think about gathering with family, sharing bounteous feasts, warming up in front of a roaring fire after...
The Christmas catalogs start arriving in September, a trickle that becomes a flood by Thanksgiving. They pile up in colorful drifts until it
I first met Christopher Hitchens in the early 2000s at the Americans for Tax Reform’s weekly meeting of conservative and limited-government
The heroes of Ayn Rand’s fiction are great achievers, like Howard Roark, the superlative architect in The Fountainhead, and John Galt, the b
As Atlas Shrugged Part I nears its theatrical release on April 15, the level of excitement is rising rapidly across the internet, among the
Part 2 of the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy is now available on DVD . The film creates an opportunity for donors interested in promoting the
We’re deeply saddened to inform our friends of the death of Frank Bubb. Frank was a Founding Member of The Atlas Society, and, from 2003 to
In the decades since the SEC decided that trading in your company’s stock could be a form of “fraud” if you were guided by first-hand knowle
Everyone who has seen South Pacific will remember Oscar Hammerstein II’s lyrics about the prejudice that Lieutenant Cable knows will keep hi
On Tuesday, November 22, Merck announced that it had reached a half-billion-dollar agreement with numerous state governments and with the federal government to settle civil charges that the company had illegally promoted Vioxx for off-label uses and that it had misrepresented the drug's risks.
From the introduction: " Ayn Rand and Friedrich Hayek were two of the most important and influential theorists of a free society from the...
Living Socialwww.livingsocial.comLivingSocial is the social commerce leader behind LivingSocial Deals, a group buying program that invites people and their friends to save up to 90 percent on purchases at their favorite restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels, and other attractions in major cities. LivingSocial launched in 2007 and has more than 85 million users. Some of LivingSocial’s deals have resulted in over 1 million purchases.Hello Walletwww.hellowallet.comHelloWallet describes itself as a wealth-boosting application designed to help its members manage their day-to-day finances, build savings, and plan for the future. HelloWallet is independent from financial institutions. The app is primarily distributed through Fortune 500 and other employers as an HR benefit for employees. Anyone can access the program for $8.95 a month.
Independence in an Interconnected World from The Atlas Society on Vimeo . Is it possible to live independently in an interdependent...
It is very difficult, if one does not read extensively in seventeenth and eighteenth century thought, to understand quite how speculative
Margin Call is the best film to come out of the recent financial crisis. This is no polemic masquerading as a “documentary” (Inside Job) or
All poets embraceSolitude, they say,Company of one,Which is much the wayArchers stalk the stars,Shepherds tend their clouds—Labors best pursuedFar from madding crowds.And yet, Dante daredEven the Abyss,Poetry on holdWithout Beatrice.Beside the sea, PoeRages at a tomb;Autumn sees his thoughtsStray to Ulalume.
Fall 2011 issue -- Ask Mike Watkins what he does for a living, and he won’t have an easy answer. Some might consider him a programmer—and he has been writing code for the last 24 years. He calls himself an algorithm designer and an ideas guy. Mostly, though, Watkins just can’t stand inefficiency and tries to correct it every chance he gets.
Americans are perhaps exceptional in the emphasis they put on creating a better tomorrow and a better self.
We always knew the reviews of Atlas Shrugged Part 1 would be hostile. When Ayn Rand’s novel was published in 1957, critics on both left and
Winter 2011 issue -- Shouldn’t all parents want to raise their kids to think well? But if you ask most parents what that means or how they
When I think of Christmas, I think about gathering with family, sharing bounteous feasts, warming up in front of a roaring fire after...
The Christmas catalogs start arriving in September, a trickle that becomes a flood by Thanksgiving. They pile up in colorful drifts until it
I first met Christopher Hitchens in the early 2000s at the Americans for Tax Reform’s weekly meeting of conservative and limited-government
The heroes of Ayn Rand’s fiction are great achievers, like Howard Roark, the superlative architect in The Fountainhead, and John Galt, the b
As Atlas Shrugged Part I nears its theatrical release on April 15, the level of excitement is rising rapidly across the internet, among the
Part 2 of the Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy is now available on DVD . The film creates an opportunity for donors interested in promoting the
We’re deeply saddened to inform our friends of the death of Frank Bubb. Frank was a Founding Member of The Atlas Society, and, from 2003 to
In the decades since the SEC decided that trading in your company’s stock could be a form of “fraud” if you were guided by first-hand knowle
Everyone who has seen South Pacific will remember Oscar Hammerstein II’s lyrics about the prejudice that Lieutenant Cable knows will keep hi
On Tuesday, November 22, Merck announced that it had reached a half-billion-dollar agreement with numerous state governments and with the federal government to settle civil charges that the company had illegally promoted Vioxx for off-label uses and that it had misrepresented the drug's risks.
From the introduction: " Ayn Rand and Friedrich Hayek were two of the most important and influential theorists of a free society from the...
Living Socialwww.livingsocial.comLivingSocial is the social commerce leader behind LivingSocial Deals, a group buying program that invites people and their friends to save up to 90 percent on purchases at their favorite restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels, and other attractions in major cities. LivingSocial launched in 2007 and has more than 85 million users. Some of LivingSocial’s deals have resulted in over 1 million purchases.Hello Walletwww.hellowallet.comHelloWallet describes itself as a wealth-boosting application designed to help its members manage their day-to-day finances, build savings, and plan for the future. HelloWallet is independent from financial institutions. The app is primarily distributed through Fortune 500 and other employers as an HR benefit for employees. Anyone can access the program for $8.95 a month.
Independence in an Interconnected World from The Atlas Society on Vimeo . Is it possible to live independently in an interdependent...
It is very difficult, if one does not read extensively in seventeenth and eighteenth century thought, to understand quite how speculative
Margin Call is the best film to come out of the recent financial crisis. This is no polemic masquerading as a “documentary” (Inside Job) or
All poets embraceSolitude, they say,Company of one,Which is much the wayArchers stalk the stars,Shepherds tend their clouds—Labors best pursuedFar from madding crowds.And yet, Dante daredEven the Abyss,Poetry on holdWithout Beatrice.Beside the sea, PoeRages at a tomb;Autumn sees his thoughtsStray to Ulalume.
Fall 2011 issue -- Ask Mike Watkins what he does for a living, and he won’t have an easy answer. Some might consider him a programmer—and he has been writing code for the last 24 years. He calls himself an algorithm designer and an ideas guy. Mostly, though, Watkins just can’t stand inefficiency and tries to correct it every chance he gets.
Americans are perhaps exceptional in the emphasis they put on creating a better tomorrow and a better self.
We always knew the reviews of Atlas Shrugged Part 1 would be hostile. When Ayn Rand’s novel was published in 1957, critics on both left and