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Mark Sanford on Ayn Rand in Newsweek: A Fountainhead of “Huh?”

Mark Sanford wrote an essay on Ayn Rand for Newsweek this week. Yes, that Mark Sanford. Where to begin? With how crazy it is that Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, is writing an essay about how...

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The Big News You Didn’t Read This Week: The Atlas Shrugged Film Trilogy

Did you know that the film that is potentially the magnum opus of the Tea Party movement is being split in three? And that, despite initial dire reports of economic woes and an inexperienced cast,...

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The Tea Party’s Fahrenheit 9/11: What To Make Of The Atlas Shrugged Trailer

The most anticipated political film since the inception of the Tea Party movement is nearing its release, and, just in time for CPAC, the company behind it has released a trailer full of explosions,...

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Chris Matthews Asks Guest: ‘You Think I’m On The Far Left, When Did That Start?’

Chris Matthews wanted to summarize the differences between President Obama’s plan to reduce the deficit versus the budget plan put forth by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan. The discussion was going...

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Sign Of The Conservative Times: Bill O’Reilly Doesn’t Know Who John Galt Is

The weekly segments Bill O’Reilly shares with Glenn Beck on his program often serve to highlight both a generational shift and an ideological one among the American right– between young and old,...

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Judge Napolitano Brings In Science Historian To Explain ‘Why People Believe...

While most cable news discussions today look at the substantive aspects of an issue, many leave one scratching one’s head with how one or another party could stick to their beliefs in the situation....

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Rush Drummer Neil Peart Denounces Ayn Rand: I’m A ‘Bleeding Heart Libertarian’

In the latest edition of Rolling Stone, Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart opened up about his politics, calling himself a “bleeding heart libertarian” and renouncing his once-famous interest in the...

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Actor Rob Lowe Defends Ayn Rand In Wake Of Paul Ryan’s Admiration For The...

Following presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney‘s announcement that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) would be his running-mate, many on the left dug up the congressman’s noted admiration of...

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McLaughlin Group Debate Over Paul Ryan Descends Into Chaotic Shout Fest

The McLaughlin Group descended into chaotic crosstalk Sunday morning when the panel debated the merits of Mitt Romney‘s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee. The chaos began...

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Finally, Here’s The Hardcore Paul Ryan Rap You’ve Been Waiting For (Featuring...

Ah, the election year songs. There’s nothing more fun than these now traditional videos featuring people singing about or as the year’s big candidates. We’ve had a McCain Girl, an Obama Girl, and even...

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Bill Maher Trashes Libertarians: Movement Went ‘Nuts,’‘Intellectually Stuck...

Bill Maher ended his show tonight by railing against a political movement he has aligned himself with in the past: libertarianism. He slammed the current wave of libertarians, among them Paul Ryan and...

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No, The Actual Libertarian Movement Didn’t ‘Go Nuts’— It’s Just The One...

During his HBO show last Friday, Bill Maher dedicated four minutes to bashing libertarians for having “ruined libertarianism.” The comedian lamented that even though he himself once identified as a...

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The Nation Attacks Ayn Rand in Holiday Subscription Ad

You might not be able to save your elderly uncle from being an altruism-loathing Ayn Rand acolyte, The Nation laments, but you might be able to save the kids… by gifting them a subscription to Katrina...

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Get Ready to Go Galt: There’s Going to Be an Ayn Rand Musical

If your first thought when reading Ayn Rand’s prose is “If only this wooden political allegory could be set to meter and melody, it would really come to life,” then today is your birfday. The Anthem, a...

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A ‘Lost’ Ayn Rand Novel Has Been Discovered; It’s Based on an Ayn Rand Play

The Libertarian equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls just happened, guys: the Ayn Rand Institute announced today that they discovered a “lost Ayn Rand novel,” and not only will they publish it in July,...

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John Oliver Demands to Know How Ayn Rand Is ‘Still a Thing’

Last Week Tonight took a long — though not nearly as long as Atlas Shrugged — look at the puzzling half life of objectivist founder and dreadful novelist Ayn Rand Sunday night. “Ayn Rand has always...

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Paul Ryan Rebuts John Oliver, Says He Disagrees with Ayn Rand

On his show this week, John Oliver wanted to know how Ayn Rand is still a thing. He used a clip of Paul Ryan praising Rand, but on HuffPost Live, Ryan said he never actually agreed with Rand’s...

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How Corporate Media Morphed Paul Ryan From Radical to Reasonable

As policy wonks and chomping-at-the-bit Democrats anxiously await the CBO’s score on the GOP healthcare ‘plan,’ there’s one person in Washington less than excited. The pride and bastion of social...

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Justice League Director Zack Snyder Says Next Project Will Be an Ayn Rand...

Director Zack Snyder, who created films like Batman v Superman and Justice League, announced that his next project will be based on libertarian icon Ayn Rand’s novel The Fountainhead — a work that...

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