shrugged

Thinking of right-wing libertarians always reminds me of this cartoon Atlas Shrugged 2: one hour later

So it seems this book is universally reviled, but I'm not exactly sure why. I'll admit, I actually had to look up "fascist" in the dictionary last night. (Feeling stupid) I fail to see how the label applies at all. She's a bit heavy handed and overstates things to make a point, but is hardly...

In Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged, the hero is a scientist who invents an electric motor that gets its power by tapping into the static electricity in the atmosphere, providing a source of virtually limitless energy. My initial reaction was to dismiss it as being a perpetual motion fantasy, just...