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  • Tea Party Should Shrug Off Atlas

    03/09/2010 4:51:09 AM PST · by Walter Scott Hudson · 50 replies · 327+ views
    New Patriot Journal ^ | March 9, 2010 | Walter Scott Hudson
    Tea Partiers should be wary of the ideology underlying a novel popular within the movement. Signs reading “Who is John Galt?” became a common sight at rallies last year. They reference Atlas Shrugged, a novel by Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand, which is considered an affirmation of individual rights and the free market. However, according to a central advocate of Rand’s worldview, there is a deeper message within the novel which the Tea Party must embrace if it hopes to affect libertarian change. On February 23rd, in a lecture hall at the University of Minnesota, Rand advocate Craig Biddle, editor of...