Tag Archives: Ayn Rand

“Procapitalist” and “Pseudocapitalist” Economic Thought

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Dr. J

George Reisman, Capitalism, Introduction: In my Reading Economics Project, I’ve completed the series of posts on Shawn Ritenour’s Principles of Economics and made fair progress on the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s Home Study Course. However, this is my very first … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand vs. C.S. Lewis: A Failure to Communicate

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Dr. J

A fifteen-year-old book containing sixty-year-old marginal notes is making waves in the blogosphere this week. Someone over on the First Things blog made a post titled “Ayn Rand Really, Really Hated C.S. Lewis,” which dredges up material from Ayn Rand’s Marginalia … Continue reading →

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An “Open Letter to Warren Buffett”

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Dr. J

Over on my Reading Economics page, I’ve outlined a plan to read through, among other things, George Reisman’s program of readings. In that light (although I haven’t actually posted on anything from that series yet), I thought it was worth … Continue reading →

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