Atlas Shrugged As Relevant as Ever

A recent Wall Street Journal article covers the relevancy of Ayn Rand's novel ATLAS SHRUGGED, as well as an over view of the book and a note on its influence to many in today's society. I attached a link to the above headline, or you can go here to read the WSJ article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123146363567166677.html

Atlas Shrugged is one of my favorite books, not only for the viewpoint it serves, as much as the sociological discussion it encourages. Though this article is almost a Cliff Notes version of why the book is more relevant today that ever, and why it would be so important to get a message like this out into modern media. there has been talk of a movie (Angelina Jolie attached at that), as well as a miniseries for HBO at one time or another, but given the powerful message and points raised I would say it would be a small miracle for such a project to actually be done, let alone left faithful to the book.

If you have not read Atlas Shrugged, believe me when I tell you that it is well worth your time and money to do so, even in "Books On Tape" form.

I close out today with a small clip from another important Rand work that did make it to the silver screen (with Gary Cooper no less) The Fountainhead, which emphasises the important of the individual over the collective, again well worth the read, as well as Rand's other fiction work Anthem (In which a man i9n future society rediscovers the word "I"). Here, via You Tube is Gary Cooper from The Fountainhead. Enjoy and WAKE UP!