Discovering the Spirit of the Real John Galts in Argentina
In the first decades of the 20th century, Argentina was one of the leading countries in the world. Thanks to the vision of Juan Bautista Alberdi the country welcomed millions of immigrants – in 1930, foreigners represented 30% of the population. The newcomers began to work and create wealth and opportunities in a country with [...]
Exploring the Common Grounds of Islam and Atlas Shrugged
One of the events organized by the Malaysian Think Tank through the 2008 Atlas Shrugged Grant program was an academic symposium. The main goal of the symposium was to investigate the common grounds of ideas between Atlas Shrugged and Islam with 7 academics and officials from various institutions. Here are some of the results: There [...]
Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Taught to High School Students in Slovakia
One year ago 4 different organizations received a generous grant of $10,000 to fund projects that would spread the ideas of Ayn Rand ‘s novel Atlas Shrugged. Among the winners of the 2008 Atlas Shrugged Grants was the Hayek Foundation in Slovakia. The institute invested the grant in a high school project by creating a [...]
