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NXIVM, Jordan Peterson, and the Reincarnation of Ayn Rand’s Cult
Lessons from the ‘Atlas Shrugged’ author’s fanatic Objectivist collective.
Clippers Send Out Anne Frank Dating App Tweet, Delete Immediately
Oh, and Ayn Rand was up in the mix, too. For some goddamn reason.
Papa Roach: "When We Feel Defeated We Listen to Paul Ryan”
There’s no real proof that Paul Ryan listened to “Last Resort” after suffering a humiliating defeat yesterday, but that hasn’t stopped the band from playing along.
Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #106
VICE art editor Nick Gazin sorts the comics wheat from the chaff in this week's installment.
Meet the New Ayn Rand-Loving Leader of Canada's Conservative Party
In a marathon meeting that pitted caucus members against each other, Conservative members of parliament and senators elected Albertan Rona Ambrose as their interim party leader.
How Ayn Rand Became Libertarians’ Sociopathic Pixie Dream Girl
Rand's largest talent lies not in her status as the mother of Objectivism, but her ability to play the Cool Girl in the minds of men whose view of women is colored by both desire and revulsion.
In Defense of Ayn Rand, Monster Under the Progressive Bed
The posthumous release of a new novel by Ayn Rand has sparked familiar—and tired—liberal criticisms of Objectivism's grande dame.
I Went to a Convention for Libertarian Revolutionaries Trying to Take Over New Hampshire
Turns out the free-market scheme to turn the state into Galt's Gulch is actually kind of working.
An Elegant Evening with Ayn Rand's Free Market Revolutionaries
I hung out with some Objectivists in London and found out that they love LeBron James and billionaires and hate hate HATE Russell Brand.
Atlas Mugged: How a Libertarian Paradise in Chile Fell Apart
Two years after Galt's Gulch Chile was founded, the utopian project is mired in personal and legal conflicts and investors now claim that the guy in charge is a sociopath and a con man.
Ayn Rand Crosses Over to Britain
Ayn Rand's me-first philosophy of Objectivism has already infiltrated mainstream conservatism in the US, but as a recent lecture I attended shows, the hardcore capitalists are spreading their gospel on the other side of the Atlantic too.
I Signed Up for the Ayn Rand Fan Club Dating Site
The Atlasphere is the preeminent online dating site for people who love Ayn Rand and Objectivism. I went deep into their profiles in search of my own personal "Galt's Gulch," if you catch my drift.