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Political Culture: Ayn Rand Takes a (Midas) Mulligan

Jon Cummings December 10, 2009 17

When I was a senior in college, instead of prepping for a career as a Rand-ian Master of the Universe with high-level courses in economics or engineering, I chose a pair of classes in

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Political Culture: A Liberal Reads Ayn Rand

Jon Cummings December 3, 2009 24

Objectivism is back, baby! Don’t take my word for it – just check out this cover of the libertarian monthly Reason, which offers up a freaky old Audrey Hepburn-meets-the-wicked-witch photo of the philosophy’s founding

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Political Culture: Still Two Americas

Jon Cummings November 5, 2009 13

We may not have John Edwards to kick around anymore – though that hasn’t stopped us from putting the occasional boot into his backside, has it? – but he did leave us with a

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Political Culture: At Town Halls, Tea and Thuggery

Jon Cummings August 6, 2009 10

Jon Cummings thought the right wing would smooth down its fringe feathers after the '08 election. Snake eyes on that roll, Jon!

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