" 'Anthem' is essentially the future that awaits the world of 'Atlas Shrugged' if its protagonists fail in their struggle ..."
My grandfather was a self-educated man; it’s unclear whether he even made it to high school, yet he picked up a Masters Degree in Real Life via a voracious reading habit and thirty years in the Marine Corps. Of the many books he cherished, there was one he esteemed above all others: The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant. This general survey of the greatest thinkers of all time was the only book he refused to lend me–as he simply could not bear to part…
by Mike Gray Jeff Riggenbach, on the Mises Daily weblog, celebrates Ray Bradbury’s birthday by reviewing … Fahrenheit 451, his short novel about censorship, one of the most influential libertarian novels of the 20th century, first published nearly 60 years ago. And of all Ray Bradbury’s books, Fahrenheit 451 is probably the one most entitled to be called “science fiction.” Readers familiar with the 1966 film version of Fahrenheit but not the book might be surprised at this excerpt: Bigger the population, the more minorities.…
National Review celebrates author Ray Bradbury on his 90th birthday. Essay here.
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