Atlas Shrugged Film “Couldn’t Be More Timely.”
The producers of an upcoming film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” are feeling very optimistic about their prospects.
“This couldn’t be more timely,” said Karen Baldwin, who along with husband Howard is producing, with film industry consultant John Logigian advising on the project. “It’s uncanny what Rand was able to predict — about the only things she didn’t anticipate are cell phones and the Internet.” Baldwin may be on to something — love it or hate it, “Shrugged” is seeing a resurgence, with book sales spiking as debates rage in Washington and around the country about the government’s role in a faltering free-market economy.”
If you have any doubt the timelieness of Atlas Shrugged, the article’s suggestion that sales for the book are way up is absolutely correct. In fact, last month it reached the top of Amazon’s best seller list.
Also consider the video below. It is an excerpt of a 1959 Ayn Rand interview conducted by Mike Wallace. In it they discuss welfare, socialism, the American Constitution, taxation, and much more. The interview is in black and white and Mike Wallace looks like he is about 25 years old but if you pay attention to the substance of the interview, you’d swear it took place last week.
Listen closely at 06:37 -- “They are creating capitalists with government help which is the worst of all economic phenomenon.”
Sound familiar?
