Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

August 15, 2012

Ayn Rand's Long Journey to the Heart of American Politics Jennifer Burns In the heyday of her celebrity, it often seemed that the only appropriate public response to Ayn Rand was dismissal. Some fifty years later, Rand is the avowed intellectual inspiration of presumptive GOP Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Ryan offers no apologies for interest in Rand’s philosophy and makes little effort to hide his allegiances. Just how did Rand travel from the fringes of a 1960s subculture to the heart of American politics? Read More » How Reporters Are Letting Romney Get Away With His Plan to Massively Cut Medicare Jonathan Cohn Forget what you've heard. Romney would almost certainly cut Medicare by more than Obama already has or would. And it would be a lot more. Read more » Magic Matthew: McConaughey's Journey from Slacker to Darkness David Thomson Great things were forecast for the film career of Matthew McConaughey, but the actor never quite settled as a dominating figure after a successful run of films. Now, McConaughey is a new man, casting a darker spell in recent roles. What promise does the darker Matthew McConaughey show? Read more » From The Book: Learning to Matter Ellen Handler Spitz Betsy R. Rosenthal's slender new children's book, Looking for Me, is a genuine history tempered with poetic license. Written in a child's voice, Rosenthal crosses the chronological divide skilfully and goes back in time to get it right. What do we learn from histories of this type? Read more » ‘Supporting Our Troops’ Has Become an Exercise in Denial No Taxes, No Female Presidents, and No Physical Attraction: The Ten Strangest Things About Objectivism Why Demogoguing Paul Ryan is Bad For Democrats Daily Breakdown: Polls, Ads, and Coal Romney Needs to Build a Theme Rather Than Fight Specifics Breaking News: Florida is Not Actually a Giant Retirement Community