Atlas Shrugged in the Culture

This page presents examples of the penetration of Ayn Rand’s ideas into mainstream culture. ARI and ARC do not necessarily endorse the content of the articles linked here.

Atlas Shrugged returns to bestseller list

Book Buzz: What’s new on the list, in publishing

Government railroad debacle compared to Atlas Shrugged

Joe Biden Railroad

John Galt invoked in budget analysis at Forbes.com 

Is ‘shutting down government’ a threat or a promise?

Fashion CEO cites Ayn Rand as favorite author

New York Fashion Week’s dazzling newcomer: CIRCA Lounge

Supply chain conference emphasizes Ayn Rand

Business briefs

Writer names Ayn Rand as a career influence

Who influenced you and your career?

Ayn Rand’s birthday celebrated 

A Billerica Republican’s view on Governor Deval Patrick and more 

Atlas Shrugged noted for prescience 

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged—future fact disguised as fiction 

Atlas Shrugged credited with foreseeing today’s politics

Ayn Rand’s fiction is becoming America’s reality

Band member reads Ayn Rand 

Sound spotlight: The Silent Comedy 

Atlas Shrugged named as typical cafe reading 

Cat cafes are stretching beyond Japan

Ayn Rand and John Galt named in State of the Union analysis

Hey, Congress: Still not yours to give

CEO names Atlas Shrugged as favorite book

Favorite books, most admired leaders. The world according to my Davos interviewees

Rearden Metal mentioned on Instapundit

Nanosteel: Strong as steel, light as aluminum

John Galt allusion in baseball story

How rich: A lecture on finance, from the Yankees

Publisher urges Washington to heed Atlas Shrugged

Roger Ailes battles an upstart online-only newspaper

Atlas Shrugged named as an inspiration to greatness 

What do Katy Perry, Jack Kerouac and Ayn Rand all have in common? 

Atlas Shrugged at core of new university program

Gift will help form program

Ayn Rand widely read in political group 

Libations for liberty

Atlas Shrugged named in profile of incoming legislators

Will new blood change the way appropriators spend?

Objectivism references in restaurant review

Atlas chugged: The Black Star Co-op experience

A symphony inspired by Atlas Shrugged

Two phenoms, at 19 and 29, team up with Monterey Symphony

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism

Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism announces conference

Radio host names Atlas Shrugged as recommended reading

Torontonians make their 2011 resolutions

Atlas Shrugged cited on welfare state policies

We’re in a deep hole … and still digging

Atlas Shrugged gains popularity on Facebook

This week’s most explosive Facebook pages (see item 2)

Guardian political analysis names Atlas Shrugged

Second thoughts on my chosen candidate

TV character compared to John Galt

ABC’s smart sci-fi series ‘V’ returns

CEO advocates Atlas Shrugged for entrepreneurs 

Groupon founder sprouts Midwest success—Interview with Brad Keywell

Atlas Shrugged as a blueprint for independence at Forbes 

New year’s resolution for self-reliance

Atlas Shrugged mentioned on CBSSports.com 

Top stories from a most tumultuous year in college 

Atlas Shrugged among Maryland governor’s Christmas gifts 

Gov. O’Malley gets gaggle of gifts, even keeps some

Atlas Shrugged identified as significant in history of Wikipedia

The early days of Wikipedia, reconstructed

John Galt appears in well-known collegiate quiz

106th King William’s College Quiz (see question 13.1)

Atlas Shrugged favorite book of U.S. National Team soccer player

Rapids have four players called into U.S. National Team training camp

Atlas Shrugged suggested for school curriculum

Proceed with caution when banning books

Ayn Rand novels recommended as Christmas gifts

Taking the pain out of the holidays

Beer maker names Ayn Rand as a favorite writer in Time

How Dogfish keeps brewing winners

CEO declares admiration of Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged

Success should be looked at one day at a time. Slowly and steadily. -Ashish Khandelwal

Reality show contestant names Atlas Shrugged as her favorite book

The Bachelor 2011: Ashley S.

University to teach Atlas Shrugged

Gift will help form program

Atlas Shrugged quoted in Forbes

Are progressives too conservative to accept capitalism?

Adobe CEO names Atlas Shrugged as inspiration

Silicon Valley stars remember the books that moved them

Performer recommends Atlas Shrugged

In my library: Teller

Atlas Shrugged recommended by radio host

Let flat-screen TVs heat the moochers

Atlas Shrugged contrasted with current conceptions of government 

Newsweek and the God who fails 

Harvard senior recommends Atlas Shrugged

In search of Captain Nemo 

Atlas Shrugged named in Barron’s article on capital gains tax

Outfoxing a higher tax on gains

Atlas Shrugged in article about classic novels

The High-Bouncing Lover or ‘The Great Gatsby’?

Actress recommends Atlas Shrugged

In my library: Marlo Thomas

Atlas Shrugged cited as a template for current events in WorldNetDaily

People don’t get rich by being dumb

Atlas Shrugged review at Townhall.com

A Shrugged Summer

Detroit compared to the world of Atlas Shrugged

Motor city provides ‘rich palette’ for crime drama, Detroit 1-8-7 (see page 2)

Atlas Shrugged influences bank owners

A libertarian innovator burning to take his company even further

Atlas Shrugged mentioned in Denver Post sports article

Planets align on Broncos’ trick play

Current events compared to Atlas Shrugged

Textile chief offers much-needed back talk to governmentMr. Obama, here’s my resume, where’s my job?

Ayn Rand novels pre-loaded on library Kindles

Kindles on Loan at the Watertown Free Library

Economic advice from John Galt in SmartMoney

Keep Taxes Low, Mr. President

Atlas Shrugged recommended as a safeguard to critical thinking

Time to make critical choices

Adobe CEO names Atlas Shrugged as favorite book

Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen believes he doesn’t need Apple or the iPad

‘Read Ayn Rand’ written across America

Man Scrawls World’s Biggest Message with GPS ‘Pen’

Atlas Shrugged referenced in Mad Men

Mad Men, Season 4, Episode 1: ‘Public Relations’

Atlas Shrugged featured on Glenn Beck

Turning Fiction into Reality

Atlas Shrugged movie goes into production

Cameras Roll on Atlas

George Will on Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged Inspires Tea Party Candidate to Run

Atlas Shrugged as an example for writers at The Story Department

Who Is John Galt?

Atlas Shrugged recommended for Barack Obama

Is President Obama an Atlas Shrugged ‘Virgin’?

Atlas Shrugged recommended to Obama by Washington Post readers

Readers Weigh In: Books President Obama Should Read

Atlas Shrugged and The Virtue of Selfishness recommended in SmartMoney

10 Must-Read Investment Books

Atlas Shrugged sales noted approvingly at Forbes.com

America Will Survive Obamacare

Ayn Rand Institute Press Release

Atlas Shrugged Sets a New Record!

John Stossel broadcasts Atlas Shrugged special

Video from Fox Business Network

Ayn Rand Institute Press Release

Atlas Shrugged Still Making News

George Will notes Atlas Shrugged sales

A Clunker of a Year: But Not for a Book from 1957

Big Government blogs on the relevance of Atlas Shrugged

Lessons from John Galt

Ayn Rand Institute Press Releases

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest Doubles in Size

Atlas Shrugged Movie News Features Yaron Brook

Charlize Revives Atlas

Ayn Rand Institute Press Releases

Atlas Shrugged Selling in Record NumbersAtlas Shrugged on Floor Displays at Largest Bookstores

Ayn Rand Institute Press Release

Record Number of People Are Listening to Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged featured at Bloomberg.com

Rand’s Atlas is Shrugging with a Growing Load

Ayn Rand Institute Press Release

Over a Million Ayn Rand Novels in Classrooms This Year

Yaron Brook on CNN

Atlas Shrugged Author Sees Resurgence