John Stossel discusses how Ayn Rand’s classic “Atlas Shrugged” applies to the times we live in. He talks with John Allison, Chairman of BB&T Bank, the ninth largest American bank.
Part 2 includes a discussion of who the villains in Atlas Shrugged are in today’s world:
Part 3 on Ayn Rand, questions from the audience, the role of government and the meaning of self-interest:
Part 4: The Nanny State, “Safety Second, Freedom First”, politicians nibbling at freedom, and the dictatorship of the majority:
Part 5: More discussion of the nanny state, what types of rules make sense and the danger of seemingly innocent rules:
Part 6: Atlas Shrugged sales surge when government grows. How capitalism has benefited us all. Let people act in their own self-interest.
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