Free Market Revolution

How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government

De: Yaron Brook, Don Watkins

Narrado por: Tom Weiner

Here is a look at how our current economic crises are caused by too much government—and how Ayn Rand’s bold defense of free markets can help us change course.

The rise of the Tea Party and the 2010 election results revealed that tens of millions of Americans are alarmed by big government but skeptical that anything can or will be done to stop the growth of the state. In Free Market Revolution, the keepers of Ayn Rand’s legacy argue that the answer lies in Rand’s pioneering philosophy of capitalism and self-interest—a philosophy that more and more people are turning to for answers. In the past few years, Rand’s works have surged to new peaks of popularity, as politicians like Paul Ryan, media figures like John Stossel, and businessmen like John Mackey routinely name her as one of their chief influences. Here, Brook and Watkins explain how her ideas can solve a host of political and economic ills, including the debt crisis, inflation, overregulation, and the growing welfare state. And most importantly, they show how Rand’s philosophy can enable defenders of the free market to seize the moral high ground in the fight to limit government. This is a fresh and urgent look at the ideas of one of the most controversial figures in modern history—ideas that may prove the only hope for the future.

©2012 Ayn Rand Institute (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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“A powerful and unapologetic case in support of capitalism. For those who think more government will solve our nation’s problems, Free Market Revolution will open your eyes. For those who can already see the light, it will sharpen your vision.” (Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and New York Times best-selling author)

“ Free Market Revolution is must-reading for an age in which the government seems to be treating Atlas Shrugged not as a warning, but as a how-to manual.” (Glenn Reynolds)

“In this lengthy but digestible tome, Brook and Watkins, of the Ayn Rand Institute, tackle the 2008 housing crisis, subsequent Wall Street crash, Bernie Madoff, and the healthcare industry through the lens of Rand’s principles…The book challenges existing value judgments of self-interest, self-sacrifice, and the morality of business people, deeming them not selfish but heroic, saving less intellectually skilled workers from ‘starv[ing] in hopeless ineptitude.’” ( Publishers Weekly)

Moral defense of capitalism

The authors use Ayn Rand's philosophy to explain the capitalism is not only superior due to the wealth it creates but because it is morally superior. Many people on the right make the mistake of defending capitalism on the grounds of the good it does to the economy which is a collectivist argument, this book takes a better approach. It uses moral argument based on Ayn Rand's work to explain the moral superiority of capitalism.
I highly recommend this book after you read atlas shrugged.

very nice intro to ayn Rand!

liked! very nice intro to ayn Rand philosophy. yaron Brook have great rants online!

Really Enjoyed It

أود القول أنني استمتعت بالإستماع لهذا الكتاب. إنها المرة الأولى التي أتعرض فيها لأفكار الرأسمالية بهذه الكثافة، و لكن يجب الإشارة أن هذه الأفكار المجردة أبعد عما تكون للواقع، و الذي بنظره حيادية للتاريخ سيتبين لنا أن إسقاط الأفكار لا يفلح دائماً.

About time someone gets it

Most Americans would lack a spine to puts these policies in place. Americans would have to get off their asses and take personal responsibility for themselves.

The Truth about Capitalism!

Every citizen of the world should read this book. It will make you see why The United States was called the "Land of the Free". Clearly and simply it teaches the reader what free-market capitalism is all about, and why it is the best system possible.
If you feel confused about why the economy of the world is in such turmoil, then this book will make you understand.