Who is John Galt?

like the movie? buy the book.

If you're here because of Atlas Shrugged, Part I, then you've only gotten part of the story.

If you believe in the rewards of hard work and individual achievement; if you believe that you should be the judge of what's best for you; if you believe that every man is given reason as the tool for providing for himself; if you believe that providing for yourself and your own is not only not a "sin," but both noble and beneficial to society as a whole; if you believe that you've already "paid" society, with work, for every dollar you've earned -- if you believe all of this, then don't stop at one movie.  Buy and read Atlas Shrugged -- a book that could change your life.  Don't think of it as a big book -- think of it as a small investment in yourself.

And for what it's worth -- the larger printings have larger print, and are much easier to read.  The printing on the pocket editions is ridiculously small.

welcome!

Folks, I'm writing this post because the movie is generating a lot of traffic.  (Saturday, April 16: Today is shaping up to be this site's biggest day ever.) 

The blog hasn't been active in quite some time, but there are plenty of informative posts featured in the left margin.  If you like what you see, please post a comment, or send a link to a friend.

 

She was looking up at the face of a man who knelt by her side, and she knew that in all the years behind her, this was what she would have given her life to see: a face that bore no mark of pain or fear or guilt.

                                       --Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Who is John Galt? The answer is here.

If you want a taste of what John Galt believes, try this.

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?..."

Want more?  Go here.

do you want to know who John Galt is?

Many hits from Google today.  The answer is here.

Feel free to browse the site -- I recommend any featured posts in the left panel.

My guess is that "Who is John Galt?" appears in a newspaper article or picture today, no doubt due to yesterday's events in Washington.

Can anyone take a moment to tell me where you heard of John Galt?

referrals (sticky post)

The blog is now receiving thousands of hits per week from StumbleUpon referrals.  Unfortunately, these referrals are directed at only five or six specific posts.  I think there is much more content here that's a good fit for political stumblers in particular, and I've put links to what I think are some of my better posts on the left sidebar.

If you like anything you find here, I appreciate your referral to StumbleUpon using either your own toolbar or the toolbar widget I've put in the right sidebar under "Share It!"  Not just to toot my own horn, but even if you'd simply like to spread the word.  I believe we're acquiring regular readers from these referrals.

Thanks for your support!

--JG

did you see "who is john galt?" at a tea party?

Lots of Google hits today.  No doubt "Who is John Galt?" was asked at many tea parties, as it also was during the G20 summit.

She was looking up at the face of a man who knelt by her side, and she knew that in all the years behind her, this was what she would have given her life to see: a face that bore no mark of pain or fear or guilt.

                                       --Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Who is John Galt? The answer is here.

If you want a taste of what John Galt believes, try this.

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?..."

Want more?  Go here.

wanna blog here?

I've had several offers to buy this domain name, but it's not for sale.

However, I've noticed that all the offers came from people who want to blog here, and I'm happy to publish the right posts.

Some conditions: First, all work must be original, and becomes property of this blog. (You can link to it from wherever you want, and you will receive full credit for authorship, though I might edit for grammar, etc.). 

And second, I don't put something up unless I agree with it in substance.

If things work out, I'll consider adding you as a TypePad author.

galt@whoisjohngalt.com

"you're just a liberal basher"

One of the more common complaints I receive comes from Ayn Rand purists who resent the fact that I spend a lot of time bashing the political left, very little time bashing Republicans, and no time espousing Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.

I plead guilty as charged.

who is john galt?

If you're here, then you probably already know: John Galt is the hero from Ayn Rand's epic 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged.  The question is the novel's opening sentence; a question people in a crumbling world ask themselves in moments of despair and frustration -- moments when one might just as well ask, "Why me?"