The Noble Lie

Ayn was a prolific author and woman of controversy. Much of what she says is disgusting, but much of it is thought-provoking and requires reflection. Is there room for humanity and decency in a world of reason?

Ayn Rand Part 1

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Ayn Rand Part 2

I'm going to post a few old Mike Wallace interviews with famous minds of the previous generation. So much of where this is headed comes out in these talks, including the increasing use of "shock doctrine" to put us in a state of desperation and heightened suggestibility. Discussion of these techniques were more frank and open when they were less actively used on the population.

In case I haven't mentioned it lately, the blue-blooded Huxley family includes "Darwin's Bulldog" Thomas Henry Huxley as well as the first head of UNESCO and Eugenics proponent Julian Huxley.

"All that is needed is money and a candidate who can be coached to look sincere. Political principles and plans for specific action have come to lose most of their importance. The personality of the candidate, the way he is projected by the advertising experts, these are the things that really matter."
- Aldous Huxley, "Enemies of Freedom"

Aldous Huxley Part 1

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Aldous Huxley Part 2

Aldous Huxley Part 3