Circuit Guy is the only creative one on this thread. I will go further to suggest this fictional storyline: A Little-known maxed out campaign donor for Ted Cruz campaign convinces Kellyanne Conway (a Cruz operative) now Trump insider, to convince Trump to build Atlas Shrugged freight train from San Diego to Brownsville Texas atop of 50 foot Bulwark that includes a natural gas pipeline and MRI tunnels that traverse the superstructure for 1900 miles south to north and vice-versa, making America Great again by a single idea. The trains themselves includes TheWillies because they arrive on time while making several stops along the way creating large distribution hubs and urban centers employing millions over decades. The best part of competing with the Panama Canal with the expedient distribution of cargo & LNG to both oceans it must cut and dredge through the drug tunnels along the border states to pour the concrete for the foundation for the rail line. This includes the opportunity to incorporate all types sensors beneath the ground and above ground. The Protagonist Galt is a having an extramarital affair with the wife of the Texas Senator who is a player on Wall Street who underwrites the US Infrastructure Bank that privately funds the entire development. As they lobby the backroom deals to push the most exciting civil works project since the Hoover Dam, all hell breaks loose as Ranchers and Indians on the vast open spaces on the border are opposed to construction. Cowboys using the herds fight back as cattle raids overwhelm the right of way to disrupt development, while Indians on horseback, sniper shoot construction workers with the old bow and arrows, like an old western movie.

Please, after the last year, we need to breath and relax and recharge for the newest onslaught.

I am a little concerned that Trump and some of his appointees will be mistakenly called Objectivist or Randian.

Socialism has failed every time it has been tried. Every new attempt is based on the idea "we will do it better this time". Which has never truly worked. Typical for a utopia, which it is.

I would suggest a two-pronged approach.

One, develop a first class analysis, based on unimpeachable data, that in quantitative terms demonstrates that socialism is destroying individual freedom, imposing a slowdown in productivity growth, stifles innovation and prevents rewarding the most successful entrepreneurial ideas. In addition, debunk all the excuses that these failures regularly invoke.

Two, start implementing a radical remodeling of education systems, from kindergarten to graduate school, to focus on teaching how to think and eliminate every attempt to teach what to think. Electronics has made enormous parts of human knowledge readily available. It is the skills of using facts and think effectively that need to be taught. Everybody should be free to challenge the teacher's opinion. Finally, make the system adaptive to the skills of the students. You cannot successfully teach in the same class a genius and a quasi retarded individual. Make sure the system allows the late bloomers to switch to a richer track and the failing students to switch to a track where they will succeed.

This is hard? Winning WWII was hard also.

Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Maritimus

I'll believe it when I see it. After all, Trump is more of a deal-maker than anything else, and even Reagan was entirely unable to cut back Washington's bureaucracy because he compromised too much. We need to be all over Trump at every opportunity to ensure he keeps his promises to gut or kill agencies. Especially EPA.

I thought the final decision was a mini series or an ongoing series, has there been a movie proposed?

Not enough of the population uses utube. It needs to be a home big screen production that can be recorded for future watching. With the new political environment advertisers could be found.

Thank you!

Actually a revised version of AS as a movie in todays framework would be nice.

'Scuse the horrendous span of time on this ('cleaning out emails and Galt's Gulch ones are mandatory-views)... I have to pass props to one of my sisters for that one - 'don't know if she actually coined the term, but yeah, it fits like the proverbial glove. 8^]

No, he's no Hank. I'm still trying to figure out what he is, other than a generator of really great progressive angst and outrage. I agree that the MSM comparison to AR is waiting in the wings. Progressives, liberals, and socialists of all stripes can't find a better free market villain. 2017 stands a good chance to be more fun than 2016. Glad I've lived
long enough to see it. That kilt training is essential, especially when you're expected to give a full torso bow, at least for those to your rear.