Atlas Shrugs, Bolivia Nationalises Energy Sector

February 9th, 2007 by Richard Leis, Jr.

This is a nightmare right out of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

Bolivian troops seize key smelter


2 Responses to “Atlas Shrugs, Bolivia Nationalises Energy Sector”

  1. Anonymous Says:

    Atlas Shrugged takes place in the USA, a free country; not in South America. Not similar.

  2. Richard Leis Says:

    In Atlas Shrugged, the spread of socialism in Latin America foreshadowed its spread in the United States.

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