Atlas Shrugged: Dialogue w/Bethany Tabor & O.G Rose

I recently read the Ayn Rand’s incredible magnum opus ‘Atlas Shrugged’ which inspired to organise a roundtable discussion. I joined Bethany Tabor in her reading group on the significance of the book and we were also joined by Daniel of O.G. Rose who was deeply struck by the text as a literary philosophy. First published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged is an unfolding story mixing mystery, romance and an exposition of the potential breakdown of American society. In our dialogue we explore how Atlas Shrugged offers a more important diagnosis of the slide into authoritarianism and decline than the more popular 1984. A work of fiction, Atlas Shrugged presents us a chillingly detailed map of how things fall apart and the breakdown in values and philosophy directly spreads through infrastructure. Bethany Tabor is a writer and public engagement specialist based in New Mexico. She is interested in cultural attitudes toward time, technology, innovation, and astrology. O.G. Rose is the pen name of philosopher and writer duo Daniel and Michelle Garner. Daniel has been indispensable to my making sense of christianity and brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and reflection. He draws upon his experience holding a church for artists called Eunoia in Virginia.