Illuminatus! vs Atlas Shrugged

Mark Frauenfelder 8:58 am Mon Jun 4, 2012

John Higgs, author of the terrific Timothy Leary biography I Have America Surrounded, wrote a side-by-side comparison of The Illuminatus Trilogy and Atlas Shrugged. Here are the first few items:

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Illuminatus! vs Atlas Shrugged

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