August 2009
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BB&T: Bank run by Leading Ayn Rand Adherent →
I post this not because I’m an adherent of Ayn Rand, but because many fans of the “15 Books” Facebook page seem to be big fans of The Fountainhead and of Atlas Shrugged…
Over much of the last four decades, John A. Allison IV built BB&T from a local bank in North Carolina into a regional powerhouse that has weathered the economic crisis far better than many of its...
July 2009
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15 Books in 15 Minutes on Facebook
The 15 Books in 15 Minutes meme has provided me the basis for an experiment in culture: who cares about 15 books enough to respond, and who likes these facebook memes enough to forward them to their friends. I’m watching the results with interest. From time to time I may also post books here that I or others think are of note, or that are popular with people on our list. How fast can...