Two Days to Atlas Shrugged

Only two days left until Atlas Shrugged is released in theaters - for you CT folks, it's playing at Fairfield Cinemas and AMC Loews Plainville. Outside CT? Find your state here, look up your favorite theater and check showtimes!

Did you know? Much of Ayn Rand's wirting was influenced by the birth of the Soviet Union. She witnessed the interim Kerensky government after the fall of the last Czar, and then the fall of the Kerensky government during the Bolshevik, or Communist, Revolution. She saw in America the country closest to her ideal.

Speaking of which, America has its own event to celebrate today - Thomas Jefferson's birthday! Most of us know the name, but did you also know Jefferson, our third President, was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? While some believe "separation of church and state" is a phrase taken from the Constitution, it was actually popularized from a private letter written by Jefferson. Wish him a happy birthday with us, and learn more with Democracy For Beginners!