{"id":42248,"date":"2014-05-28T06:49:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T12:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/28\/ayn-rands-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-objectivism.html"},"modified":"2014-05-29T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T12:59:27","slug":"ayn-rands-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-objectivism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/28\/ayn-rands-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-objectivism.html","title":{"rendered":"Ayn Rand's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Objectivism""},"content":{"rendered":"
Ayn Rand's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Objectivism"<\/b><\/p>\n

I laughed. I cried. I rolled my eyes.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Curt Thompson<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +A Perez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Much laughter\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Ayn Rand’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone<\/a>
\n Ayn Rand presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.\n <\/p>\n

View this post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ayn Rand's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Objectivism" I laughed. I cried. I rolled my eyes. (h\/t +Curt Thompson) Reshared post from +A Perez Much laughter\ufeff Ayn Rand’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Ayn Rand presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. 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