➔ Atlas Shrugged Part II Chapter 1: The Man Who Belonged on Earth - When Scientists Sell Out
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Welcome to Part II
We’re in Part II of Atlas Shrugged now, titled “Either-Or.” The title tells you everything about what’s coming. The middle ground is disappearing. Every character is being forced to pick a side. The first chapter shows us someone who picked the wrong one a long time ago and is just starting to feel it.
The Brilliant Man Who Sold Out
The chapter opens with Dr. Robert Stadler pacing his office, cold. Not just physically cold, though that too. The State Science Institute can’t keep its heating working properly because there’s an oil shortage. The great institution of science, built on government funding, can’t keep the lights on for five straight days in winter.