➔ Atlas Shrugged Part III Chapter 3: Anti-Greed - Cherryl Discovers the Truth About Her Husband
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Previous: Part III, Chapter 2 - The Utopia of Greed
The title “Anti-Greed” is doing heavy lifting. Everything in this chapter is sold under the banner of fighting greed. Project X, the Railroad Unification Plan, the blackmail, the public speeches. Every destructive act gets wrapped in selflessness. The people who benefit are the greediest ones of all.
Project X and Dr. Stadler’s Surrender
Dr. Robert Stadler gets dragged to Iowa for a mysterious demonstration. Summoned by Dr. Ferris, given no explanation, just official orders wrapped in demands for “loyalty” and “cooperation.” If you have ever been invited to a mandatory all-hands meeting where leadership announces something terrible and wants you smiling in the audience, you know this feeling.