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- Ron Paul ran for President as the nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1988 and as an isolationist Republican in the Presidential primaries of 2008 and 2012.
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| Masha Gessen writes about her interest in Ayn Rand when she was a teen-ager, and the way that Rand continues to haunt modern conservative. | |
| Adele Louise Levis Rand (Aug – July 8, 1994) was a philanthropist and thoroughbred horse owner. | |
| Anne C. Heller's Ayn Rand and the World She Made was lavishly praised in umpteen reviews and singled out as a New York Times Notable Book. |
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Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
Who Was Ayn Rand?
Ayn Rand moved to the United States in 1926 and tried to establish herself in Hollywood. Her first novel, We the Living (1936), championed her rejection of collectivist values in favor of individual self interest, a belief that became more explicit with her subsequent novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957). Following the immense success of the latter, Rand promoted her philosophy of Objectivism through courses, lectures and literature.
Early Years
Ayn Rand was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum on February 2, 1905, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The oldest daughter of Jewish parents (and eventually an avowed atheist), she spent her early years in comfort thanks to her dad's success as a pharmacist, proving a brilliant student.
In 1917, her father's shop was suddenly seized by Bolshevik soldiers, forcing the family to resume life in poverty in the Crimea. The situation profoundly impacted young Alissa, who developed s
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- Ron Paul ran for President as the nominee of the Libertarian Party in and as an isolationist Republican in the Presidential primaries of and Rand has followed his lead in opposing.
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- Mid-century American political culture was dominated by New Deal thinking, which prized everything that Rand despised: the welfare state, empathy, interdependence.
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- Jeff Britting is one of the leading authorities on Ayn Rand’s life and cultural impact.