Ayn Rand’s Literature of Capitalism
Last year, bookstores sold 150,000 copies of the book. It continues to hold appeal, even to a younger generation. Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who was born in 1958, and John P. Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, who was 3 when the book was published, have said they consider Rand crucial to their success.
An interesting take on the economic implications of Rand.
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The appeal of Ayn Rand is obvious in our country: it’s all about personal responsibility, people being responsible for their own situations, etc. It fits with our way of thinking about the self.
But Rand can be taken in a good way — we have the ability to change ourselves, we can transcend our situation, etc., but it can also be used in a bad way — to free ourselves from any moral obligations to others.