In late April, John D. Lewis, a historian and classicist at Ashland University, flew to Virginia to deliver a lecture at George Mason University about U.S. policy toward Iran. Mr. Lewis is an admirer ...

Get a load of this lede, written by Lynn Parramore for Alternet and Salon: Once upon a time, hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert was living a Wall Street fairy tale. His fairy godmother was Ayn Rand, the ...

Mitt Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, made news by declaring himself to be an unabashed admirer of quasi-philosopher Ayn Rand. Reportedly, Rand’s books are required reading for Ryan’s staff. I think ...

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In her preface to For the New Intellectual, Ayn Rand writes: "I am often asked whether I am primarily a novelist or a philosopher. The answer is: both." All novelists are philosophers to some degree; ...

Ayn Rand, in the years of her prime, told Playboy her overarching philosophy was that “man exists for his own sake, that the pursuit of his own happiness is his highest moral purpose, that he must not ...

As the race for the White House turns to the vice presidential debate, I’ve pondered the role of Ayn Rand in modern day American politics. Representative Paul Ryan famously stated that “… the reason I ...

On the afternoon of July 3, in San Diego, the annual Objectivist Conference came to order. Followers of Ayn Rand paid up to $735 for the whole shebang. No media joined them. So, when the panel on the ...

Brit Hume, FOX News: What is your view of Ayn Rand? Are you an Ayn Rand disciple? Rep. Paul Ryan: No. I really enjoyed her novels, Atlas Shrugged in particular. It triggered my interest in economics.

Like a lot of white males, I read Ayn Rand's bestselling novel "Atlas Shrugged" when I was 18. And like a lot of white males, "Atlas Shrugged" turned me into a huge jerk for a couple of months. "Atlas ...

With Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul having recently announced his intention to be the next U.S. president (an announcement he delivered, incidentally, from Louisville’s Galt House Hotel), now seems as good a ...