Whose Birthday Is It? February 2, 2018

Ayn Rand (1905)

1926, Rand fled post-revolution Russia for the US, which she considered the “country of the individual.” She worked for many years as a screenwriter before winning a cult following with two influential novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Her works present her belief in rational self-interest, a philosophy she called “objectivism,” and made her an icon of radical libertarianism. What unusual floral arrangement was placed near the casket at Rand’s funeral? More…