Over at the Wall Street Journal, Yaron Brooks asks: Is Rand relevant? Yes, he says, but Brook is hardly an unbiased source; he is, after all, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. It's like asking the president of Kellogg what the most important meal of the day is. The answer's a foregone conclusion.
I wish I could offer my own two cents, but I confess that my knowledge of economics is pitifully, pathetically small. Like most college students, I learned about economics from two sources: my Econ 101 textbook and "Freakonomics." I've never read Rand--or Friedman, or Hayek, or Keynes or Smith or Galbraith or anyone remotely like that.
I have to say one thing, though. Rand fans always make me a little uneasy. Their love of "Atlas Shrugged" borders on religious reverence. God help you if you dare question their holy writ. I don't think it's healthy to be that devoted to anything--whether book, or person, or political philosophy.
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