- 305 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Thirty years after her death in March 1982, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality—these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy.
In
Ayn Rand Nation
, Gary Weiss explores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. He provides new insights into Rand's inner circle in the last years of her life, with revelations of never-before-publicized predictions by Rand that still resonate today. Weiss charts Rand's infiltration of the Tea Party and Libertarian movements, and provides an inside look at the radical belief system that has exerted a powerful influence on the Republican Party and its presidential candidates. It's a fascinating cast of characters that ranges from Glenn Beck to Oliver Stone, and includes Rand's most influential disciple, Alan Greenspan. Weiss describes in penetrating detail how Greenspan became a stalking horse for Rand—slashing and burning regulations with ideological zeal, and then seeking to conceal her influence on his life and thinking. Lastly, Weiss provides a strategy for a renewed national dialogue, an embrace of the nation's core values that is needed to deal with Rand's pervasive grip on society.
From
The Fountainhead and
Atlas Shrugged to Rand's lesser-known and misunderstood nonfiction books, Gary Weiss examines the impact of Rand's thinking across our society.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- 1. The Believers
- 2. The Pre-Objectivist Objectivist
- 3. The Winners
- 4. The Banker
- 5. The Apostates
- 6. The Secessionist
- 7. The Cool Objectivist
- 8. The Agitator
- 9. The First Teabagger
- 10. The Organizer
- 11. The Vaguely Dissatisfied
- 12. The Persuaded
- 13. The Great Debate
- 14. The Murray Hill Candidate
- 15. The Bill for Collection
- 16. The Prophecy
- 17. The Vision
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Also by Gary Weiss
- About the Author
- Copyright