Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul - Softcover

Weiss, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250022312 ISBN 13: 9781250022318

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2013

Synopsis

Thirty years after her death, 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.

Now with a new afterword on Rand, Paul Ryan, and the 2012 presidential election, Ayn Rand Nation explores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. Gary Weiss 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. 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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About the Author

Gary Weiss is a journalist and the author of books probing the underside of finance, Wall Street Versus America and Born to Steal. He was an award-winning investigative reporter for BusinessWeek, and his articles have appeared in Condé Nast Portfolio, Parade magazine, Salon, and The New York Times, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250022312
• ISBN 13: 9781250022318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320