In the wake of the debt-ceiling debate, young voters might find it hard to believe that just ten years ago, “compassionate …
Ayn Rand
Paul Ryan’s Ayn Rand Problem
I am fairly certain that when Paul Ryan first decided to publicly share his admiration of Ayn Rand, he could not have imagined it would lead to him speed-walking to his SUV to avoid a young Catholic trying to give him a Bible and …
Ayn Rand: The GOP’s Godless Philosopher
When George W. Bush declared in a 1999 GOP debate that his favorite political philosopher was Jesus, pundits snickered and wondered whether he actually knew any political philosophers. But the answer was politically canny, …
Welcome to the Ayn Rand Congress
Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing about lightbulbs. When it was his turn to speak, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul — a fan of both individual choice and, apparently, incandescent light — …