In response to:

'Atlas Shrugged'; Liberals Whined

Paulus Textor Wrote: Aug 28, 2012 3:15 PM

I actually enjoy Rand's non-fiction as much or more than her fiction. In her non-fiction, she could be much more direct, not having to worry about things like plot development, characterization, and the like. I especially like "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal," and "The Virtue of Selfishness." Rand criticized Thomas Mann for writing novels in which characters give long speeches, interrupting the plot (when such even existed). Unfortunately, she made the same literary error in her own novels. Still, they are good reads.

Join the Debate!

All comments and users are subject to Townhall's new comments policy.

Read Full Story

'Atlas Shrugged'; Liberals Whined

Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Since his teens, Ryan has been a big fan of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." In 2005, he told The Atlas Society that the novel shaped his "values system" -- and that speech has launched a number of recent columns by liberals aghast at Ryan's taste in literature.

"Almost everybody in the conservative movement has read Ayn Rand. She gives a moral dimension to defending the free enterprise system," alternate delegate Bill Evers of Stanford's Hoover Institution told me Monday morning as the California GOP delegation gathered.

Let...

Related Tags: Liberals Paul Ryan Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand Paul Krugman