Ayn Rand

Even tea partiers have their limit.

The Village Voice’s correspondent-on-the-right, Roy Edroso, does another round-up of conservatives and libertarians who want to “go Galt” as President Obama grows more left-wing and redistributive. After a lot of mockery, there’s this pithy point:
The triumph of capitalism to be found in the Galt schtick is of a more traditional kind: It excites the troops [...]

Across the broad conservative movement, from members of Congress to activists to economists, Ayn Rand’s final, allegorical novel is being looked at with fresh eyes.

Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), who gives his departing interns copies of Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged,” told me today that the response to President Obama’s economic policies reminded him of what happened in the 52-year-old novel.
“People are starting to feel like we’re living through the scenario that happened in ‘Atlas Shrugged,’” said Campbell. “The achievers, [...]