John Galt

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.