Reply #13: I agree that Rand isn't exactly a fabulous author. [View All]

[denverbill]

However, she did manage to condense her political philosophy into a relatively readable 1000 page fictional book.

The main point of reading Rand, however, is as I noted.

Where did the CATO Institute come from? What is feeding the basic Republican appetite for smaller government and less taxes?

There have been many more great political thinkers and writers than Ayn Rand, but NONE are more influential than Ayn is today. The Libertarian Party is puny. But the libertarian influence on the Republican Party is HUGE. And it's difficult for many Democrats and liberals to argue successfully against a philosophy of 'rugged individualism and maximum individual freedom'.

I mean, the Bible ain't great literature either. But unless you read the Bible, it's hard to understand the perspective of a Christian.