Atlas Can Go Jump in the Lake
The reviews of Alan Greenspan’s new memoir The Age of Turbulence, like this one in The New York Times, all mention that Greenspan was an Ayn Rand acolyte back in the 1950′s. The NYT also ran a story in the Business Section about how many CEOs refer to Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged as a business guide. All of a sudden, the ENRON fiasco makes sense.
Some business leaders have gone so far as to name their companies after Rand’s protagonist, John Galt. One example, The John Galt Corporation, are the guys who recently caught the old Deutsche Bank Building on fire and thereby killing several firefighters. However, the article fails to mention the modern society for Rand supporters, the Devotees and Overbearing/Unrelenting Champions of Hubris and Egotism (D.O.U.C.H.E.)
September 20, 2007 7:00 am 
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By Beth (The Toronto One), September 20, 2007 @ 8:28 am
I’m blushing. I used to love Ayn Rand’s works – thought she had the world pegged.
And then I grew up.
By Tim, September 20, 2007 @ 8:40 am
For me it ended abruptly in the Fountainhead when Howard Roark raped Dominique as part of his “sticking to his principles outlook”. Rand has said: “if it was rape, it was rape by engraved invitation.” Either way…
By funkspiel, September 21, 2007 @ 6:48 am
Yeah, the world is a bit more complicated than those folks have it.
By Robert Miller, March 8, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
I agree with Ayn Rand’s views because they are correct. You will argue that they are not; this is of no concern to me. The freedom and happiness which comes with being able to state this fact truthfully is why her philosophy is correct.
By Thomas Downes, April 9, 2009 @ 3:51 am
Does “growing up” mean internalizing the prevailing ideas of one’s peers? Does “growing up” mean choosing comfort over self-determination? Does “growing up” mean giving up? I choose Ayn Rand because I wish the best for myself and those I love.