In these papers collected from her cultist Objectivist News-Letter,
the white goddess of laissez-faire capitalism continues the fervent
dialogue between herself and those minds most at ease in the 19th
century. The super-capitalists of her novels suggest that the
return to free enterprise she demands would be something like a
gorilla house without bars. Miss Rand herself, while scoring points
against the use of violence, the mixed economy of western countries
and the communist-ruled regimes of the east, reminds us that nobody
reads history as she does (for example, calling the Nazis a
socialist movement, an absurd interpretation in the light of
events; or tagging Nelson Rockefeller a wrecker of capitalism which
is comparable to classifying Al Capone as a gangbuster). After her
attack on the statism of current governments, her cry for a radical
capitalism is that of a doctor who, having diagnosed the spreading
cancer, now hopes for a return to the original tumor. Her
followers, such as Nathaniel Branden and Robert Hessen who also
contribute essays to this volume, will no doubt disagree. This is
for the faithful only - those who flaunt dollar signs rather than
sense. (Kirkus Reviews)
The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of
Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene.
This edition includes two articles by Ayn Rand which did not appear in the hardcover edition: The Wreckage of the Consensus," which presents the Objectivists views on Vietnam and the draft; and Requiem for Man," an answer to the Papal encyclical Progresso Populorum.
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