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Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul Hardcover - 2012

by Weiss, Gary


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Thirty years after her death in March 1982, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality--these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy.

In "Ayn Rand Nation"," " Gary Weiss explores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. He provides new insights into Rand's inner circle in the last years of her life, with revelations of never-before-publicized predictions by Rand that still resonate today. Weiss charts Rand's infiltration of the Tea Party and Libertarian movements, and provides an inside look at the radical belief system that has exerted a powerful influence on the Republican Party and its presidential candidates. It's a fascinating cast of characters that ranges from Glenn Beck to Oliver Stone, and includes Rand's most influential disciple, Alan Greenspan. Weiss describes in penetrating detail how Greenspan became a stalking horse for Rand--slashing and burning regulations with ideological zeal, and then seeking to conceal her influence on his life and thinking. Lastly, Weiss provides a strategy for a renewed national dialogue, an embrace of the nation's core values that is needed to deal with Rand's pervasive grip on society.

From "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" to Rand's lesser-known and misunderstood nonfiction books, Gary Weiss examines the impact of Rand's thinking across our society.

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  • Title Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul
  • Author Weiss, Gary
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 304
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York
  • Date 2012-02
  • ISBN 9780312590734

About the author

Gary Weiss is a journalist and the author of two books probing the underside of finance, "Wall Street Versus America" and "Born to Steal." He was an award-winning investigative reporter for "BusinessWeek, " and his articles have appeared in "Conde Nast Portfolio, ""Parade" magazine, "Salon," and "The New York Times," among other publications. He lives in New York City.

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