The Passion Of Ayn Rand. Equally revered by greedy bastards, Canadian prog-rock musicians, and misguided philosophy majors, Ayn Rand was a distinctly American phenomenon: an atheistic philosopher ...

Those who admire Rand's prodigious fiction, if not her dubious politics of self-actualization, will be disappointed by the lack of erotic heat generated by Mirren and Stoltz.

Arguably, no two people were closer to Ayn Rand than Barbara and Nathaniel Branden, whom Rand once named as her "intellectual heir." Indeed, when the ...

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This news might have brought a contemptuous smile to Ayn Rand’s stony face, but for one thing: Her chief competitor was L. Ron Hubbard, who landed three titles on the public’s top 10.

But in the 27 years since her death, she has been the subject of only one major work, “The Passion of Ayn Rand” (1986). Its author, Barbara Branden, wrote a fascinating account, ...

Ayn Rand is often caricatured as a defender of the wealthy. But in reality, there are more rich villains in her books than heroes. As Steve Horwitz demonstrates, she exalted producers, not wealthy ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. If not for the open casket, Ayn Rand’s funeral might have been confused for a party. On March 8, 1982, hundreds of admirers lined up outside a funeral home ...

In 1986, Barbara published a second biography, The Passion of Ayn Rand, which eventually was made into an award-winning Showtime movie starring Helen Mirren.