Ayn Rand’s most adamant axiom forms the foundation of her Objectivist philosophy: “Contradictions do not exist.” But what about the contradiction between her philosophy and religion—one ...

Philosopher and author Ayn Rand offered a guide for ... is the concept of man as a heroic being," Rand wrote. It's one of her most memorable quotes. The nation’s foreign policy since World ...

And Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey, who is “an ardent libertarian and admirer of Rand,” was forced to ... with its accent on religion, many counsel that this would be a good moment ...

The deterioration of traditional cultural norms and the social upheaval that’s followed — from the living room to classroom the boardroom — is no surprise to Ayn Rand scholars. Among her ...

Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged” has polarized ... Like any consistent materialism, this one begins by rejecting God, religion, original sin, etc. etc. (This book’s aggressive atheism ...

Love her or hate her, you can't deny that Ayn Rand, the 20th century's most bellicose/eloquent (select adjective based on political persuasion) defender of laissez-faire capitalism, is ...

Ayn Rand had a hard year in 1934 ... Peikoff notes that in her journals from that era, “Rand singles out religion as the main cause of men’s lack of integrity.” Rand may have condemned ...

Ayn Rand is best known for her novels The ... a system of morality "not based on faith" or emotion, "but on reason." Rand wholly rejected religion. She called it a weakness, even a parasite ...

Rep. Paul Ryan once credited the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand as “the reason I got involved in public service,” but this week he’s singing a new tune, telling the National Review’s ...