Ayn Rand, novelist and conservative political thinker, has an impassioned following among some of today’s Republicans. They embrace her defense of laissez-faire capitalism and individualism.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’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 ...

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 ...