For the Rand Novice
I'd actually forgotten about this, but I wrote a brief biographical introduction to Rand for Cato a while back. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about and aren't ready to commit to slogging through 60-page philosophical speeches just yet, you might start here.
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Julian, I felt sorry for your blog item not getting any comments. Rest assured that while not an AR novice, I did read the linked article.
I do have one comment I’d like to throw out for consideration: Just imagine how much more fucked up Leonard Piekoff would be if it actually was possible for him to inheirit Ayn Rand’s Intellect as she so bequeathed to him in her will.
Given that she had such a strong will, maybe he did.