Book description
In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.
The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse.…
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1 author picked Capitalism as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a moderate leftist I was attracted by this propagandist of rightist policies.
Ayn Rand makes a strong case to keep out the state and leave the economy to free markets. It helped me to sharpen my mind.
What is missing in her analysis? How does that modify a rightist political outlook? She challenged me and thus influenced my own writing.
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