Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Anthem... the writer of these works is a Hero to some and a crazed Evil Harpie to others. Whatever your take, she was a formidable woman by almost anyone's standards. The movement (Philosophy) she founded is known as Objectivism.
Here's the Trailer for "The Fountainhead" Movie:
Ayn Rand YES!
ARI
CATO
The Federalist
Real Clear Markets
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Ayn Rand: NO!
From Salon: Libertarian Nightmare
CBS: Dead WrongWhy I'm not an Objectivist.
From Stanford
Confessions of a Recovering Objectivist
Madelynne Wager
Other Pro-Rand Groups:
The Atlas Society
Ayn Rand Society
A Couple of Randian Randoms:
Scalzi's Review of Atlas Shrugged.
The New York Times Original Film Review for The Fountainhead.
Michael Shermer's piece
It is now in my Selfish Interest to finish this post (so I can walk my dog?)
Later,
Paul Parducci