Little known information about the origin of the characters in some of Ayn Rand's most famous books and other odd information about Rand in the wake of the release of the movie based on the book Atlas Shrugged. Commentary by Steve Leser of Democrats for Progress. www.democratsforprogress.com
Synopsis:
Steve starts of discussing how Rand's books resemble books and characters from the Superhero genre and then describes in Rand's own words how she justifies the rape of a woman in the Fountainhead. Then Rand's hypocrisy is mentioned as at the end of her life, Rand applied for Medicaid and Social Security under an assumed name. Finally, the Hoax mentioned in the article is addressed in methodical detail. The protagonists in Rand's books are developed from a serial killer on whom Rand had an obsessive crush in her earlier years.