Rand in avant-garde mode in 1964.

Why a Pinko New Ager Loves Ayn Rand

And Why the Capitalist Icon Deserves a Second Look

The website Big Think recently ran a beautifully illustrated and fairly predictable assault on writer Ayn Rand on the grounds that she’s not a “serious” philosopher.

I am not a follower of Rand’s economic ideas: I believe in a mildly redistributive social democratic state with single-payer…