Let's assume her claims about Libertarianism's origins are correct, even though they aren't. When you publish a book explicitly detailing your philosophy on th

Let's assume her claims about Libertarianism's origins are correct, even though they aren't. When you publish a book explicitly detailing your philosophy on the way you think the world should work (The Virtue of Selfishness), and people end up adopting parts of your philosophy, you should shut the fuck up, because you got exactly what you asked for when you published it. I'm a huge fan of Atlas Shrugged, it's one of the 10 best novels I've ever read. I think that society can learn something significant from it. I can't say I'm a fan of it's author, her extremist philosophy, or the cult that was created in her memory.