A lot of people think Rand defended capitalism as we know it, which is quite untrue. Her conception of it was something very different. She referred to the pres

A lot of people think Rand defended capitalism as we know it, which is quite untrue. Her conception of it was something very different. She referred to the present finance industry types as the "aristocracy of pull." Not that I'm a Rand fanatic per se, but she is often misquoted and completely misunderstood. Some of her supposed fans misunderstand her as much as her opponents.