Book TV: Jennifer Burns, Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand"

Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" and Jennifer Burns, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"

Anne Heller and Jennifer Burns present their biographies of author and noted libertarian, Ayn Rand. Professor Burns focuses on Rand's intellectual allies and foes, and Ms. Heller researches the author's childhood and upbringing. Anne Heller and Jennifer Burns discuss their books at the CATO Institute in Washington, DC.

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[CesarManiaX]

Jennifer Burns is so hot.

[logtype47]

Ayn Rand was a moron who thought she could survive on her own genius but when cancer threatened to wipe out the little bit of wealth she managed to put away for her old age she changed her name and applied for welfare benefits. The queen of the Libertarians, a stupid bitch preaching to the ignorant. She had a modicum of success on her own but like other so called self made successes, when she failed and she turned to the state to keep her ass off the street.

[Madfoot713]

@ScottfromTexas Anti-semitism is ok when you are 8. If you are older than that and advocating hateful views you sound like an idiot.

[npina]

omg! she admits that she's stupid. If you read the book examples like these fill every page. Paraphrasing---{{{{ Some people said Rand did not fit the categories of right or left. I see their point But its my 1st book and I am going with the categories we have right now.}}}}

She has no idea what these categories mean or where to put Rand.

Third sentence from book " Her glare would wilt a cactus" (quoting a Newsweek article)

[bej144]

The Cato Institute! She's major league now!. Laying the intellectual groundwork for neofeudalism can be a highly lucrative career choice for a person of a certain character with a the correct subset of literary skills. Considering how Rand exalted scientists and businessmen, you'd think you'd see more of them stumping for Objectivism and fewer of these english and philosophy majors.

[tnguyen318]

How to Publish your own Book. Move to New York City. Look for an "Agent" who's willing to help you "fund" your writing. J.B. LipponCott & Co. ( JLC) will tell you how many books will sell. It will make it to "New York Times" best seller.

[SBRslacker00]

@Tothamon

I was thinking the same thing. I found the full program on the website: booktv dot org.  Just go there and search for Rand.

[ScottfromTexas]

Rand is ok when you are 20. If you are older than that and advocating her views you sound like an idiot.

BTW, why did she push individualism for the Goy suckers but when it came to Jews she supported the collectivist, racist Zionists???

[captaindiesalot]

@victoriaberman

She not as angry as many of her readers, who are PISSED at how the Federal Government has RUINED America. You'll know when we get angry as we finally decide to deal with the Socialists who have screwed all of us.

[victoriaberman]

Anne Heller is too angry and critical to be a good biographer. It's too bad. I would have enjoyed her Ayn Rand research, if she could speak about it without hate and jealously. He audio book was so full of contempt it made me feel sorry for Miss Heller. I kept forgetting about what subject she was speaking on because her personal hatred was so vile and assertive.

Wow, it's so much less work and energy to live without disgust. Anne must be tired at the end of the day.