John Ellis’s Reviews > Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul > Status Update

"You don't have to read ATLAS very thoroughly to realize the extent to which it is a repudiation of Christianity. But its antireligious character is spelled out in obtuse philosophical jargon, so casual readers like Vicki might not be bothered by it. " p. 174

"Would the Tea Party John Galt sign-holders, raised on a diet of John Wayne movies and Band of Brothers, ever accept the position that World War II was, maybe, optional? That perhaps we should have just sat that one out? That perhaps their grandfathers were wounded at Anzio for no particular reason in the philosophical scheme of things?" p.77

"Today her vision of radical capitalism has never been more popular. She is the godmother of the Tea Party and the philosophical bulwark that stands behind the right's assault on Social Security and Medicare. Yet during her lifetime she was the leader of a cult, an adulterer, a militant atheist, a supporter of abortion, and an oponent of antidrug laws." p.5