In a Rolling Stone interview published today, Barack Obama distorted and misrepresented Ayn Rand’s views. Ari Armstrong of The Objective Standard responded to the president’s statements here:
Obama, Unsurprisingly, Gets Ayn Rand Wrong
The Ayn Rand Center’s blog also responded with analysis of Ayn Rand’s actual views and context that should help people understand those views:
Obama on Ayn Rand: The Annotated Version
Don Watkins has also responded to the issue Obama raised, of being an individualist and caring for other people, on the Ayn Rand Institute’s Laissez-Faire blog:
Obama’s Straw Man Attack on Ayn Rand
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Thanks for visiting my blog. I loved Ayn Rand and discussing her ideas gives me a real buzz; but I am more than happy to admit that I do not wholy immerse myself in her philosophy as it flies against a lot of the core principles i was taught. Having said that, we find ourselves in an economical quagmire that was seen a m ile off and it is perpetuated by the idea that ‘everyone is owed something’.