Ayn Rand: Goddess of the Market (Encore)
January 04, 2012 Wednesday AT 3PM CT

 
 

Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged, has become one of the most polarizing figures in American culture, but how much do we really know about her life? History professor Jennifer Burns spent years poring over Rand's private papers and journals, offering a reassessment of the author's life, and her impact on the current conservative political movement.



Guest
  • Jennifer Burns, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia, author of "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"
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