#457 – Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom

10811.85 - 10835.711 Jennifer Burns

And then I think it's the problem of elevating rationality over any other mode of insight or thinking. And so what happens in Rand's life, and I describe this in some detail in the book, is she essentially creates a cult of reason around her. And People who are drawn into this cult. It's called The Collective. It's a group of young people in New York City who are drawn to her work.