Jennifer Burns

Over time, they all come to share Ayn Rand's views and opinions on everything from music to art to clothes. She gets a dining room table and a bunch of them get the same dining room table. And it becomes incredibly conformist because they've all believed they're acting rationally. And they believe that to act rationally is to agree with Ayn Rand.

Over time, they all come to share Ayn Rand's views and opinions on everything from music to art to clothes. She gets a dining room table and a bunch of them get the same dining room table. And it becomes incredibly conformist because they've all believed they're acting rationally. And they believe that to act rationally is to agree with Ayn Rand.

Over time, they all come to share Ayn Rand's views and opinions on everything from music to art to clothes. She gets a dining room table and a bunch of them get the same dining room table. And it becomes incredibly conformist because they've all believed they're acting rationally. And they believe that to act rationally is to agree with Ayn Rand.

And they believe there's no other way to make decisions than rationality. And so to disagree with her is to be irrational. They don't want to be irrational. So people get really caught up in this very damaging cult-like circle around her.

And they believe there's no other way to make decisions than rationality. And so to disagree with her is to be irrational. They don't want to be irrational. So people get really caught up in this very damaging cult-like circle around her.

And they believe there's no other way to make decisions than rationality. And so to disagree with her is to be irrational. They don't want to be irrational. So people get really caught up in this very damaging cult-like circle around her.

Yeah, I mean, it's amazing. So Murray Rothbard, who's a famous anarchist, falls into the Ayn Rand cult. And then he disagrees. And there's some type of show trial where he's told he's wrong about everything. And then he has a little sort of pseudo cult of his own. And two of his cult members disagree.

Yeah, I mean, it's amazing. So Murray Rothbard, who's a famous anarchist, falls into the Ayn Rand cult. And then he disagrees. And there's some type of show trial where he's told he's wrong about everything. And then he has a little sort of pseudo cult of his own. And two of his cult members disagree.

Yeah, I mean, it's amazing. So Murray Rothbard, who's a famous anarchist, falls into the Ayn Rand cult. And then he disagrees. And there's some type of show trial where he's told he's wrong about everything. And then he has a little sort of pseudo cult of his own. And two of his cult members disagree.

switch over to Ayn Rand, and then one of them, to show, to gesture their breaking of their relationship, mails him a dollar bill that's been torn in half. I mean, this is high theatrics, right?

switch over to Ayn Rand, and then one of them, to show, to gesture their breaking of their relationship, mails him a dollar bill that's been torn in half. I mean, this is high theatrics, right?

switch over to Ayn Rand, and then one of them, to show, to gesture their breaking of their relationship, mails him a dollar bill that's been torn in half. I mean, this is high theatrics, right?

Yes. So after The Fountainhead, The Fountainhead is auctioned to be, is sold to be a film. So Ayn Rand moves to Hollywood where she's going to help in the writing of the film. She wants a lot of creative control. And she's also still working in screenwriting and things like this. And so she gets a letter from a Canadian student who's written to her several times.

Yes. So after The Fountainhead, The Fountainhead is auctioned to be, is sold to be a film. So Ayn Rand moves to Hollywood where she's going to help in the writing of the film. She wants a lot of creative control. And she's also still working in screenwriting and things like this. And so she gets a letter from a Canadian student who's written to her several times.

Yes. So after The Fountainhead, The Fountainhead is auctioned to be, is sold to be a film. So Ayn Rand moves to Hollywood where she's going to help in the writing of the film. She wants a lot of creative control. And she's also still working in screenwriting and things like this. And so she gets a letter from a Canadian student who's written to her several times.

And then he writes again and he says, I'm at UCLA. And she's like, young man, you're so full of error. Why don't you come visit me and I'll straighten you out. And so he comes and they have this real meeting of the minds. They talk all night. He comes again. He brings his girlfriend. She loves him.

And then he writes again and he says, I'm at UCLA. And she's like, young man, you're so full of error. Why don't you come visit me and I'll straighten you out. And so he comes and they have this real meeting of the minds. They talk all night. He comes again. He brings his girlfriend. She loves him.

And then he writes again and he says, I'm at UCLA. And she's like, young man, you're so full of error. Why don't you come visit me and I'll straighten you out. And so he comes and they have this real meeting of the minds. They talk all night. He comes again. He brings his girlfriend. She loves him.

And they start this very intense relationship of spending every weekend at her house, basically staying up all night talking about ideas. He becomes completely converted to the objectivist worldview, um, Rand begins counseling him and his girlfriend about their relationship. You know, very intense thing.

And they start this very intense relationship of spending every weekend at her house, basically staying up all night talking about ideas. He becomes completely converted to the objectivist worldview, um, Rand begins counseling him and his girlfriend about their relationship. You know, very intense thing.