Jennifer Burns

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.

Then eventually they graduate from college and they both enroll in a graduate program in Columbia. And they leave. And after they've left, Ayn Rand is just bereft. And within a few months, she packs up her home and she moves to New York. Here I am. I like New York better. And so that becomes the seedbed of the collective. And the Brandons, they get married. They change their name to Brandon.

Then eventually they graduate from college and they both enroll in a graduate program in Columbia. And they leave. And after they've left, Ayn Rand is just bereft. And within a few months, she packs up her home and she moves to New York. Here I am. I like New York better. And so that becomes the seedbed of the collective. And the Brandons, they get married. They change their name to Brandon.

Then eventually they graduate from college and they both enroll in a graduate program in Columbia. And they leave. And after they've left, Ayn Rand is just bereft. And within a few months, she packs up her home and she moves to New York. Here I am. I like New York better. And so that becomes the seedbed of the collective. And the Brandons, they get married. They change their name to Brandon.

They've never publicly spoken on this, but many people have pointed out it has the word Rand in the name. So it's some type of acknowledgement of how important she is to them. And time goes on and romantic feelings develop between Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Brandon, who's some 20 years her junior.

They've never publicly spoken on this, but many people have pointed out it has the word Rand in the name. So it's some type of acknowledgement of how important she is to them. And time goes on and romantic feelings develop between Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Brandon, who's some 20 years her junior.

They've never publicly spoken on this, but many people have pointed out it has the word Rand in the name. So it's some type of acknowledgement of how important she is to them. And time goes on and romantic feelings develop between Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Brandon, who's some 20 years her junior.

And they discuss them and they realize that rationality has led them to the conclusion that they should be lovers.

And they discuss them and they realize that rationality has led them to the conclusion that they should be lovers.

And they discuss them and they realize that rationality has led them to the conclusion that they should be lovers.

Right. They've rationally decided this. But because they're rational, they need the consent or at least to inform their partners.

Right. They've rationally decided this. But because they're rational, they need the consent or at least to inform their partners.

Right. They've rationally decided this. But because they're rational, they need the consent or at least to inform their partners.

They're both married. So they call a meeting and they... Obtain the consent or maybe simply inform the others of the rationality of the choice. And then they say, but this is only going to be an intellectual relationship. But we'd like a few hours alone each week. And we don't want to be deceptive. So we want you to know and approve of this.

They're both married. So they call a meeting and they... Obtain the consent or maybe simply inform the others of the rationality of the choice. And then they say, but this is only going to be an intellectual relationship. But we'd like a few hours alone each week. And we don't want to be deceptive. So we want you to know and approve of this.

They're both married. So they call a meeting and they... Obtain the consent or maybe simply inform the others of the rationality of the choice. And then they say, but this is only going to be an intellectual relationship. But we'd like a few hours alone each week. And we don't want to be deceptive. So we want you to know and approve of this.

So the spouses bought into rationality, know and approve this. One thing leads to another. It becomes a full romantic and sexual relationship. And although it's open within these four people, it is not open more broadly.

So the spouses bought into rationality, know and approve this. One thing leads to another. It becomes a full romantic and sexual relationship. And although it's open within these four people, it is not open more broadly.

So the spouses bought into rationality, know and approve this. One thing leads to another. It becomes a full romantic and sexual relationship. And although it's open within these four people, it is not open more broadly.

And so in all these meetings of the collective, Alan Greenspan, all these other people coming up, drinking coffee all night, talking, talking, they all know that Nathaniel Brandon is objectivist number one. They don't know that there's a romantic and sexual relationship happening. It's kept a secret. And then when Atlas Shrugged comes out, It's panned by reviewers.