IRVINE, CA—"The Corporation," a Canadian documentary currently in theatres, portrays modern, profit-driven companies "as having all the qualities of a psychopath." But what the film actually exposes, says Dr. Andrew Bernstein, author of the forthcoming book The Capitalist Manifesto, is the hate-filled, destruction-loving souls on the Left.

In the early 20th century, the Left demanded that we reject capitalism in the name of progress. Embrace "scientific" socialism, it said, and prosperity will ensue. This delusion could not be maintained. Faced with the ever-rising living standards in the more capitalist countries, from the United States to West Germany to Asia, and with the ever-increasing misery and even death in the more socialist countries, from Soviet Russia to East Germany to North Korea, the Left had a choice. Either reevaluate the path to progress and become a champion of capitalism, or continue attacking capitalism knowing full well that it is the only means to prosperity. The Left chose the latter.

"The Corporation" is yet another attack on human progress. The film relentlessly bashes corporations—which exist in large scale only in individual rights-respecting, capitalist nations—while giving no thought to how people are to obtain the cornucopia of food, medicine, housing, automobiles, computers, etc. that modern corporations have made possible. The film attacks the independence of spirit and innovative thought of the modern business leader, while offering no alternative for the source of wealth creation. The film demands destruction—for the sake of destruction. "If that is not the soul of a psychopath," Dr. Bernstein asks, "what is?"

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Dr. Andrew Bernstein, a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute, is available for interviews.

Contact larryb@aynrand.org or (800) 365-6552 ext. 213.