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Ryan, Rand and Rights [The Daily Caller]
Friday, August 17, 2012
By: Don Watkins

Whether he likes it or not, Paul Ryan's worldview is going to be defined in large part by its distance from philosopher Ayn Rand's. Ryan is on record as praising Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged" and her moral defense of capitalism. He's also on record as rejecting Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. So, where does Ryan sit in relation to Rand?

This op-ed was published at The Daily Caller on August 17, 2012.

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