Rational Passion

This piece by Amity Shlaes is by no means perfect. Two specific criticisms: 1.) Ayn Rand was not a "libertarian." 2.) Ms. Shlaes describes the story as "beyond dated"--but the rest of Ms. Shlaes's column contradicts this charge.

In any event, the book is indeed selling faster than ever as the world we live in looks ever more like the one described in Atlas Shrugged.  Who is John Galt?