For the purposes of this little on-line ramble, I do not profess to be an authority on Rand or Keynes. As for Rand, I thoroughly enjoyed her Atlas Shrugged, and recently finished a biography on her life & writings by Anne Heller. Atlas is a far more enjoyable read of the two (the bio is well written, it was just a bit too much for me). As for Keynes, I have not read any of his works in a primary fashion, but being a student of business & economics, I am familiar enough with his theories and use of theory in the 1930-1940’s and today.
Ayn Rand, proponent of laissez faire capitalism; John Maynard Keynes, advocate for government intervention in business; what do these two have to do with the Golden Rule?
As for Rand, it is an easier explanation for myself. She was a pure capitalist, in her writings, her beliefs & in her life. In fact she was, as my mother would say, selfish. Her super-hero’s John Galt & Howard Roark were interested in their belief, their success, their power. In summary, Rand wasn’t a proponent of the Golden Rule.
