I reas Atlas Shrugged at precisely the right time: just after college and as I was starting my first business.
The book was just perfect for me at that age: slightly repetitive, engrossing, dramatic, and filled with new ideas I had never considered about Man and government.
New ideas beget new ideas. I became more open minded about what freedom really means, and little by little, I became a sane American citizen.
Ayn Rand was no “conservative,” but her legacy is a not-so secret weapon in the war against communism and fascism.
Buy the book for ANY 18-25 year old in your periphery.
I raised three sons and I saw to it that they each had their own copy. I know that each of them at least read most of it, if not all of it. That was good enough for me. And they all have good common sense and value personal freedom so I am happy.