[XJarhead]

It's easy to pick apart Rand's novels, and even some of her non-fiction. But the mere fact that she gets some stuff wrong doesn't make any of the stuff she got right any less important. In the long run, its her ideas, not her flaws, that matter.

Her most valuable contribution to modern philosophical thought is her defense of capitalism on moral, rather than utilitarian, grounds. It's the 800lb. gorilla that drives much of modern conservatism, and represents a recapturing of a moral high ground too easily surrendered by many of capitalism's so-called defenders.

[FreeKeys]

Well said.