[Beckwith]

let us not pretend that her pitiful philosophy ever convinced anyone outside of a very narrow circle of fellow-theorizers

That may be the most ignorant post I've ever read here.

Maybe the poster's pseudonym, annal lex, provides you with a clue to why he believes what he wrote. Sounds like a college sophmore who read Rand as required reading and then took notes while his liberal professor tore her a new watchamacallit.

[annalex]

I am a 50 year old man educated outside of America.

Love, Alex.