Let me get one thing out of the way: I have never read Ayn Rand... I did what any self-respecting journalist would do: I called up a friend. "Quick, can you explain Ayn Rand's personal philosophy to me in one sentence?" I asked Fahad Siadat, a professional musician who'd just finished reading Atlas Shrugged... "Think of Kanye West," he said. "He's a total douche bag, but he writes good music. According to Rand, that's what counts." And isn't everyone who follows Rand supposed to be selfish? "They are selfish," Siadat said. "To become the best, you have to do what's...