Mean Girl

Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed

De: Lisa Duggan

Narrado por: Dina Pearlman

Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the 21st century, she has been resurrected as a serious reference point for mainstream figures, especially those on the political right, from Paul Ryan to Donald Trump. Mean Girl follows Rand’s trail through the 20th century from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and traces her posthumous appeal and the influence of her novels via her cruel, surly, sexy heroes. Outlining the impact of Rand’s philosophy of selfishness, Mean Girl illuminates the Randian shape of our neoliberal, contemporary culture of greed and the dilemmas we face in our political present.

©2019 Lisa Duggan (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

A Great Read- eye opening

An accurate and amazing review and analysis of Ayn Rand’s life, believes and influence on the socioeconomic system of USA and Europe in the past 50 years. Identifying Randism, Alan Greenspan and neoliberalism as the culprit of deregulation’s that led to 2008 economic crash and the cruelty of our capitalist system.
Lisa Dugan has done a great job demonizing the objectivism at the heart of neoliberalism and encouraging all of us to stand up to it if we care about humanity.

The worst ever book about another book

If you hate Ayn Rand but cannot logically understand why, this book will add a justification to your feelings.

If you are a fan of Ayn Rand, then there's nothing interesting for you here. I have checked, trust me, save your time and money.

Light on facts, and heavy on condemnation, this didactic opinion piece contributes nothing to the story. I found no new information in the entire book.

Synopsis: Ayn Rand was a horrible human being because she was mean to some people who she considered evil. All of our modern-day troubles stem from Ayn Rand and her followers, like... Bill Clinton and Barack Obama among many others.