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Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (1957)
Although mainstream critics reacted poorly to Atlas Shrugged it was a popular success. Set in what novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand called "the day after tomorrow," the book depicts the United States caught up in a crisis caused by a corrupt establishment of government regulators and business interests. The book's negative view of government and its support of unimpeded capitalism as the highest moral objective have influenced libertarians and those who advocate for less government. |