NYT Article on BB&T, John Allison, and Ayn Rand

Defending Ayn Rand Against Misguided Criticism in a Misunderstood Context

Andrew Martin has a nice article in today’s New York Times, titled “Give BB&T Liberty, but Not a Bailout.” The piece is, for the most part, positive, and I highly recommend it.

I must point out, however, that the article includes a smear by subjectivist philosopher Brian Leiter, who expresses his wish that Rand is “irrelevant” and that her ideas are “sim…