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Updated: April 3, 2009 10:30 a.m.

Irrelevant Rand

Sales of "Atlas Shrugged," Ayn Rand's vision of a utopia based on "rational self-interest" have been brisk during the recent economic downturn. The fictional nature of that vision was conceded by Alan Greenspan, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, when he testified before Congress that he was mistaken in thinking that "rational self-interest" would protect the markets. That had to be a hard admission after 40 years as a disciple who touted faith in ...

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