Ayn Rand

• What kind of conservative is Rand?

  New Right
• What is Rand’s view on human nature?

  positive view of nature as rational objectivism
• What is Rand’s view of society?

  society is atomistic with individuals pursuing their own ends
• What is Rand’s view on the economy?

  Free market capitalism should not be hindered by the state and will reward individual hard work and creativity
• What is Rand’s view of the state?

  Distributive justice is unjust as it is a form of legalised theft by the state to benefit those who have done nothing to earn it