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I'll cop right up front to knowing very little about Ayn Rand, the legendary author and founder of objectivism. I'll further admit that what I do know about her I don't like. I don't like her denouncements of altruism. I don't like her outright rejection of all things socialist. I don't like her novella "Anthem," which I've read and think is ridiculous.

But like I said, what I don't know about Ayn Rand could fill a library. So why do I care enough to plug those holes in my knowledge? Well, because one, you never want to be ignorant. But, two, because every person I talk with who has read all her works, seems to talk about her with a passion bordering on religious devotion.

And one of those people is Angelina Jolie. Read more...

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