Rand, Ayn

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A Russian-born twentieth-century American writer whose popular novels, including The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, are polemical expositions of her view that controls, governmental and otherwise, inhibit creative individualism.

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The protagonist in The Fountainhead, a talented, egotistical architect, is supposedly modeled on Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The town, known in Arabic as Ayn al-Arab, is so significant to ISIS that the group calls it Ayn al-Islam.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gawker sneered that Uber is "Ayn Rand's favorite car service."
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing|Olivia Nuzzi|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were loud voices, including that of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), calling for ending the program entirely.
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sadly, Rand does not bring much in the way of diversity to the GOP ticket.
Why 2016’s Hopefuls Are Hopeless|P. J. O’Rourke|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Seymourite playing centre next to Rand-Brown had run through to the back and passed out to his wing, as a good centre should.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
If ever there was circumstantial evidence against a man, here it was against Rand-Brown.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
If Rand-Brown were really, as he suspected, the writer of the letter, the bat must be in this room somewhere.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
Do you remember,” asked Trevor, “saying that you thought it must be Rand-Brown who wrote those letters?
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
Whether Rand-Brown knew anything about the affair or not, it was quite certain that the bat was not with him.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse