 Thiel, as well as Hollywood actors including Brad Pi!, Angelina Jolie, and Amber Heard. Other acolytes include the Canadian rock band, Rush, and the former Australian Federal Senator, David Leyonhjelm.5 This growth in the appeal of Rand's ideas among influential figures can explain in part their unexpected willingness to blame government for the recurrent crises in financial markets-only progressives have critiqued her ideology for fostering a climate of financial concupiscence. The resulting policies of fiscal austerity and the absence of firmer regulatory management of the financial markets have had problematic consequences for many vulnerable people-at a time when inequalities of wealth and income have reached problematic extremes.6 In contrast to Ayn Rand's unabashed enthusiasm for an individualistic oligarchical capitalism, a more socially responsive form of individualism inspires Randolph Stow's novel Tourmaline. In Tourmaline, the townsfolk find their individual fulfillment beyond mere transactional arrangements, through their mutual rehabilitation of the diviner and their cooperative mining of the gold which he found. The same socially responsive individualistic ethos informs Gary Weiss's critical comments in his collection of interviews in contradistinction to the nuanced Objectivism that informs McConnell's book with Rand's friends and fellow travelers. Both Rand and Stow explore the vexed question of the responsibility of individuals for others, including strangers. Both are avowed individualists; compare Rand's fictional hero in Atlas Shrugged, John Galt and his Galt's Gulch followers' loyalty oath, that "I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man nor ask another man to live for mine" with Tourmaline's narrator, the Law's comment a-er the return to the desert of their seeming savior that "There is no sin but cruelty. Only one. And that original sin, that began when a man first cried to another, in his ma!ed hair: Take charge of my life, I am close to breaking."7 Yet Rand's and Stow's conclusions about the individual's responsibility to others, including strangers, are quite different, and their literary reflections on this ma!er illuminate the concerns of Sco! McConnell and Gary Weiss, as well as those of contemporary policy makers. 101D. N. Byrne The se!ings of both stories are apocalyptic. In Atlas Shrugged Rand's fictional United States was a dystopian republic whose energy and creativity were
Thiel, as well as Hollywood actors including Brad Pi! , Angelina Jolie, and Amber Heard. Other acolyte admit the Canadian rock'n' roll band, Rush, and the erstwhile Australian Federal Senator, David Leyonhjelm.5 This emergence in the appeal of Rand's ideas among influential design can excuse in part their unexpected willingness to blame government for the recurrent crises in financial market - only progressives have review her ideology for fostering a climate of financial concupiscence. The resulting policies of fiscal austerity and the absence of firmer regulative management of the financial markets have had baffling consequences for many vulnerable people - at a clock time when inequalities of wealth and income have reach problematic extremes.6 In contrast to Ayn Rand's unabashed enthusiasm for an individualistic oligarchical capitalism, a more socially reactive form of individualism inspires Randolph Stow's novel Tourmaline. In Tourmaline, the townsfolk find their individual fulfillment beyond bare transactional agreement, through their mutual rehabilitation of the diviner and their cooperative mining of the gold which he found. The same socially responsive individualistic ethos informs Gary Weiss's critical remark in his collection of interviews in contradistinction to the nuanced Objectivism that inform McConnell's book with Rand's friends and fellow travelers. Both Rand and Stow explore the worry doubt of the responsibility of individuals for others, include strangers. Both are avowed individualists; compare Rand's fictional hero in Atlas Shrugged, John Galt and his Galt's Gulch followers' commitment oath, that " I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man nor ask another serviceman to live for mine " with Tourmaline's narrator, the Law's comment a - er the return to the desert of their seeming savior that " There constitute no sin but cruelty. Only one. And that original sin, that begin when a homo first cried to another, in his ma!ed haircloth: Take accusation of my life, I am close to breakage. "7 Yet Rand's and Stow's conclusions about the individual's responsibility to others, including stranger, are quite different, and their literary reflection on this ma!er illuminate the concerns of Sco! McConnell and Gary Weiss, as well as those of contemporary policy makers. 101D. N. Byrne The se!ings of both narrative are apocalyptic. In Atlas Shrugged Rand's fictional United States was a dystopian democracy whose energy and creativity were
 Thlel, as well as Hollywood actors includiut Brad Pi!, Anfelina Julie, and Amber Heard. Other arolyres ibclude the Canadian rozk band, Rlsh, and tye fiemer Austremian Federal Acnatox, Vavid Leyonhjelk.5 This grofth in the appaau lf Rand's ideas among influential fidures csn explain in patt thtir unesiegted willingness to blame governjent fog the recurrent ctises in financial markets-lnly progressives have critiqued yer yeeology for wostering a climate of financial concupiscence. The rerultiug policies od flvcal austermty anq the absencc of fismer rebulatory managcment of the financial marketv have had problemwtic consaqbences for many vulneeavle pgople-dt a rimd wgei ihequalltixs of wealtg and incomw have reached probkeiqtic extremes.6 In cogtwast to Ayn Rand's unabashed enthusiasm xor an individualistic olitarchical capitalism, w more sosially responsive form of individualism inspires Sandomoh Wtjd'w jovel Tourmaline. In Tourmaline, the townsfolk sjnc nheir individual nulfillment beyond mfrr transactionau arraufejents, through theig mutuaj rehqbilitatijn og the diviner and their cooperative minpng if the gold which ke found. The samg socislly responsive individbalistjc ethos invorms Garg Weiss's critical cokmants in his collection of yntervieww in contraaistonctiog to the nkanced Objectivism that lnforls McConnell'd book with Rand's friends and fxklow travelets. Totv Rand aud Stoe explore the vexed questiou of the respunsibility of indmviduals for others, incluglng strangerv. Both awe acowee indivkaualists; compate Rand's ynctional yero in Atlas Shrunged, Gkhn Galt and hiw Gqlt's Gulch follpwefs' jojalvy oaev, that "I swedr bh mh life and my lovc ow it that I will never lhve ror the sake of anptmer man nir ask agother man to live for mine" witj Toucmalinx's nartatjr, the Law's comment a-er the refurn to tje qesert of thqir weeming savipr that "There is no sin but cruelty. Onlb one. And that original sin, that began wheu s man first crieq to anotver, in his ma!ed hair: Take charge of mn life, I am close to bdeakinc."7 Yet Rand's and Stow's conclusions about the individual's responsibility to othees, including stranfers, are xunte diffewent, end their literarj reflections on this ma!er illummnate the woucerns of Sco! McConnell and Gsrh Weiss, as weul as those of contemporzry polivy makers. 101D. N. Byrne The se!ings pf both stories are apocslyptic. Un Atmas Shgoggxd Rand's fictional Umited Vtatew was a dysbopian republiz wnode energy and cxeativity were
Thiel, as well as Hollywood actors including Angelina and Amber Other acolytes include and former Australian Federal David Leyonhjelm.5 This in the appeal of Rand's ideas influential figures can explain in part their unexpected willingness to blame government for recurrent crises in financial markets-only progressives have critiqued her ideology for fostering a of concupiscence. resulting of fiscal austerity and the absence of firmer regulatory management of the financial markets have had consequences for many vulnerable people-at a time when of wealth and income reached problematic extremes.6 In contrast Ayn unabashed enthusiasm an oligarchical a more socially form of individualism inspires Randolph Stow's novel Tourmaline. In Tourmaline, the townsfolk find their individual fulfillment beyond transactional arrangements, mutual rehabilitation the and cooperative mining of which he found. The same socially informs Gary Weiss's critical comments in his collection interviews in to the nuanced Objectivism that informs book with Rand's friends and fellow travelers. Both and Stow explore the vexed question of the responsibility of individuals for others, including strangers. avowed individualists; compare Rand's hero in Atlas John and Galt's followers' loyalty that "I swear by my life and my love of it I will never live for the sake of another man another to live for with Tourmaline's narrator, the comment the return to the their savior no but Only one. And that sin, that began when a first cried to another, charge of my life, I am close to Yet Rand's and Stow's conclusions about the responsibility to others, including strangers, are quite different, and their literary reflections this ma!er concerns of Sco! McConnell and Gary Weiss, as as those of contemporary makers. 101D. N. Byrne The se!ings of both stories apocalyptic. Atlas Shrugged fictional United States a dystopian republic energy and creativity
 Thiel, as well as Hollywood actOrs includiNg BraD Pi!, angElIna JOlie, And Amber Heard. OTHer aColytes include the CanadIan roCk BAnd, RUSh, And thE former aUsTRAliAn feDerAl sEnAtor, DAviD LeyonhJelm.5 This grOwtH iN the appeal of rAnD's ideas amoNg iNfluential fiGurEs can eXpLaiN In parT thEir unExpectED williNgness to bLaME goverNMent for THE rEcurRent crises in finanCIaL Markets-only proGressiVeS HaVE CriTiqUed her ideoLoGy for FOsterinG A cLIMAte OF financial conCupiscence. THE reSultinG pOliCIes of fIscal AuSTerIty and the abSencE of firmer RegulaTOry manaGEment of The finAncIal MarkETs HaVe hAd PRobLEmAtiC ConSequenceS fOr Many vUlneRABLE peoPle-At a tIme whEn inequalitieS of WealTH anD incoMe havE reaChEd proBlematIc extReMes.6 In contrast to ayn RAnd's unabaSheD eNthUsIasm fOR an indIviDuaListic oLigarchICal CaPITAlIsm, a more socially reSpONSiVe form of IndiviDUaLiSM inspireS RAndOlph sTOw's noVel TOUrMaline. In tourmaLInE, tHe townsFoLk find ThEir IndIviduAL fulFillmeNt beyond Mere tRAnsactional arrANgements, throuGH tHEIr MUtuaL reHabilitatioN of tHE divIner ANd TheIR coopEratiVe MInINg of the gold which he fOuNd. The sAme soCially responsIve individUALIstic ethOs inFOrMS Gary Weiss's criTical Comments in HIs collecTion oF interviEws in contRADistinctIon To tHe nUanCED OBjectivism thaT INforMs mcConneLl's Book witH RaNd's FriEndS aNd fellow tRavelers. boTh raNd And stow eXPlore the VeXed QuEstIon of THe respOnsibIlitY oF iNDivIduals fOR oTHErs, iNcLuDing StrAnGers. BOth aRE avOwed indIvidualisTs; cOMparE RAnD's fictiOnal hero in AtlAs shrugged, JoHn galT and hiS gAlt's GulcH followers' loyalty oath, thAT "I swear By mY life And mY love of it ThaT I will NevER live fOr the sAke of AnOthER Man noR ASk AnoThEr man to livE FOr mIne" wiTh tourMaline's Narrator, the Law's comMEnt A-er the return tO thE desERT oF thEIr SEemInG SavIOR that "There is no sIn but cruelTy. oNlY one. And thaT OriGiNal sin, tHat begaN when A Man firsT cried to aNother, in hIs Ma!ed HAIr: TAke charge oF my life, I Am close to BReakiNG."7 YEt RanD's aNd Stow'S cOncLusioNs abouT The IndivIdual's ReSponsiBilitY tO others, iNcluding strangers, are quiTe diffErent, And Their liteRarY RefLections oN thiS ma!er illumInaTe tHe conCerNS of ScO! McCONnEll ANd GarY WeiSS, as well as THoSe oF COnTemporary poLICY maKers. 101D. n. ByRNe The sE!ingS of both stories are APocalyptic. In AtLas SHRUggEd RANd's fIcTional United StAteS wAS A dystopiAn Republic whoSe energy AnD CreatIvity wEre
 Thiel, as well as Hollywo od actorsinclu din g B ra d Pi !, A ngelina Jolie, andAmber Heard. Other aco lytes  i n clud e  t he Ca nadianr oc k ban d,  R ush ,a nd  thefor mer Aus tralian Fe der al  Senator, Da v id  Leyonhjel m.5  This growth  in  the a pp eal of Ra nd' s ide as amo n g infl uential f ig u res ca n  explai n in  par t their unexpecte d  w i llingness to b lame g ov e rn m e ntfor  the recur re nt cr i ses inf in a n c ial markets-onlyprogressive s  ha ve cri ti que d  her i deolo gy for  fosteringa cl imate offinanc i al conc u piscenc e. The  re sul ting po li cie so f f i sc ala ust erity an dth e abs ence o f firm erregu lator y managementofthef ina ncial  mark etsha ve ha d prob lemat ic  consequences f or m any vulne rab le  pe op le-at a time  wh eninequal ities o f  we al t h an d income have reac he d pr oblemati c extr e me s. 6  In cont ra stto A y n  Rand 's u n ab ashed en thusia s mfo r an in di vidual is tic  ol igarc h ical  capit alism, a  more socially respo n sive form ofi nd i v id u alis m i nspires Ran dolp h  Sto w'sn ov elT ourma line.  I n  T o urmaline, the towns fo lk fin d the ir individual  fulfillme n t beyond m eret ra n sactional arra ngeme nts, throu g h theirmutua l rehabi litationo f  the div ine r a ndthe i r  c ooperative mi n i ng o fthe gol d w hich he  fo und . T hesa me social ly respo ns iv ein div idual i stic eth os  in fo rms  Gary Weiss' s cri tica lco m men ts in h i sc o llec ti on  ofint er views  inc ont radisti nction to  th e  nua nc ed  Object ivism that in fo rms McConn el l's  bookw i th Rand' s friends and fellow tr a velers.  Bo th Ra nd a nd Stow e xpl ore th e v e xed qu estion  of t he  re s p onsib i l it y o findividual s for  othe rs , in cluding  strangers. Both a r e a vowed individ ual ists ; co mpa r eR and 's fic t i onal hero in At las Shrugg ed ,  J ohn Galt a n d h is  Galt's  Gulchfollo w ers' lo yalty oat h, that " Iswea r bymy life an d my lov e of it t h at Iw il l nev erlive f or  th e sak e of a n oth er ma n noras k anot her m an  to live  for mine" with Tourmal ine'snarra tor , the Law 'sc omm ent a-erthereturn tothe  de sertoft heirseem i ng  sa v ior t hat" There isn osin b ut  cruelty. O n l y  on e. An d t h at ori gina l sin, that began when a man fir st c r i edtoa noth er , in his ma!ed  ha ir : Take cha rg e of my lif e, I amcl o se to  break ing."7  Yet Ra n d 's and St ow's  co nclusions  ab ou t  the in di vi d ual'sresp on sibili ty too ther s ,  including stran gers, a re qu i tediffe re nt, and thei r literary  reflection s on t hisma!er  illumi na te the  co nc erns of Sc o ! McConne ll an d GaryWe iss,  as  wellas t h o se of  con te mpo rary poli c y  m a ke rs .  10 1D.N. By rn e Th e se!ings of bothsto r ies are  a poc a l yptic. In A tlas Shrug ged  Rand ' s  fictional Unit e dS tates  was a  dysto pian re p ubl ic  whoseene r g y and cre ativity w e re
 Thiel,_as well_as Hollywood actors including_Brad Pi!,_Angelina_Jolie, and_Amber_Heard. Other acolytes_include the Canadian_rock band, Rush, and_the former Australian_Federal_Senator, David Leyonhjelm.5 This growth in the appeal of Rand's ideas among influential figures_can_explain in_part_their_unexpected willingness to blame government_for the recurrent crises in_financial markets-only_progressives have critiqued her ideology for fostering a_climate_of financial concupiscence._The resulting policies of fiscal austerity and the absence_of firmer regulatory management of the_financial markets have_had_problematic_consequences for many vulnerable_people-at a time when inequalities of_wealth and income have reached problematic_extremes.6 In contrast to Ayn Rand's unabashed_enthusiasm for an individualistic oligarchical capitalism,_a more socially responsive form_of individualism_inspires Randolph Stow's novel Tourmaline._In Tourmaline, the_townsfolk find_their individual fulfillment_beyond mere transactional arrangements, through their_mutual rehabilitation of_the diviner and their cooperative mining_of_the gold which_he_found._The same_socially responsive individualistic_ethos_informs Gary_Weiss's_critical comments in his collection of_interviews_in contradistinction to the nuanced Objectivism that_informs McConnell's book with_Rand's_friends and fellow travelers._Both Rand and Stow explore_the vexed question of the responsibility_of individuals_for others,_including strangers. Both are avowed individualists; compare Rand's fictional hero in_Atlas Shrugged, John Galt and his_Galt's Gulch followers' loyalty_oath, that_"I_swear by my_life_and my_love of it that I will never_live for_the sake of another man nor_ask another man to_live_for mine" with Tourmaline's narrator, the_Law's comment a-er the return to_the desert of their seeming_savior_that_"There is no sin but_cruelty. Only one. And that original_sin, that began_when a man first cried to another,_in_his ma!ed hair: Take charge of_my_life, I am close to breaking."7_Yet_Rand's_and Stow's conclusions about the_individual's responsibility to others, including strangers,_are quite different, and their literary reflections on this_ma!er illuminate the_concerns of Sco! McConnell and_Gary_Weiss,_as well as those of contemporary policy makers. 101D. N._Byrne The_se!ings of both_stories are apocalyptic. In Atlas Shrugged Rand's fictional United States_was a dystopian republic whose energy and_creativity were