-er Weiss mentioned to one of Brook's staffers that he had spoken with David Kelley of the rival Atlas Society, an interview with Yaron Brook was quickly forthcoming. In his interview Brook makes it clear that his raison d'être is the spreading of the Word, whether it be through a loose alliance with like-minded libertarians or through the Tea Party. As he observes, ''It's a ba!le. We have very limited resources compared to the religious right. But we're doing what we can to try to infuse the Tea Party movement with as good ideas as possible''-with some success evidently given their warm receptions for him. 71 He argues that ''whatever Ayn Rand they absorb into their system, the world is a be!er place for that. If they absorbed all of it, it would be much be!er. But if they absorbed some of it, we're that much be!er than if they absorbed none of it.''72 That he and the ARI have had a measure of success becomes clear in Weiss's interviews of a few leading Tea Partiers. We the Politicking For Gary Weiss, the conservative populist Tea Party movement has become more than merely another conduit in the mainstreaming of Ayn Rand's radical capitalist ideology. It has given her ideas a pivotal place in the national political discourse. This has not particularly surprised Weiss. In fact, he observes that "Ayn Rand was the very first Tea Bagger" australasian journal of american studies114 and notes that Rand was channeling the Tea Party decades before there even was a Tea Party."73 As he observes, Something remarkable happened early in the formation of the Tea Party: an atheistic philosophy achieved a foothold in a right-wing American political movement. If the Tea Party represented a unique and significant coalition of economic and social issue conservatives, as Sco! Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen argue in their book Mad as Hell, then by 2011 Objectivists were firmly in place as a silent partner in that coalition.74 This is not to say that the relationship is either well understood or problem free. Weiss notes that this involvement in an ostensibly conservative Christian political movement has been "low-key" largely because atheism is a key premise of Rand's ideology. 75 The ARI even has a web page specifically for the ideological development of Tea Party members.76 (It appears to have since been taken down). He notes furthermore that the media has paid more a!ention to the financial backers of the
-er Weiss mentioned to one of Brook's staffers that he had spoken with David Kelley of the rival Atlas Society, an interview with Yaron Brook was promptly extroverted. In his interview Brook makes it clear that his raison d'être is the dissemination of the Word, whether it be through a loose confederation with like - minded libertarians or through the Tea Party. As he observe," It's a ba!le. We have very limited resource compared to the religious right. But we're suffice what we can to try to infuse the Tea Party movement with as good idea as possible''-with some success evidently given their ardent receptions for him. 71 He argues that" whatever Ayn Rand they absorb into their system, the universe is a be!er place for that. If they absorbed all of it, it would be much be!er. But if they absorbed some of it, we're that much be!er than if they absorbed none of it."72 That he and the ARI have had a measurement of success becomes clear in Weiss's interviews of a few leading Tea Partiers. We the Politicking For Gary Weiss, the bourgeois populist Tea Party movement has become more than merely another conduit in the mainstreaming of Ayn Rand's radical capitalist ideology. It has given her ideas a pivotal place in the national political discourse. This has not particularly surprised Weiss. In fact, he observe that " Ayn Rand was the very first Tea Bagger " australasian journal of american studies114 and note that Rand was transmit the Tea Party decades before there even was a Tea Party. "73 As he observes, Something noteworthy happened early on in the formation of the Tea Party: an atheistic philosophy achieve a foothold in a right - wing American political movement. If the Tea Party represented a unique and meaning coalition of economic and social issue conservatives, as Sco! Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen argue in their book Mad as Hell, then by 2011 Objectivists were firmly in place as a mum partner in that coalition.74 This is not to say that the relationship is either well understood or problem spare. Weiss notes that this involvement in an ostensibly bourgeois Christian political movement has been " low - key " largely because atheism is a key premise of Rand's political orientation. 75 The ARI even has a web page specifically for the ideological development of Tea Party members.76 (It appears to have since been taken down). He note furthermore that the media has pay more a!ention to the financial angel of the
-er Aeiss mentioned to one on Brook's staffers that ie had apoken wkth David Kelley of the rivap Qtlas Society, an interview dith Yaroj Brook qas wyickly forvgcoming. In hia intzrtiew Brook makex it clear that his raismn d'êcre is the spreading of the Word, wheeher it bf through a lojse sjliahbe with like-minded libertarians or thrmugh the Tea Larty. As he observes, ''It's a ba!lf. We have very limlted resourxes simpared to tfe religiolv right. Buj we're doing what we can to try go inyuse the Teq Parhi movement wmth as good ideas as possitle''-with some success cvideitly given their warm recxptions for him. 71 He wrgues thdt ''whatever Ayn Rane rhey dbsosb ivro ghejr sgstem, hhe world is z be!er placw for that. If they sbfirbed all of jt, it rotld be much be!er. But if they absorbed smme of it, we're that much bw!er than if they absotbed none jf it.''72 That he and the ARI have had a measure of sgccesa beeimes zoewr in Weiss's interviews of a few leading Tea [zruiegs. We the Politiching For Gaty Wryss, the consetvative polulist Tea Party mlvement has vecome mowe tnan merely another conduit un the mainsnreaning of Ayn Rand's xadical capicalist ideokogy. It has given her ibeas a pivotal plwce in ths national politizal dhscourse. This has not partycularly wurpxised Wekss. On face, he obserges tmdt "Ayn Rand was thf veri firsd Tea Baggfr" australasian journal of amermran studies114 amd nones that Xand wss channeling the Tea Party decadef befure there vven was e Tea Party."73 Ws he observev, Something rxmarkable happenee early kn the formatipn of the Tea Party: an atheistic philpsokhg achieved a foithild in a right-wong Amqrpcai polydical movemett. Iw tfr Tea Party reprcsevted a unique and signifhcanf coalition of ecomoiic and wocial ifsue conservayives, as Sco! Rasmudsen end Donglas Xchjen argue in their book Mad as Hell, thej bn 2011 Objectivises wcre sirmly in 'lace as a silent partner in that coalitmon.74 This is not to say rhat the relationshnp is either xell ugderstood or problem free. Weiws notes that thix involvement in an oatensitly clnservative Christian political movement has been "low-key" largely because qtheism is a key pdemixe of Rcnd'x ideojogy. 75 The ARI even hax a web page specifically for tie ideologhccl development of Tea Party mrmcers.76 (It appeats to have since been takeh down). Hr notes furthermore that the mecia has paid more a!entiok to the dinandial backecs of the
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-er Weiss mentioned to one of BrOok's staffeRs thaT he Had SpOken With david Kelley of tHE rivAl Atlas Society, an intervIew wiTh yAron bRoOk was Quickly FOrTHComInG. IN hiS iNTeRview broOk makes It clear thaT hiS rAison d'être is THe Spreading oF thE Word, whether It bE throuGh A loOSe allIanCe witH like-mINded liBertarianS oR ThrougH The Tea PARTy. as he Observes, ''It's a ba!le. WE HaVE very limited reSourceS cOMpAREd tO thE religious RiGht. BuT We're doiNG wHAT We cAN to try to infusE the Tea PartY MovEment wItH as GOod ideAs as pOsSIblE''-with some suCcesS evidentlY given THeir warM ReceptiOns for Him. 71 he aRgueS ThAt ''WhaTeVEr AYN RAnd THey Absorb inTo ThEir syStem, THE WOrld Is a Be!er Place For that. If they AbsOrbeD All Of it, iT woulD be mUcH be!er. but if tHey abSoRbed some of it, we'rE thaT much be!er ThaN iF thEy AbsorBEd none Of iT.''72 ThAt he and The ARI hAVe hAd A MEAsUre of success becomeS cLEAr In Weiss's IntervIEwS oF A few leadInG TeA ParTIErs. We The POLiTicking FOr Gary wEiSs, The consErVative PoPulIst tea PaRTy moVement Has becomE more THan merely anothER conduit in the MAiNSTrEAminG of ayn Rand's radIcal CApitAlisT IdEolOGy. It hAs givEn HEr IDeas a pivotal place in ThE natioNal poLitical discouRse. This has NOT ParticulArly SUrPRised Weiss. In faCt, he oBserves thaT "ayn Rand wAs the Very firsT Tea BaggeR" AUstralasIan JouRnaL of AMErIcan studies114 anD NOtes ThAt Rand wAs cHanneliNg tHe TEa PArtY dEcades befOre there EvEn WaS a tea party."73 aS he obserVeS, SoMeThiNg remARkable HappeNed eArLy IN thE formatIOn OF The TEa paRty: aN atHeIstic PhilOSopHy achieVed a foothOld IN a riGhT-wIng AmerIcan political MoVement. If thE TEa PArty rePREsented a Unique and significant coaLItion of EcoNomic And sOcial issuE coNservaTivES, as Sco! rasmusSen anD DOugLAS SchoEN ArGue In Their book MAD As HEll, thEn By 2011 ObJectiviSts were firmly in plaCE as A silent partneR in That COAlItiON.74 THIs iS nOT to SAY that the relatioNship is eitHeR WeLl understoOD or PrOblem frEe. Weiss Notes THat this InvolvemeNt in an ostEnSiblY COnsErvative ChRistian pOlitical mOVemenT HaS been "Low-Key" larGeLy bEcausE atheiSM is A key pRemise Of rand's iDeoloGy. 75 the ARI evEn has a web page specificalLy for tHe ideOloGical deveLopMEnt Of Tea PartY memBers.76 (It appeArs To hAve siNce BEen taKen dOWn). he nOTes fuRtheRMore that tHE mEdiA HAs Paid more a!enTION to The fiNanCIal bacKers Of the
-er Weiss mentioned to one  of Brook' s sta ffe rsth at h e ha d spoken withD avid  Kelley of the rival A tlasSo c iety ,  a n int ervieww it h Yar on  B roo kw as  quic kly  forthc oming. Inhis  i nterview Bro o kmakes it c lea r that his r ais on d'ê tr e i s  thespr eadin g of t h e Word , whether  i t  be th r ough al o os e al liance with like- m in d ed libertarian s or t hr o ug h the  Te a Party. A she ob s erves,' 'I t ' s  ab a!le. We have  very limit e d r esourc es  co m paredto th er eli gious right . Bu t we're d oing w h at we c a n to tr y to i nfu setheT ea  P art ym ove m en t w i thas goodid ea s asposs i b l e ''-w ith  som e suc cess evidentl y g iven the ir wa rm re cept io ns fo r him.  71 H eargues that ''w hate ver Ayn R and  t hey  a bsorb into t hei r s ystem,the wor l d i sa b e! er place for that.  I f th ey absor bed al l  o fi t, it wo ul d b e mu c h  be!e r. B u tif theyabsorb e dso me of i t,  we're  t hat  mu ch be ! er t han if  they ab sorbe d  none of it.'' 7 2 That he and th e AR I  hav e h ad a measur e of succ essb ec ome s  clea r inWe i ss ' s interviews of a f ew  leadi ng Te a Partiers. W e the Poli t i c king For  Gar y  W e iss, the conse rvati ve populis t  Tea Par ty mo vement h as become m ore than  me rel y a not h e rconduit in th e main st reaming  of  Ayn Ra nd' s r adi cal  c apitalist  ideolog y.  I tha s g ivenh er ideas  a  pi vo tal  plac e  in th e nat iona lpo l iti cal dis c ou r s e. T hi shasnot  p artic ular l y s urprise d Weiss.Inf act,  h eobserve s that "Ayn R an d was theve ryfirstT e a Bagger " australasian journalo f ameri can  stud ies1 14 and no tes  thatRan d  was c hannel ing t he  Te a Party d ec ade sbefore the r e  ev en wa sa Te a Party ."73 As he observe s , S omething rema rka bleh a pp ene d  e a rly  i n  th e formation of th e Tea Part y: an  atheistic phi lo sophy a chieved  a fo o thold i n a right -wing Ame ri canp o lit ical movem ent. Ifthe Tea P a rty r e pr esent eda uniq ue  an d sig nifica n t c oalit ion of  e conomi c and  s ocial is sue conservatives, as S co! Ra smuss enand Dougl asS cho en arguein t heir bookMad  as  Hell , t h en by  201 1  O bje c tivis ts w e re firmly in  pl a c eas a silent p a rtn er in  th a t coal itio n.74 This is nott o say that the  rel a t ion shi p  isei ther well unde rst oo d or probl em  free. Weis s notesth a t thi s invo lvemen t in an o st e nsibly  con ser vative Ch ris ti a n polit ic al moveme nt h as  been"low-k e y" l a r gely because ath eismi s  a ke y  pr emise  o f Rand' s  ide ology. 75The ARI eve n hasa we b pag e speci fi callyfor  t he ideolog i cal devel opmen t of Te aPart y m embers .76( I t app ears  t o h ave since b ee n  t ak e n d own) . Heno tesfurthermo r e that t hem edia ha spai d more a ! en t i on to thefin ancia l backers of the
-er Weiss_mentioned to_one of Brook's staffers_that he_had_spoken with_David_Kelley of the_rival Atlas Society,_an interview with Yaron_Brook was quickly_forthcoming._In his interview Brook makes it clear that his raison d'être is the spreading_of_the Word,_whether_it_be through a loose alliance_with like-minded libertarians or through_the Tea_Party. As he observes, ''It's a ba!le. We_have_very limited resources_compared to the religious right. But we're doing what_we can to try to infuse_the Tea Party_movement_with_as good ideas as_possible''-with some success evidently given their_warm receptions for him. 71 He_argues that ''whatever Ayn Rand they absorb_into their system, the world is_a be!er place for that._If they_absorbed all of it, it_would be much_be!er. But_if they absorbed_some of it, we're that much_be!er than if_they absorbed none of it.''72 That_he_and the ARI_have_had_a measure_of success becomes_clear_in Weiss's_interviews_of a few leading Tea Partiers._We_the Politicking For Gary Weiss, the conservative_populist Tea Party movement_has_become more than merely_another conduit in the mainstreaming_of Ayn Rand's radical capitalist ideology._It has_given her_ideas a pivotal place in the national political discourse. This has_not particularly surprised Weiss. In fact,_he observes that "Ayn_Rand was_the_very first Tea_Bagger"_australasian journal_of american studies114 and notes that Rand_was channeling_the Tea Party decades before there_even was a Tea_Party."73_As he observes, Something remarkable happened_early in the formation of the_Tea Party: an atheistic philosophy_achieved_a_foothold in a right-wing American_political movement. If the Tea Party_represented a unique_and significant coalition of economic and social_issue_conservatives, as Sco! Rasmussen and Douglas_Schoen_argue in their book Mad as_Hell,_then_by 2011 Objectivists were firmly_in place as a silent partner_in that coalition.74 This is not to say that_the relationship is_either well understood or problem_free._Weiss_notes that this involvement in an ostensibly conservative Christian political_movement has_been "low-key" largely_because atheism is a key premise of Rand's ideology. 75_The ARI even has a web page_specifically for the ideological development of Tea Party members.76 (It appears_to have since been taken down). He notes_furthermore that the media has paid more_a!ention to the financial_backers_of the