Ayn Rand’s monthly Objectivist magazine used to include the “Horror File,” which was reserved for the worst examples of mystical-collectivist evil offered by our current culture. If The Objectivist were still being published today, a recently published book would certainly deserve top billing in that category. There is no need to comment on it. The authors’ naked evil is far too transparent and despicable to be dignified by serious analysis.
Unjust Deserts—How the Rich are Taking Our Common Inheritance, and Why We Should Take It Back
By Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly
C-Span summarizes the book’s theme as follows: “The authors argue that the majority of the wealth created in the United States is the result of inherited social knowledge, and is far less attributable to ingenuity, an increase in effort or smart investment decisions on the part of individuals. They argue that society as a whole should benefit from this wealth creation far more than it currently does.”
Mr. Alperovitz and Mr. Daly recently appeared on C-Span’s Book TV. Ugh. If either of them is at all interested in a second career in the movies, they should audition for the role of Wesley Mouch or the other villains in the upcoming film version of Atlas Shrugged. They would be perfect.
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