• • • All about libertarians: Group’s mystique increases as profile is raised 
Emily Esfahani Smith, Washington Times Altruism  |Atlas Shrugged movie  |Atlas Shrugged  |Individual Rights  |Paul Ryan  | If you’ve ever observed a group of libertarians at a bar — perhaps discussing objectivism, the Second Amendment, or marijuana, all with reverence — then you know that they are a species of political being unlike the rest of us. But they are an important group to understand this election cycle, as topics such as the economy, the size of government and entitlements take center stage (and “Atlas Shrugged: Part II” opens in movie theaters nationwide).   Published: 2012-10-16