• • Scrooge an economic hero, defenders say 
Mark Gollom, CBC Ayn Rand Institute  |Capitalism  |Egoism  |Yaron Brook  | While that may be most people's view of Scrooge, some have rushed to his defence, saying the general interpretation of the old miser has been a lot of humbug. "I think Scrooge is clearly misunderstood and used to vilify business," said Yaron Brook, president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, an organization named after the author whose books promoted individual rights and made the moral case for rational self-interest.   Published: 2012-12-21