• • • The Awesomeness of Awesome People 
Ariel Gonzalez, Huffington Post Altruism  |Atlas Shrugged  |The Fountainhead  |Individualism  |Paul Ryan  |Personal life  | A succinct description of Ayn Rand’s philosophy can be found in the TV show Party Down. This sadly short-lived sitcom followed the travails of a hapless Hollywood catering crew. In one episode, a brainless hunk asks a co-worker, “Who’s Ayn Rand?” The co-worker, played by the lovely Lizzy Caplan, doesn’t miss a beat: “She wrote about how awesome awesome people are.”   Published: 2012-09-18