<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>RedState</title><link>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2011/04/13/rejecting-the-cult-of-ayn-rand/feed/</link><description>Conservative News &amp; Politics</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:10:44 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Rejecting the Cult of Ayn Rand</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[I should note at the outset of this piece that many conservatives properly owe a debt of thought to Ayn Rand. Rand&amp;#8217;s attacks against the excesses of liberalism are some of the most cogent that have ever been penned; much of Rand&amp;#8217;s writing is dedicated to the laudable principle that industry and ingenuity should be rewarded and slothfulness should be punished. That said, while Rand was unquestionably an enemy of liberalism, she is Exhibit 1 in illustrating the principle that the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:15 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Leon H. Wolf]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2011/04/13/rejecting-the-cult-of-ayn-rand-n38664</link></item></channel></rss>