That's what Billy Beck sometimes calls her, especially when talking in code to those of us who know what it means. I'd recommend checking out Billy's post and the other two articles he links, first here, and then here. This is timely, because as you might note, my two previous entries on this blog have involved an old friend who accuses me thusly: This is a godless philosophy, a philosophy of atheism at its core. It says "who are you to tell me how to live?" as if there were no absolute higher than man's personal opinion to call on. This is nothing but the Market preaching in your ear. It is Ayn Rand atheism. Well, as you'll learn if you did the homework I gave you in the first paragraph, the phenomenon of people condemning Ayn Rand who've never actually read or studied her is legion. As you may have guessed, my friend is no exception. I finally had to tell him that I would no longer debate with him until he digs into Rand first hand. These debates always end up there, so it's just about time. He has agreed, so we'll see how that goes. Here's what...