Aynal Retention

Didn't get anough Randiana in our very special Randfest? Some highlights from around the web today:

At NPR, Reason's own Nick Gillespie assesses Rand's fans and foes.

At Cato, David Boaz considers how out of time Rand was when she first showed up.

At Mises.org, Rod Long sizes up Rand's contribution.

At The New York Times, Edward Rothstein calls Rand the last romantic. (Dig the weirdly Nathan Greene-esque accompanying picture.)

Here's a comic strip demonstrating something slightly below Randian supergenius.

Today is also the birthday of James Joyce, whose place at the top of many greatest-ever lists is a source of constant ire for Randians. Here's my countersmackdown.

Speaking of which, the city fathers of St. Petersburg are about half a century behind their Dublin counterparts in exploiting the commercial and tourist potential of the city's most famous literary daughter. If there's any Rand stuff going on in Petrograd today, I wasn't able to find it. In fact, the most recent Rand mention I see in a local paper is from 1998. From beyond the grave, Rand has been punishing her hometown with what one very meticulous paper calls the city's 297th flood.

Happy Aynday.