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The seductive nature of Ayn Rand

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The Russian American thinker and writer Ayn Rand continues to attract new followers even 35 years after her death. Why is her brand of rugged individualism so seductive? Dr. Denise Cummins is a cognitive scientist and elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science who has researched Ayn Rand's ideas and human nature. (Picture: Woman reading book, Credit: Getty Images)

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