Mises Daily
Author:
Roderick T. Long
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Today marks the centenary of Ayn Rand’s birth. Born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 2nd, 1905, Rand would go on to become one of the 20th century’s foremost voices for human freedom. After living through the Russian Revolution, and the economic chaos and political repression that came in its wake — events she would later