Originally Posted by EonBlue

Whether I agree with Ayn Rand's views or not is neither here nor there in terms of understanding the general premise of the article. The author also quotes Hitler and Goebbels yet you didn't ask me if I agree with their views (I don't).

Picking out a minor reference to Ayn Rand is a bit of a straw man. I mean it is an "objectivist" essay after all. The Ayn Rand reference is in no way central to his argument.