Paul Ryan

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2018987143_krugmanryanrand26xml.html

This article offers some interesting insight into Paul Ryan and the Randian philosophy that has shaped his economic and political outlook. Krugman explores some of the ripple effects of such beliefs and he even suggests that Ryan suffers from this sort of detachment from reality. Basically, that he is "Atlas Shrugged" (and all its brutish philosophies) incarnate. I thought it was kind of related to our discussion of realism and the arts.