Ayn Rand has converted more Americans to the causes of individual rights and limited government than all the nation’s conservative think tanks combined. Now the film version of her most accessible and underrated book, “We the Living,” is returning to theaters in a remastered and high-definition version at a time when these principles urgently need a renaissance.
First published in 1936, “We the Living” is Rand’s first book, a semi-autobiographical tale of life in Russia following the revolution. The novel’s background is historical and specific, but its theme of individualism versus collectivism is timeless — and timely in today’s era of never-ending calls to sacrifice for the common good such as the homeless, student debtors, and the climate gods.
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