Letters from Mises and Rothbard to Rand

I had not seen these before: Two letters from Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard [pdf] to Ayn Rand upon their reading of Atlas Shrugged.

The letters were also published in 2007 in the Journal of Libertarian Studies and forwarded to me by a colleague. Fascinating reading.

Related: Ayn Rand, in the Philosophers, Explained series.

Jack Gardner
July 28, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Thanks. Great and telling to see this insightful recognition and admiration for both Ayn Rand’s literary and philosophical achievements from other influential champions of individualism and free markets.
C. Jeffery Small
August 4, 2014 at 11:46 am

Stephen:

Thank you for finding and posting these letters. They are an important contribution to understanding the wider context of Rand’s influence. In particular, the Rothbard letter was fascinating.
Stephen Hicks
August 4, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Glad you found them useful, Jeffery.
John Laing
June 16, 2018 at 5:01 pm

Rothbard’s self deprecations relative to Rand are noteworthy.
Christoph Kohring
November 30, 2022 at 6:23 pm

Ludwig von Mises + Ayn Rand = Murray Rothbard… more or less!?!