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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comRADICALS FOR CAPITALISM 195ventures were deeply intertwined, sharing the same office space andstaff. Barbara was the managing editor, and Nathan’s sister, ElayneKalberman, came aboard as circulation manager. The newsletter establisheda path of upward mobility for aspiring NBI students who couldnow be published as Objectivist writers. Its primary contributors wereAyn and Nathan, but others chimed in with book reviews, essays, andcultural commentary. Rand had final say over all articles and enjoyedediting and shaping submissions. The newsletter fulfilled a dream thatdated from her days on the Willkie campaign. Back then she had imagineda publication that would serve to unite opponents of the New Dealand inspire them to fight for capitalism. Twenty years later she achievedthat goal.The introduction of The Objectivist Newsletter marked Rand’s redefinitionof herself as a public intellectual ready to comment on currentevents. In the first issue she announced the arrival of Objectivismas a philosophical movement with a unique political viewpoint.“Objectivists are not ‘conservatives.’ We are radicals for capitalism,”she declared. 15 The newsletter was a slim publication that typicallyranged from four to eight pages in length. Most issues included a leadarticle by Ayn or Nathan, a book review, a feature titled “IntellectualAmmunition Department,” where reader queries about the applicationof Objectivist principles to real-life situations were answered, andan Objectivist calendar making note of pertinent activities. Almost allof the books reviewed had a right-wing slant or tended to reinforceObjectivist biases, although the magazine gave a glowing review to BettyFriedan’s The Feminine Mystique, calling it “brilliant, informative, andculturally explosive.” 16 Other covered titles included the Aristotelianphilosopher Brand Blanshard’s Reason and Analysis and Ludwig vonMises’s Human Action. Reviews were generally evenhanded, mixingpraise and criticism, and each concluded with a section that evaluatedthe book according to Objectivist standards. Through the longer articlesby Rand, often reprints of her speeches, subscribers got a firsthandlook at her elaboration of Objectivism beyond the outline presentedin her novel.Unapologetic and extreme, the new Rand had a talent for gettingheadlines. As her ideas spread she became both a media punching bagand a media darling. Mike Wallace was among the first to understand