Events

Colfax Avenue: Jennifer Burns is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She has published extensively on the history of conservative thought, and her podcasted lectures on American history have won an appreciative worldwide audience. Burns will discuss and sign her new book Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right ($27.95 Oxford University Press). Worshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rand’s private papers and the original, unedited versions of Rand’s journals, Burns offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c