The only historians I can think of who have been strongly influenced by Rand are Robert Hessen and David Mayer.
One prominent strain in Randian thinking about history insists that the prevailing philosophical ideas during some historical period determine just about everything else. Some of Leonard Peikoff's writings provide an extreme example, but there's plenty in Rand's text that they can draw on for support.
by Robert L. Campbell on January 31, 2005 at 3:18 PM