Political philosophy

Exciting day! (But since there isn't much excitement in my life, I get excited about small things.) This afternoon I had a pleasant talk with somebody I'd never met before. Doesn't matter where or how. I'll focus on the what of our conversation. After some introductory chit-chat, this guy said "I'm an objectivist."  "Tell me about it," I said, having a vague memory that this had something to do with the philosophy of Ayn Rand, but not being sure. Perhaps because I'd mentioned working in health planning back in the 1970s and 80s, he told me that objectivists aren't big…