Why no liberal Atlas Shrugged?

The question, “why is there no liberal Atlas Shrugged” never would have occurred to me, since the phrase seems to make little sense: what traits are there of Atlas Shrugged that are remotely compatible with liberalism? But Robert Tracinski gives the question serious consideration anyway, in a surprisingly interesting essay that ties together Marx, Victor Hugo, and “naturalism” in literature.

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